Google Search AI Mode Now Available In India And You Can Try It On Mobile Or Web
Google AI mode for search is now rolling out in India as an experimental feature that you can manually enable from the Google app or website.
Google's AI Mode in Search is now rolling out for users in India this week, who can try out the new version of AI-powered Search both on mobile and the web. Search AI is going to be a big part of Google's own push in the arena as it looks to reinvent the Search wheel for many years to come.
Search with AI mode has been available in the US since its release at the I/O 2025 in May and now Google is offering it as a part of the Labs catalogue for its users in India.
The new AI Mode experiment in Search uses advanced reasoning, thinking and multimodal capabilities from Gemini to help with even your toughest questions. Google says, you can ask whatever's on your mind and get an AI-powered response with the ability to explore further with follow-up questions and helpful web links.
This is where the AI mode differs from the traditional search responses that Google has offered for decades. 'AI Mode does the heavy lifting for you, intelligently organizing information and gives you easy-to-digest breakdowns," the Google blog post shares.
You will find the new AI Mode for Search listed in the Google Labs section which you can open by clicking on the Beaker icon on the top-left of the Google mobile app, and top-right if you have Google Search open on the desktop. You are greeted with the 'Meet AI Mode' message at the top of the screen and below that you have the dialog box where you can ask anything.
However, there is a reason why Google is offering the AI Mode as an experiment, which means mistakes can happen with the information shared. 'This new mode is rooted in our core quality and safety systems, but it's still an early experiment and may make mistakes. Your feedback will help make it better," Google highlights the early days for this AI search option.
In the next few months, Search AI will also be able to read images and content from your phone's camera. Search Live is going to do all that by giving you the usual search results on the screen. You will see a Live icon in the Google app on Android and iOS and by tapping on the icon you can start conversing with Search and the AI-generated model will respond to any of your queries.
The new feature is available in AI mode for people in the US and you have to sign up for the Labs program that Google offers for its unreleased tools.
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June 24, 2025, 14:31 IST
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