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Google's biggest product is still Search. During its last earnings call, the company said Google Search queries had reached an all-time high, helping the business grow by 19%. Google has also been steadily adding new AI-focused features to Search, including AI Mode, which was introduced at last year's I/O.And today at Google I/O 2026, Search is getting what the company calls its biggest upgrade in nearly 30 years. It's much bigger than just a redesign of the Search box. Search is becoming far more conversational, multimodal, proactive, and even capable of generating custom interfaces and tools in real time.Google has long offered autocomplete suggestions, but now it's expanding that experience into AI Mode as well. The company says Search can better understand natural language queries and surface much smarter suggestions that go well beyond basic autocomplete.
(Image credit: Google)The biggest visual and functional change, though, is how Google is putting multimodal inputs front and center. Users will now be able to search using combinations of text, images, videos, files, and even Chrome tabs. Google says the Search interface can dynamically expand depending on the complexity of your query while also surfacing AI-powered suggestions in real time.Search agents can now monitor information 24/7(Image credit: Google)Google is also introducing Search agents. These AI agents can continuously operate in the background 24/7 to monitor information, track changes, and send updates automatically without requiring users to repeatedly search for the same thing.For example, you could create agents to track stock market movements based on specific conditions or monitor apartment listings matching your exact preferences.These agents continue working in the background and notify you whenever something changes. Think of it like Google Flights price tracking, but expanded to almost anything you repeatedly search for. Google says these information agents will launch later this summer for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the U.S. first.Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips.Search can now generate custom mini apps in real time
