Google has announced new AI features across Search, shopping, payments, and content verification, covering consumer products and Google Cloud.
The updates, announced at Google I/O 2026, cover Search, Gemini, YouTube, Gmail, Chrome, Pixel, Google Wallet, and Google Cloud. They include changes to product discovery, checkout, task management, and media verification.
Google updates AI Mode in Search
Google is updating AI Mode in Search with Gemini 3.5 Flash as the default model globally. The company said AI Mode has passed one billion monthly users one year after launch. Google also said AI Mode queries have more than doubled every quarter since launch.
Search is also getting a redesigned search box that expands as users enter more detailed questions. It will support text, images, files, videos, and Chrome tabs as inputs.
