I wasn’t able to enable it in Google’s Chrome Canary developer sandbox, but Windows Report got it working using a Ctrl+Shift+Space keyboard shortcut on Windows. It opens as a standalone window centered on the screen, with AI Mode at the heart of the experience. [Image: The interface supports traditional search and AI Mode tasks from a single window, with a “plus” icon for uploading images and files. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/06/chrome-ai-mode-desktop-upload-image-options.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]

I wasn’t able to enable it in Google’s Chrome Canary developer sandbox, but Windows Report got it working using a Ctrl+Shift+Space keyboard shortcut on Windows. It opens as a…

Google is testing new behavior in Chrome that sends users straight into AI Mode, bypassing normal Search results.