Google Tests AI Mode In Chrome Search Bar (Desktop & Android)...

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By Mediabuzz

This is obviously being tested both in the US and in India, where AI Mode is available.
These tests were first spotted by Windows Report who posted last week on the desktop Chrome test and this morning on the Android Chrome test.
Here are screenshots from Venkat of this happening:This was being tested in a beta version of Chrome for Android, Chrome Canary on Android.

Google will continue to push people to try AI Mode, which likely will be the future of Google Search.

Forum discussion at X.

Tapping takes you to an “AI Mode” Search results page, like any other Doodle. An AI Overview amusingly provides an explanation, while there’s a gradient in the top-left corner.

Back on the homepage, there’s also a “Try AI Mode and search like never before” tagline underneath the Search bar. This is the line/space that Google usually uses to promote products, like new Pixel phones, apps, and services. Clicking here takes you to google.com/aimode.

AI Mode is fully available in the US following the I/O 2025 announcement, while India is the first international expansion in testing. Besides this Google Doodle, I’ve recently seen quite a few ads, like on Reddit, for AI Mode.
Looking forward, Google is testing Search Live to let you talk to AI Mode, with the camera mode coming later. Deep Search, personal context that can look at Gmail, and agentic capabilities that can find and buy tickets are also coming.