Google I/O 2026 opened with a keynote focused on AI, especially Gemini, alongside major updates to Google Search. A new AI-powered Search box is being rolled out in all languages and countries where AI Mode is available. The Search box is designed to anticipate user intent beyond autocomplete and help users form questions. Search inputs can include text plus images, files, videos, and Chrome tabs. The event also highlighted a new Ask YouTube feature, changes to AI subscription pricing, and Workspace updates for Docs and Gmail. Android updates were largely covered earlier, shifting the keynote emphasis toward Search and AI capabilities.
"Starting today, Google is deploying "an intelligent AI-powered Search box" in all languages and countries in which AI Mode is available. The company says this will offer suggestions to users "that go beyond autocomplete," as it designed the Search box to better anticipate their intent and help them to form questions. Along with text, they'll be able to use images, files, videos and even Chrome tabs as Search inputs."
"We heard the word "Gemini" more times than I could possibly care to count, and the company had many updates to share on that front. Search, Google's longtime bread and butter, was a big focus of the event. The company talked up a new Ask YouTube feature as well as changes to AI subscription pricing and Workspace features like Docs and Gmail."
"Perhaps the biggest change is an overhaul of the Search box, which has been the de facto front page of the internet for hundreds of millions of people for decades. Starting today, Google is deploying "an intelligent AI-powered Search box" in all languages and countries in which AI Mode is available."
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