What’s New in Search

CA Satbir Singh — Thu, 21 May 2026 12:30:19 +0000

What’s New in Search

We’re bringing together the best of a search engine with the best of AI to build a Google Search that’s more helpful and powerful than ever before. Because in this chapter of AI Search, Google can help you find, understand, build, do so much more. All you have to do is ask.

Watch the full Google I/O 2026 keynote here: https://youtube.com/live/wYSncx9zLIU?

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The video is titled “What’s New in Search” because it serves as a promotional showcase for the major AI-driven evolution of Google Search announced at Google I/O 2026. Rather than acting as a traditional tutorial, the video highlights how Google is transforming Search from a simple link-finding tool into a highly capable, conversational assistant.

Key advancements featured include:

Intelligent Search Experience: A shift toward a more conversational interface that can understand and process complex, multi-step queries.
Multimodal Capabilities: The ability to search using a combination of text, images, video, and files, powered by advanced models like Gemini 3.5 Flash and Gemini Omni.
“Ask YouTube” Integration: New technology that allows the search engine to scan and answer questions based directly on the content within YouTube videos.
Agentic Search: A move toward AI agents that go beyond just providing information, helping users take direct actions like shopping or organizing tasks.

Ultimately, the video aims to demonstrate that Google Search is evolving to help users not just find information, but also understand it and get things done more efficiently.

Google Search has received its biggest upgrade in 25 years, pivoting from a traditional list of links into a conversational, agentic AI platform. Powered by the Gemini 3.5 Flash model, the search bar now dynamically generates interactive tools, personalizes results based on your connected apps, and transitions seamlessly into ongoing AI conversations. [1, 2, 3]

Here is the breakdown of what is new in search:

Agentic AI Mode: The search box now features built-in AI capabilities designed to help you complete tasks. Instead of just answering a question, Search can monitor topics, build persistent mini-apps, and create custom interactive dashboards for planning trips, health tracking, or moving.
Dynamic “Super Widgets”: Search results now generate interactive widgets that can simulate physics, visualize concepts, or act as functional calculators directly in the results page.
Expanded Personal Intelligence: You can securely connect apps like Gmail, Google Photos, and soon Google Calendar to customize your results. This feature is available in nearly 200 countries and supports 98 languages without requiring a subscription.
Gemini-Powered AI Overviews: AI Overviews are upgraded to Gemini 2.0 and now transition seamlessly into the AI Mode, allowing you to ask follow-up questions and hold a continuous conversation about your search results.
Universal Shopping Carts: For e-commerce queries, Search introduces a universal shopping cart directly in the platform, pulling together products, reviews, and comparison tools to assist with purchasing