#AI Mode in Google Search

[irontalelady]

Google I/O 2025: Major Updates in AI, Android, Gemini, and More

Google I/O 2025 was packed with many announcements, powerful tools, and futuristic innovations. Whether you are a developer, a tech person, or just someone curious about where Google is heading next, this year’s event was full of jaw-dropping moments. From smarter AI to next-gen devices, here's a quick rundown of the top 10 highlights you absolutely shouldn’t miss.

1. Gemini 2.5 Steals the Show

Gemini is no longer just an AI model — it's becoming the core brain behind everything Google does. The new Gemini 2.5 is smarter, faster, and more context-aware than ever. It can understand long conversations, answer complex questions, and even help you write code. It’s also coming with new modes like “Flash” for speed and “Live” for real-time help.

2. Search Gets Superpowers with AI Overviews

Remember how you used to Google stuff and scroll through 10 links? That’s about to change. Google’s new AI Overviews give you a direct, summarized answer right at the top — no more hunting through pages. Whether you're planning a trip, comparing products, or solving a tricky math problem, Search now feels like talking to an expert.

3. Project Astra: A Glimpse into the Future Assistant

Think of Project Astra as Google’s vision for the ultimate AI assistant. It listens, watches, and understands the world in real time. Show it a broken gadget, and it can explain what’s wrong. Ask it to remind you where you left your glasses — and yes, it might actually help.

4. AI Video Creation Goes Big with Veo

Imagine typing a prompt and watching a short film come to life. That’s Veo — Google’s new AI video generation tool. It creates high-quality, cinematic videos from text descriptions. Whether you're a content creator or a storyteller, Veo is opening up a new world of visual creativity.

5. Android Gets an AI Boost

Android 15 is coming with AI deeply embedded into your phone. Features like live summaries, context-aware replies, and smart photo editing are now powered by Gemini. It’s not just a phone anymore — it’s a thinking assistant in your pocket.

6. Smarter Wearables with Wear OS 5

Google is not leaving your wrist behind. Wear OS 5 brings better battery life, new health features, and smarter notifications. Whether you're tracking your sleep or getting quick updates, your smartwatch is becoming more helpful by the day.

7. AI in Google Workspace: Work Smarter, Not Harder

From Gmail to Docs and Meet, every Google Workspace app is getting smarter. Personalized email replies, real-time meeting translations, and design suggestions in Docs — it’s like having an assistant helping you with every task at work.

8. Material You Gets More Expressive

Design lovers, rejoice! Google’s Material You design language just got a glow-up. With smoother animations, more customization, and better accessibility, apps are looking more vibrant and feeling more personal.

9. Smart Glasses Are Back (Again)

Yes, Google hasn’t given up on smart glasses. This time, they look sleeker, and they actually seem useful. With real-time translation, visual search, and subtle AR features, these glasses might just be the next big thing — if they can avoid the mistakes of past versions.

Final Thoughts

Google I/O 2025 wasn’t just about new gadgets — it gave us a look at what’s coming next. Smart tools are now a big part of everything Google is making. From how we search online, to how we make things, and even how we talk to others — everything is changing quickly. And Google is leading the way.

So get ready, because the future is already starting.

[izzy-b-hands]

I truly fucking hate how some of these side gig tasks are formatted/instructed. Your shit doesn't make sense; the field you claim exists for me to type in isn't there (if it is, it's greyed out and there's no way to change that on my end) and I appreciate a room full of tech bros doesn't want to take five minutes to have an arts/english major read over and edit their shitty instructions so they're actually something a person can comprehend without reading it over five times, but also. Fuck them; it would not take that long and the money you're wasting on this project won't be any less wasted if you pay someone to proofread your shit that's an actual human, and not an AI.

[prasaddhumal82]

Google AI Overviews Now Tracked in Search Console: A Big Shift for SEOs

What’s Actually New? Google has officially rolled out AI Overviews (a.k.a. AI Mode) to all users in the U.S. As part of this update, Google Search Console now includes a new search appearance filter called “AI Overview”. See clicks and impressions from AI-generated answers Filter works like any other appearance filter (videos, FAQs, etc.) Identify content powering Google’s AI summaries 🔗…

[tec-alpha]

Google I/O 2025: AI Transformations and Future Insights

The world of google continues to evolve at a rapid pace. In this article, we explore the latest developments and what they mean for the future. The Rise of google Google, the tech giant known for its search engine and various digital services, has been making headlines recently for its advancements in artificial intelligence. The company’s annual developer conference, Google I/O, was held this…

[codexkaznak]

Google I/O 2025: AI Transformations and Future Insights

The world of google continues to evolve at a rapid pace. In this article, we explore the latest developments and what they mean for the future. The Rise of google Google, the tech giant known for its search engine and various digital services, has been making headlines recently for its advancements in artificial intelligence. The company’s annual developer conference, Google I/O, was held this…

[laurentgiret]

Google is now testing ads in its search engine's new AI Mode, which is now available for all users in the US.

[infoanalysishub]

Google Expands AI Features in Search

Explore Google’s latest AI-powered Search updates announced at I/O 2025. Learn about AI Mode, Gemini 2.5 integration, AI Overviews in 200+ countries, Deep Search, Visual Search, AI Agents, and personalized shopping tools. Google Expands AI Features in Search: Everything You Need to Know About the Latest Upgrades At its annual I/O developer conference, Google revealed a powerful set of updates…

[rightnewshindi]

Google I/O 2025: गूगल ने लॉन्च किया AI मोड, Gemini App और Meet में नए फीचर्स #News #RightNews #HindiNews

[robpegoraro]

Weekly output: IOWN, eSIMs, Android sneak peek, Ranking Digital Rights, Web3, data ownership in Brazil, Elon Musk's DOGE detour, blanding, passkey adoption, Google's AI Mode, Read AI bundles two more AI platforms

[govindhtech]

Google AI Mode: Smarter, Faster, More Visual Info Search

Google AI Mode

Millions of users use AI Mode in Labs to search in new ways, asking more complicated and lengthy enquiries, focussing on what they want to know with follow-up questions, and discovering new websites and companies. You can ask Search anything using AI Mode, from comparisons to help with specific tasks like choosing pet insurance to detailed explanations of technology and gadgets.

Google received a lot of positive comments for introducing tools to help you get things done and eliminating the backlog so everyone in the U.S. may use AI Mode in Labs right now.

Making tasks simpler with AI Mode

AI Mode allows precise or sophisticated questions about locations and products, and they're making it easier. In AI Mode, you'll get extensive, trustworthy information to help you confidently choose a restaurant or travel supplies.

In the following week, AI Mode will display graphic location and product cards with tapable information. Shoppable choices include real-time pricing (including discounts), photos, shipping data, and local inventories. Restaurant, hairdresser, and merchant reviews, ratings, and hours are easily available.

AI Mode can provide nearby sites and essential information like live busyness if you're looking for the best mid-century modern furniture antique retailers. Contacting or receiving directions is easy.

For a summer camping trip, search for 'best folding camping chair that will fit in a backpack for around $100'. AI Mode will analyse product data and store links to offer affordable goods.

Google's accurate and up-to-date company information and Shopping Graph's 45 billion product listings from local, national, and international stores make this feasible. Google refreshes nearly 2 billion product listings each hour, so you get accurate information.

Continue where you left off

For long-term initiatives, people ask many questions and want to go back to their findings. Desktop login is now easier. Click the new left sidebar to view past searches. Each topic will feature AI Mode's findings, and you can ask questions or take future steps.

New AI Mode test

The early AI Mode testers using the product in laboratories are giving us a lot of valuable input. They are starting a limited test outside labs because power users benefit. We'll keep adding user input to Search's AI Mode tab, which will be available to a select section of the U.S. population in the coming weeks.

Google wants you to experience these new features, and we'll improve AI Mode based on your input. If not, try AI Mode in Labs. Get the Google app for Android and iOS to ask multimodal questions and optimise your mobile experience.

In summary:

The “Try Google Search’s AI Mode in Labs” shows Google's ongoing efforts to integrate AI into its core Search product to improve user engagement, education, and benefit. By eliminating the backlog, adding visual cards, and storing search history, AI Mode becomes more accessible for everyday tasks and complex enquiries.

The modest test outside Labs suggests Google may spread out these AI-powered capabilities. Feedback emphasises AI Mode's experimental nature and user input's importance in its development.

[manmishra]

Google’s AI Mode is here! Powered by Gemini 2.0, it’s changing search with smart, chatty answers. Is this the future? #GoogleAI #AIMode #Tech2025

[marsmarvel02]

I have no idea how to begin this post. I’m shocked no one else on Tumblr has made it before me, since this news came out February.

But…

Starting “later this year” (no explicit date), Google will begin using AI to detect “minors lying about their age” (accounts that claim to be 18+ but aren’t.)

This is based on what you search, and the videos you watch on YouTube.

If you are an adult who watches things aimed at teenagers on YouTube- your account will be incorrectly flagged as “lying” and you will be, immediately and automatically, locked down. Restricted Mode on YouTube with no way to deactivate it, SafeSearch always on full force, privileges suspended.

It gets worse. If Google thinks you are under 13- the minimum age to have an account- it will, after a brief delay, DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT.

If you are a fan of a children’s show- say Thomas the Tank Engine, Super Wings, or Handy Manny- or even one aimed at “older” kids like Big City Greens- YOU ARE IN DANGER.

So… what can you do?

As far as anyone knows, the tracking is account-based, so if you browse or watch children’s content while signed out you should be safe.

WRITE TO GOOGLE. Tell them how displeased you are. Do not use “nice” words- they do not deserve them.

Search for alternatives to Google Chrome, Google Search, and every function an account can provide. Type these queries into the search engine a few more times than usual, to give them a little heart attack. They deserve it.

SPREAD THIS NEWS. Not just on Tumblr- spread it on every platform you have. And real life is a platform, too.

If you speak more languages than just English, translate this warning- this is coming to the US first, but that doesn’t mean it won’t eventually spread to the rest of the world.

And finally, WARN YOUR FRIENDS WHO MIGHT BE VULNERABLE TO THIS. To that extent, I’ll be tagging:

@ll-the-biohazards-ll @kylievershion @smashedatoms @roxyteal @hexamoron @nintendonut1 @agathazinha2009 @octoariadneeeeexoxo @dischiantoaster @rocket-powered-socket @tiffanyelectricity @castorfell @kittyundercover1 @joezworld @mean-scarlet-deceiver @funky-boat-zone @bogleech @great-green-hunslet @choc-ice-on-wheels @thosesillytrains @just-another-miserable-prick @bruhstation @6lovelytenders @kidlit-queen-competition @projectanimations @ladymiraclewings @stormvanari @object-obsession @vroomizing @missd476 @masterj @spaceboid @number1spongebobfan @ohmystarrynight @rouxipanda @thomasthetankengine-1 @ask-the-tool-gang @colorfullaudino @darkcrafter @solarbeingash

[all-the-fish]

Oh, you know, just the usual internet browsing experience in the year of 2024

Some links and explanations since I figured it might be useful to some people, and writing down stuff is nice.

First of all, get Firefox. Yes, it has apps for Android/iOS too. It allows more extensions and customization (except the iOS version), it tracks less, the company has a less shitty attitude about things. Currently all the other alternatives are variations of Chromium, which means no matter how degoogled they supposedly are, Google has almost a monopoly on web browsing and that's not great. Basically they can introduce extremely user unfriendly updates and there's nothing forcing them to not do it, and nowhere for people to escape to. Current examples of their suggested updates are disabling/severly limiting adblocks in June 2024, and this great suggestion to force sites to verify "web environment integrity" ("oh you don't run a version of chromium we approve, such as the one that runs working adblocks? no web for you.").

uBlockOrigin - barely needs any explanation but yes, it works. You can whitelist whatever you want to support through displaying ads. You can also easily "adblock" site elements that annoy you. "Please log in" notice that won't go away? Important news tm sidebar that gives you sensory overload? Bye.

Dark Reader - a site you use has no dark mode? Now it has. Fairly customizable, also has some basic options for visually impaired people.

SponsorBlock for YouTube - highlights/skips (you choose) sponsored bits in the videos based on user submissions, and a few other things people often skip ("pls like and subscribe!"). A bit more controversial than normal adblock since the creators get some decent money from this, but also a lot of the big sponsors are kinda scummy and offer inferior product for superior price (or try to sell you a star jpg land ownership in Scotland to become a lord), so hearing an ad for that for the 20th time is kinda annoying. But also some creators make their sponsored segments hilarious.

Privacy Badger (and Ghostery I suppose) - I'm not actually sure how needed these are with uBlock and Firefox set to block any tracking it can, but that's basically what it does. Find someone more educated on this topic than me for more info.

Https Everywhere - I... can't actually find the extension anymore, also Firefox has this as an option in its settings now, so this is probably obsolete, whoops.

Facebook Container - also comes with Firefox by default I think. Keeps FB from snooping around outside of FB. It does that a lot, even if you don't have an account.

WebP / Avif image converter - have you ever saved an image and then discovered you can't view it, because it's WebP/Avif? You can now save it as a jpg.

YouTube Search Fixer - have you noticed that youtube search has been even worse than usual lately, with inserting all those unrelated videos into your search results? This fixes that. Also has an option to force shorts to play in the normal video window.

Consent-O-Matic - automatically rejects cookies/gdpr consent forms. While automated, you might still get a second or two of flashing popups being yeeted.

XKit Rewritten - current most up to date "variation "fork" of XKit I think? Has settings in extension settings instead of an extra tumblr button. As long as you get over the new dash layout current tumblr is kinda fine tbh, so this isn't as important as in the past, but still nice. I mostly use it to hide some visual bloat and mark posts on the dash I've already seen.

YouTube NonStop - do you want to punch youtube every time it pauses a video to check if you're still there? This saves your fists.

uBlacklist - blacklists sites from your search results. Obviously has a lot of different uses, but I use it to hide ai generated stuff from image search results. Here's a site list for that.

Redirect AMP to HTML - redirects links from their amp version to the normal version. Amp link is a version of a site made faster and more accessible for phones by Bing/Google. Good in theory, but lets search engines prefer some pages to others (that don't have an amp version), and afaik takes traffic from the original page too. Here's some more reading about why it's an issue, I don't think I can make a good tl;dr on this.

Also since I used this in the tags, here's some reading about enshittification and why the current mainstream internet/services kinda suck.

[prasaddhumal82]

Google Search Evolves: Introducing AI Mode and Gemini Capabilities

Google is transforming its iconic Search experience with the rollout of AI Mode and the integration of its Gemini model. This marks a significant shift from simply delivering information to offering intelligent, interactive search capabilities. What Is AI Mode? AI Mode is a new, advanced search experience designed for users seeking deeper, more contextual answers. Built on Google’s Gemini 2.5…

[what-even-is-thiss]

The AI has entered my Google search now and I hate this thing. I always think it’s an actual result at first and start reading it. Because in the past it’s always been a quote from a relevant article and if you’re just looking up a quick fact or double checking something that’s usually good enough as long as the website is trusted

But now I’ve got like a robot summarizing things for me that might be factually incorrect. I can’t have that.

I’m usually so good at googling things like I’m good at finding information on the internet I can wring Google dry but this AI thing has really thrown a wrench into my flow. It’s making me lose my touch. Like don’t slow me down. I know better than this AI thing. And there’s no way to hide it in the Google app in incognito mode like how dare you. Not having a search history is key to my search success.

[olenvasynyt]

I know my fellow artists and creators have been frustrated with the rise of AI on Pinterest and Google.  Many of us find it difficult to serch for good references, tips, and general inspiration for art.  So I want to share my collection of good, free websites for artists, designers, film makers, and creators so we can create without ugly AI images staring in our faces 🙌

Sketchfab

An incredible source for references.  Has a huge collection of 3D animals, architecture, interior rooms, vehicles, food, objects, furniture, nature, memes, characters, etc etc etc. You can literally find several insanely detailed 3D models of the Notre Dame (this one is insane) Models can rotated at any angle as well as zoomed in and out.  You can also change the view of the model to be matcap with flat, colorless planes, wireframe, or base color as opposed to fully rendered.  

Cons: there are many uploads that are random and incredibly specific, which overwhelms the search.  Can be excellent for game designers who want to download models but for artists looking for drawing references, you might have to dig a bit for what you want.  Can be so fun for playing around and using crazy fun references for practicing.

Designspiration

As a photographer and graphic designer and someone who can doomscroll on pinterest forever, this is my favorite for finding inspiration for everything: typography, logos, product mockups, illustration, photography, web design, etc.  Has an amazing feature where you can search for art with specific hex codes!  Probably the coolest feature I’ve seen in search engines, and by far superior to google's color search. This site is mostly for design inspiration, but I feel like if you are super into moodboards, then this is the site for you too especially with the beautiful selection of photography.

Cons: I have no cons, I love this website so much and I used to be addicted to pinterest (still am actually😬) but this is easily my new favorite

Public Works by Cosmos 

Thousands of artworks enter the public domain every year, and this website is a search engine for other 100,000 of those copyright free works.  All of these works are free to edit, use, and sell with few restrictions.

Cons: I personally find the layout for the search feed a bit frustrating to look around in sometimes, because it’s not the typical "scroll up and down" website. But is very dynamic and overall fun to explore.

Same.energy 

This is a good visual search engine that’s a good replacement for Google images and Pinterest.  The minimal words makes it simple and easy, and clicking on an image you like to filter the feed to find similar images.

Cons: this is in beta so it still have some kinks to work out. It seems to struggle with specific searches and some of the images brought up in the search can be repetitive or not relevant.  

Reference Angle

A website for finding face references in any specific angle and any expression for any gender and age.

Cons: I would love this website more if it gave you the ability to customize the light source, but sadly is not an option.  I also feel like there is not a lot of racial diversity in the photos, and some of the images do not match the specific angle. But it is overall a great source for face references

Virtual Lighting Studio by zvork

A good source for light studies.  You can change the source, direction, color, and brightness as well stacking several light sources on top of each other.  

Cons: there isn’t a way to angle the face or change the expression, so it is permanently in portrait mode.  There are four different models and I’m not the biggest fan of some of them…I like the black guy the best because he looks at me kindly instead staring into my soul like the two white guys. The ads are also a bit obnoxious and for the love of god DO NOT USE IN MOBILE!!!  The ads are impossible to get rid of.

Film Grab

An archive of stills from a huge list of movies.  Good for film makers, photographers, art studies, moodboards, inspiration, etc. Has a huge selection of movies and you can search by movie, director, costume designer, aspect ratio, year, genre, and country. You can also hit random post and it'll give you a random movie, which I think is really fun.

Cons: I do not recommend mobile. The mobile does not have the option to search for a specific movie, so you're forced to scroll through the giant A-Z list of directors or films to find the specific film you were looking for.  Another con that I just discovered: a big-ass ad on the top of the website that occasionally advertises AI websites 🤢 (not shown on the screenshots I shared because ew)

Unsplash

Another image search website that has the feeling of Pinterest

Cons: some images are locked for premium only, and the feed is a bit frustrating to scroll through on mobile since they show the images one at a time instead of as a nice collage like pinterest.  Some images can also be irrelevant to the search.

Sending lots of love to my fellow artists and creative peeps out there. AI sucks and it feels like it's overwhelming the creative space. But I promise there is a way to avoid it! Keep creating 💕