An AI Mode shortcut is rolling out for most Android users.
Google Search has been going through a serious transformation lately, and surprise, surprise – it’s all about AI. Google has been busy baking AI features into everything, from how results show up to how we interact with them. And now, there is a new update that brings AI even closer to your fingertips.
After testing different looks to figure out where to place «AI Mode», Google has now rolled out a homescreen widget shortcut that works on pretty much any Android device. With this, you can instantly jump into AI Mode straight from your home screen – no extra steps needed.
When you tap it, you get the fullscreen AI prompt screen, just like a normal search but smarter (in theory). This shortcut first showed up back in April for some beta users, then disappeared, then came back… and now it finally looks like it’s here to stay.
It’s showing up for both beta and stable users running Google app version 16.
