🚀 What Just Happened
On July 1, 2025, Google updated its homepage with a vibrant animated Doodle promoting AI Mode—its next-generation search experience. The logo’s bold, gradient “G” transforms when clicked, guiding users to an AI-powered search results page for the first time ever.
🔍 Why It Matters
AI Mode blends traditional search with conversational AI, offering:
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Summary overviews and context-rich answers
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Interactive search experiences via chat-style interactions
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Advanced features like “Search Live,” voice input, personal context (e.g., Gmail integration), and camera-based search
This is a major step toward making search more intuitive, personal, and intelligent.
🧭 How Users Can Try It
Users in the U.S. (signed-in or not), and select users in India, can activate AI Mode by clicking the animated Doodle or a banner under the search bar: “Try AI Mode and search like never before.” This brings them to a dedicated AI-enhanced search interface, marking Google’s next push beyond keyword results.
🔮 What’s Coming Next
Google plans to enhance AI Mode with:
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Search Live: real-time conversational search
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Voice and camera queries
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"Agentic" capabilities: letting AI handle tasks like ticket booking and appointment scheduling
These additions aim to transform Google from a search engine into a personal assistant.
Google AI Mode Doodle
AI Mode Google search 2025
Google animated Doodle July 1
Try AI Mode search like never before
AI-powered search experience