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INDIA, JUL 8 – The rollout makes AI Mode available to all Indian users in English, following positive feedback from trials and serving millions with multimodal AI-powered search features.
- Google launched AI Mode, its advanced AI search interface, to all users across India on July 8, 2025, marking the first international expansion beyond the US.
- This rollout follows an experimental phase through the Search Labs program and the earlier US launch on June 25, reflecting user demand for more sophisticated query processing.
- AI Mode uses the Gemini 2.5 AI model to offer multimodal search via text, voice, and image inputs, integrates with Google Lens, and provides detailed responses with inline citations.
- VP Hema Budaraju called AI Mode Google's "most powerful AI search" and announced that the feature is now being made available to all users in India, noting positive feedback regarding its speed and response quality.
- The full release removes the prior signup requirement, expanding access to millions of Indian users and supporting Google's strategy to maintain search leadership amid rising AI competition.
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Google has started rolling out its new ‘AI Mode’ in Search for users in India, beginning with English. The announcement was made by Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Tuesday, July 8, following what he described as a strong response during the experimental phase. Google logo. Photo Courtesy: Unsplash In a post on X, Pichai said, “After an incredible response in Labs, we’re starting to roll out AI Mode in Search to everyone in India (English to start). …
Earlier the feature was available only for users registered in Search Labs Google AI Search Mode (Today Samaj) New Delhi: Google on Tuesday announced the full launch of AI Mode in its Search for all users in India. Till now this feature was available only to those Indian users who were registered in Search Labs, but now it has been opened for all. Google has made this feature available through desktop interface and Google app for Android and iOS…
Google starts rolling out 'AI Mode' in Search for users in India, says CEO Sundar Pichai
Google CEO Sundar Pichai said on Tuesday that the company has started to roll out its ‘AI Mode’ in Search for users in India after what he called an “incredible response” to the feature in the labs. In a post on X, Pichai stated, “After an incredible response in Labs, we’re starting to roll out AI Mode in Search to everyone in India (English to start). It’s a total reimagining of Search, and we’re excited for even more people to use it.” After …
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