Google has no plans to set AI Mode as Chrome's default search
2026-06-06 13:42
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en.Wedoany.com Reported - Google has explicitly stated that it currently has no plans to set AI Mode as the default search engine for Chrome. Previously, in the latest version of the Chrome Canary channel, an experimental option called "Fulfill Searchbox Queries in AI Mode" appeared. When enabled, entering a query in the address bar or search box would directly trigger AI Mode.

Tech media outlet Android Authority reported yesterday (June 5) that many media outlets speculated Google was further promoting AI Mode, even potentially setting it as the default search engine for the Chrome browser in the future. In response, Google's Vice President of Search Engineering, Rajan Patel, stated that this release was a mistake and that the company currently has no plans to make AI Mode the default search option for Chrome.

Google responds that it currently has no plans to set AI Mode as the default search method for Chrome browser

However, the media outlet believes that the term "mistake" more accurately refers to the fact that this feature should not have appeared in this public Canary version, and does not necessarily mean that Google has not been testing related features internally.

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