Google changes Search again: Gemini 3 becomes the new AI engine
Two new features: 'search and click' is joined by 'ask and talk'. With Gemini 3 fewer links, more dialogue?
Google Search is no longer a page. It is increasingly a conversation. Google announces two updates that mark a strategic shift: from 'search and click' to 'ask and talk'. Especially on smartphones, where the majority of global searches now take place.
First novelty.
As of today - gradual rollout, as is Google's tradition - mobile users can switch directly from AI Overview to the conversational AI Mode. Without jerks. Without restarts. One question leads to another, maintaining context. Like a chat that doesn't lose its memory.
Second novelty.
Gemini 3 becomes the default model for AI Overview globally. It is the new engine under the bonnet of Research. More powerful, more precise, more capable of handling long and complex questions. Translated: when you need it, the answer comes immediately. Already on the results page.
Mountain View's message is simple. People ask different questions. Sometimes they want a dry fact - weather, score, time. Other times they want to really understand something. And that is where the old search engine, made of ten blue links, started to show rust.
Robby Stein, VP of Product at Google Search, speaks of a 'fluid experience'. It's a UX metaphor, but it gets the idea: a quick overview when you need it, a deep conversation when you need it. With the links always there, acting as a safety net.
