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Google now has information agents that work in the background and agentic coding tools that let you build apps directly in Search.
Remember when Google Search felt simple? I'd type a few words into a box, scan a list of blue links, and hope for the best. That version of Search is long gone, buried deep under AI. At I/O 2026, Google announced a bunch of Search updates that made it clear the product is becoming something more conversational, more personal, and more like an assistant that can do things for me.