Google has begun testing a new mobile search experience that connects AI Overviews with AI Mode directly in search results. Announced by Robby Stein, VP of Product for Google Search, the feature lets users continue queries in a conversational flow. The test began December 1, 2025 and is running globally on mobile devices, according to Stein.
Key details: Google connects AI Overviews to AI Mode on mobile
Under this experiment, AI Overviews still appear as the starting point for supported queries in mobile Google Search. After viewing an AI Overview, people can tap suggested prompts or type their own follow-up questions. Those follow-up queries open directly in AI Mode while users remain on the same results page.
- Stein described the feature on X, sharing details and screenshots of the experience.
- He said it enables users "to seamlessly go deeper in AI Mode directly from the Search results page".
- His post stated that the test is starting "on mobile, globally".
- Follow-up questions open in AI Mode without requiring a separate view or manual switch.
Stein linked the experiment to Google's broader vision for Search, writing that it should let people "just ask whatever’s on your mind - no matter how long or complex". He described the combination of AI Overviews and AI Mode as "one seamless experience" that provides "a quick snapshot when you need it, and deeper conversation when you need it".
Background context
AI Overviews generate summaries for search queries using Google's generative AI models and include supporting links to web pages. Google first introduced this style of result as Search Generative Experience, an experiment in Google Search, and later rebranded it as AI Overviews during its 2024 product announcements.
AI Mode functions as a conversational layer inside Google Search, supporting multi-turn questions and follow-ups. Before this new experiment, users had to switch manually from standard results or AI Overviews into AI Mode. The current test connects those entry points so that AI Mode can be accessed directly from an AI Overview.
Source citations
Robby Stein, VP of Product for Google Search, announced the test on X on December 1, 2025. His post outlines the new flow, describes it as running "on mobile, globally", and includes product screenshots.
Public information about AI Overviews and AI Mode is available in Google's official Search documentation and product blogs, which describe how generative summaries and conversational search currently appear within Google Search results.
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