AI search company Perplexity today released its Comet browser on Android. The startup debuted an AI-centric browser with AI-powered search on desktop in July.
The company is bringing most of the features of the desktop version to Android. Users can use Perplexity as their default search engine and can also ask the assistant a question by mentioning the tab. You can also use voice mode to ask questions about all your open tabs. Additionally, the Assistant can summarize searches across all tabs.
The browser can also do research and shopping on your behalf, Perplexity said, and you can see what actions the Comet assistant is taking. Additionally, the Android version has a built-in ad blocker.
The company said it aims to add new features to the app in the coming weeks, including a conversational agent that can search and take actions across sites, the creation of shortcuts for the Assistant to take quick actions, and a fully functional password manager.
Earlier this month, the startup updated Comet Assistant on the desktop to make it more efficient for more complex long-running tasks, such as migrating data from websites to spreadsheets.
Perplexity has chosen to release it on Android, but the company says it will be coming to iOS soon. The company noted that Android is a priority as many carriers and OEMs are requiring Comet to be included in its devices and solutions. However, there was no announcement of any partnership from Perplexity.
Earlier this year, the startup partnered with Motorola to preload the app on its devices. However, Perplexity did not say whether the agreement also extends to pre-installing the new Comet browser.
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AI browsers are an area of interest for many companies. In addition to Perplexity, OpenAI, Opera, and The Browser Company, now owned by Atlassian, are also launching AI browsers. However, those were primarily desktop releases. The Browser Company released Arc Search for mobile last year, but the app didn’t receive any major updates. Late last year, the company shifted its focus to a new browser called Dia, which didn’t yet have a mobile version.
These companies have been working hard to replace existing browsers like Chrome and Safari with AI-powered browsers. However, security experts have raised questions about vulnerabilities in the agent that could pose security risks. Perplexity blogged in October recognizing these risks and saying that some of the new paradigms around AI-powered attacks require a fundamental rethinking of security.
