Artificial intelligence search company Perplexity has launched its Comet Browser available on Android today. The startup debuted an AI-centric desktop browser with AI-powered search in July.
The company brings most of the features of the desktop version to Android. People can use Perplexity as their default search engine and can also use bookmarks to ask the assistant questions. They can also use voice mode and ask questions about all open tabs. Additionally, the assistant can summarize searches across all tabs.
Perplexity says the browser can also search and shop on your behalf, and you can see what actions the Comet assistant is taking. Moreover, the Android version has a built-in ad blocker.
The company said it plans to add new features to the app in the coming weeks, including a conversational agent that can search sites and take actions, create shortcuts that allow the assistant to perform quick actions, and a fully functional password manager in the coming weeks.
Earlier this month, a startup updated his Comet Assistant on his computer to efficiently perform more complex tasks that take longer, such as transferring data from a website to a spreadsheet.
While Perplexity has chosen to launch on Android, the company claims that it will soon be available on iOS as well. The company noted that Android was a priority due to the number of carriers and OEMs asking the startup to add Comet to their devices and solutions. However, Perplexity has not announced any partnership.
Earlier this year, the startup started cooperation with Motorola will preload the app on the company's devices. However, Perplexity did not specify whether the deal would also include pre-installation of 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 – have launched their AI browsers. However, these were mainly releases for desktop computers. The Browser Company released Arc Search on mobile devices last year, but there have been no significant updates to the app. Late last year, the company focused on a new browser called Dia, which does not yet have a mobile version.
These companies are trying hard to replace incumbents like Chrome and Safari with AI-powered browsers. However, security experts have raised questions about agent vulnerabilities that could pose a security risk. In October, embarrassment wrote a blog acknowledging this risk and stating that some of the new paradigms for AI-powered attacks will require rethinking security from the ground up.
