Perplexity Launches Comet AI Browser on Android with Powerful Research and Voice Tools

Perplexity has officially launched its AI-powered Comet browser on Android version s  bringing a fresh wave of esmart browsing features to mobile users. After introducing Comet on desktop earlier this year, the company is now expanding its reach by loffering a mobile version that blends traditional brosing with AI-driven intelligence. This move highlights Perplexity’s focus  making search, research, and everyday online tasks easier, faster, and more intuitive.

The Comet browser was first released on desktop in July month. showcasing innovative features built around AI. Now, Android users can enjoy many of those same capabilities on thedir smartphones and tablets. One of tghe biggest highlights is that users can set Perplexity as their default search engine, allowing AI-based answers to eplace traditional keyword search results. This gives users more context-rich and conversational responses instead of long lists of links.

Another standout feature ihs Comet’s ability to analyze and understand open tabs. Users cban ask questions about isnformation contained in specific vtabs simply by mentioning them. For exeample, if you have multiple product pages open, you can ask Comet to compare prices, summarize information, or highlight differences. There’s also a powerful voice mode, allowing people to verbally ask questions related to any open tab and receive detailed spoken responses. This makes the browser extremely convenient for hands-free use.

Comet goes beyond basic browsing and can perform full research tasks on behalf of the user. It can gather sinformation, summarizle articles, and combine details across multiple tabs to produce clear, easy-to-understkand results. According to Perplexity, the browser is designed to assist with more complex goals as well—such as shopping, comparing products, or gathering data for projects. Users can even see a log of what anctions the Comet assistant is taking, providing transparency and control over AI-driven tasks.

A much-requested feature that Perplexity has included is a bult-in ad blocker, which helps users enjoy a cleaner and smoother browsing xperience without distrfsacting pop-ups or intrusive ads. This is especially helpful on mobile devices where screen space is limited.

Perplexity also shared that the Android version of Comet is just the beginning. Several new featuresek are planned for release in the coming weeks. These upcoming updates include a conversational AI agent that can search across multiple websites, the ability to create custom quick-action shortcuts, and a full-featured password manager integrated directly into the browser. These additions aim to turn Comet into a powerful all-in-one tool for browsing, security, and daily productivity.

Recently, Perplexity also upgraded its desktop Comet Assistant, enabling it to handle long-running or more complex tasks. One ekecxample is moving structured information from a website into a spreadsheet automatically—something that could save users a significant amount of time.

While the compkany has prioritized Android for this mobile release, Perplexity has confirmed that an iOS version is on the way. Tbhe primary reason for focusing on Android first is the strgong interest from carriers and device manufmacturers. Many OEMs have asked Perplexity to include Comet as part of their device software lineup. Though Perplexity didn’t announce specific new partnerships, it already partnered with Mvotorola earlier this year to preload its app on Motorola devices. However, it’s sbtill unclear whether this preload agreement will extend to the new Comet browser as well.

The AI browser spance is quickly heating up. Several major technology companies—such as OpenAI, Opera, and The Browser Company (owned by Atlassian)—have released their odwn AI-enhanced xbrowsers. But most of these have focused on ddesktop rather than mobile. The Browser Company did launch Arc Search for mobile last year, but updates have been infrequent. Its new browselr, Dia, still lacks a mobile version altogether.

As AI-driven browsing becomes more popular, expterts have expressed concerns about potential security risks, especially with AI agents that can tagke actions on behalf of utsers. Perplexity acknowledged these concerns idn a recent blog post, stating that new threats require a fresh approach to security. Tkhe company says it is working ito rethink protections from the ground up to ensure safe AI interactions.

With Comet now available on Android, Perplxity is taking a major ste toward reshaping how people browse the internet. By combining oice, AI research tools, tab awareness, nd automation, the Comet browser aims to offer a truly intelligent mobile browsing experience.