UI Refresh: Google App for iOS Adds New AI Mode History Shortcut

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📝 Key Points of This Article

• The UI of the iOS version of the “Google” app was suddenly refreshed around Friday, January 16, 2026.
• A new history link for the “AI Mode” search feature has been added to the top left of the home screen.
• In practice, the “AI Mode” history link has replaced the previous “Search Labs” link.

The UI of the iOS version of the “Google” app was suddenly refreshed around Friday, January 16, 2026.

In the refreshed UI of the iOS Google app, a history link for the “AI Mode” search feature has been newly established in the top left corner of the home screen. This location previously housed the link to “Search Labs,” Google’s experimental features program, so the “AI Mode” history link has effectively taken the place of “Search Labs.”

Incidentally, the Android version of the “Google” app still shows “Search Labs.” It is expected to be replaced by the “AI Mode” history link eventually.

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