Comet AI browser lands on Android (www.techradar.com)

Perplexity’s AI-powered Comet browser has launched on Android, bringing a mobile-first browser built around a conversational assistant. Like its desktop sibling, Comet offers voice chat, on‑page summarization, the ability to ask questions about open tabs, ad blocking, and real‑time analysis of content instead of being an add‑on to Chrome or Safari. The Android release lacks some recent desktop enhancements and doesn’t yet sync history or bookmarks between devices, and users may notice occasional latency when Comet analyzes long threads or pages. The release is significant because it’s one of the first full attempts to reimagine mobile browsing as a two‑way, assistant‑centric experience at a time when phones are the primary access point to the web. Comet positions itself ahead of anticipated mobile AI integrations from players like OpenAI’s Atlas and Google’s Gemini-powered Chrome by baking summarization and interaction into the browser UI. Technical tradeoffs include extra processing that can slow page interactions and open questions about how browsers should interpret user content and preserve privacy. Longer term, Perplexity is hinting at agentic capabilities that could act on users’ behalf, underscoring a shift toward browsers as proactive AI copilots rather than passive renderers of pages.