Google just redesigned the search box for the first time in 25 years — here’s why it matters more than you think.

At Google I/O, Google unveiled a redesigned Search box built for longer prompts and multimodal input.

The new box can take text, images, PDFs, videos, and even Chrome tabs, with AI help for refining queries.

Google also merged AI Overviews and AI Mode into one integrated search flow.

The update signals a major shift from keyword search toward AI-assisted, conversational search across mobile and desktop.