Perplexity Launches iOS Browser App With Google As Default Search Engine

Perplexity made major strides this week — launching its browser app Comet for iOS with Google as the default search engine, and medical and health search features that will gain support and
feedback from a newly formed Perplexity Health Advisory Board.

The board will help ensure that the company’s future product decisions remain focused.

Aravind Srinivas, Perplexity CEO,
explained in an X post the reason that Google became the default search engine on the iOS Comet app.

“Comet iOS is finally ready,” Srinivas wrote. “Thanks for those who
waited patiently for it. Appreciate your support!”

Perplexity chose Google for its ability to quickly navigate smartphone searches, specifically local, for restaurants, shops, sports
scores, and other services.

Comet for iOS has Perplexity’s AI assistant directly in the browser. The assistant summarizes pages, answers questions, and follows through with tasks such as
making a restaurant reservation.

Comet supports Perplexity’s Deep Research feature that can ingest information from multiple web sources and provide summaries. The Comet Assistant can complete
web-based tasks such as summarizing emails, searching for products, comparing prices across websites, and more.

Perplexity also announced Thursday its Computer platform running on Mac mini now
connects to a user’s health apps, wearable devices, lab results, and medical records. Users can build personalized tools and applications with your health data, or…