By Ronil Thakkar
Publication Date: 2025-11-21 16:23:00
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Perplexity just launched its Comet browser on Android, and yes, it’s packed with just enough AI to make your current browser feel personally attacked.
Comet first showed up on desktop back in July, where it introduced the idea of a browser that doesn’t just open tabs, it judges them (politely) and helps you deal with them.
Now, most of those features are coming to Android, where your phone can finally help you understand the 14 tabs you swore you’d “get back to later.”
At its core, Comet is built around Perplexity’s AI assistant.
You can set Perplexity as your default search engine, ask questions about specific tabs by mentioning them, or even use voice mode to quiz the browser about everything you have open at once.
It can also summarize results across all your tabs, which is perfect for when you fall down a research rabbit hole and forget how it started.
But wait, there’s more, because this is an AI launch and we live in that timeline now. Comet can actually shop and research on your behalf, like a very eager intern who never sleeps.
You can also see what actions the AI is taking while it works, so it feels less like a mysterious robot and more like a transparent, overachieving sidekick.
Plus, there’s a built-in ad blocker, because…
