Perplexity Launches Comet Browser On Ios With Voice Mode And Agentic Features
Perplexity has officially released its Comet artificial intelligence-powered web browsing app for iOS and iPadOS, expanding the tool's reach four months after it launched on Android. The new mobile version features a dedicated AI assistant that can summarize pages or extract specific details from open tabs while offering an innovative voice mode to control navigation without typing users have also noted some limitations compared to its desktop counterpart which lacks certain advanced capabilities but still introduces agentic functions and native ad blocking into the browser experience
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1Perplexitys KI-Browser 'Comet' wurde offiziell für iOS und iPadOS veröffentlicht.
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2Das Browser-Tool verfügt über einen integrierten Assistenten, der Fragen aus offenen Tabs analysiert oder zusammenfasst kann. Es bietet zudem eine spezielle Sprachsteuerung zum Abfragen von Informationen ohne Tippen.
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Perplexitys KI-Browser Comet schlägt auf iOS ein Mit Verzoͤgerung kommt Comet auf iPhones und iPads.
— [Mar 19, 11:42] Perplexitys KI-Browser Comet schlägt auf iOS ein (Heise.de)"Perplexity's AI-powered browser is now available on iOS. It features an assistant that can analyze webpages to provide summaries or specific details and includes a voice mode for asking questions across open tabs."
— [Mar 19, 05:31] This new iPhone browser uses AI to answer questions from your tabs (Cultofmac)"The mobile version of Comet comes with features like an integrated ad blocker and agentic capabilities but lacks some desktop functions such as the ability for users to create their own custom models."
— [Mar 18, 23:40] Perplexity releases its Comet browser app (Laurent Giret/Thurrott)"Perplexity expanded Comet AI Browser availability on iOS and iPadOS today. The new version includes a built-in assistant that mimics desktop features like voice mode but does not include the ability for users to create custom models."
— [Mar 18, 23:40] Perplexity releases its Comet browser app (Laurent Giret/Thurrott)"Perplexitys KI-Browser Comet schlägt auf iOS ein Mit Verzoͤgerung kommt Comet auf iPhones und iPads. Die KI soll sich fu͚r den Nutzer durchs Web klicken, greift dafu͛r aber offenbar tief in die Trickkiste."
— [Mar 19, 05:32] Perplexitys KI-Browser Comet schlägt auf iOS ein (Heise.de)Perplxitys KI-Brower "Comet" ist nun auf iPhones und iPads verfügbar über den App Store mit Features wie hybriden Suchergebnissen. Aufgrund von Apple-Einschränkungen müssen agente Funktionen jedoch einen Workaround nutzen, der Cookies an die Cloud übermittelt statt lokal zu handeln; zudem sind erweiterte Optionen nur gegen ein Abo freigeschaltet worden
Perplexity has launched its AI browser, Comet, as an app feature within Safari that includes a voice mode for asking questions about open tabs while using Google's search engine. The iOS version also supports native ad blocking and background video playback alongside cross-platform syncing of browsing data.
Perplexity's Comet browser has launched today with native support for both iPhone and iPadOS four months after its Android release. This mobile version features a built-in AI assistant that can summarize content via voice or text while offering agentic capabilities to automate tasks like research, email organization, and multi-step actions through Perplexity's answer engine.