Perplexity’s Comet AI browser is now available on Android

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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 apparently, peace was an optional add-on until now.

Perplexity says even more features are coming soon, including a conversational agent that can browse across sites, shortcuts for quick AI actions, and a full password manager. 

On desktop, Comet already does longer, more complex tasks, like transferring data from a website into a spreadsheet without you having to wrestle with copy-paste for 40 minutes.

While Comet is launching on Android first, an iOS version is on the way. 

Perplexity claims Android got priority because phone makers and carriers have been asking for it, though the company hasn’t announced any new partnerships.

It has already partnered with Motorola before, but whether Comet will come preloaded on future devices is still a question mark.

Of course, Perplexity isn’t alone here. OpenAI, Opera, and The Browser Company (now owned by Atlassian) are all trying to make AI browsers the next big thing. 

The problem? Security experts are a little nervous. 

AI agents could introduce new vulnerabilities, and Perplexity itself admitted recently that this whole AI-browser era might require rethinking web security from scratch.

So yeah, your browser just got smarter. Hopefully, it doesn’t also get too curious.