Overview
- The Comet app is available now on Android with Perplexity’s built-in assistant, voice interactions, AI summaries of open tabs, and a native ad blocker.
- Browsing history and bookmark sync are not yet supported, and Perplexity says sync, a fully agentic voice mode, and a built-in password manager will roll out in the coming weeks.
- Perplexity says Android was prioritized due to simpler default-browser changes and broad distribution, and it announced no new preload deals despite prior Motorola preloads of its app.
- The Android release brings many desktop capabilities, including research and shopping tasks with visible assistant actions and the option to set Perplexity as the default search engine.
- The launch intensifies competition with Google’s Gemini-infused Chrome and AI browsers from OpenAI, Opera, and Atlassian’s Browser Company, as Perplexity has publicly acknowledged security risks in agentic features.