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Perplexity In Talks With Smartphone Brands to Preinstall AI Powered Comet Browser: Report

Perplexity In Talks With Smartphone Brands to Preinstall AI-Powered Comet Browser: Report

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas reportedly said it was difficult to convince mobile OEMs to make Comet the default browser.

Written by Akash Dutta, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 21 July 2025 13:50 IST

Perplexity In Talks With Smartphone Brands to Preinstall AI-Powered Comet Browser: Report

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Perplexity’s Comet being preinstalled on smartphones could take users away from Google Chrome

Highlights

Perplexity launched the Comet browser earlier this month
Currently, it is only available on Windows and macOS
Comet browser is built on Chromium

Perplexity is reportedly holding discussions with smartphone manufacturers to pre-install its Comet browser. As per the report, the artificial intelligence (AI) answer engine platform wants its AI-powered browser to reach "tens to hundreds of millions" users by 2026. The Comet browser was launched on July 10 and is currently available to Perplexity's Max subscribers only. Other users will be given access on an invite basis in the coming days. Notably, the AI browser is powered by the same AI answer engine that powers its search platform.

Perplexity's Comet Browser Could Be Preinstalled In Smartphones

According to a Reuters report, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas said that the company is in talks with smartphone original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to pre-load the Comet browser. The comment is interesting given that currently, Comet only supports Windows and macOS desktop interface, and there is no mobile browser app.

However, it is likely that the mobile version of the app is already in the works, and the company plans to launch it in partnership with a smartphone brand. Last year, Perplexity joined hands with Nothing to offer a free Pro subscription to all Indian users who purchase the Nothing Phone 2a via the company's website or Flipkart.

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The CEO is reportedly considering pre-installing the browser in smartphones to increase its “stickiness.” Essentially, the company is banking on the probability that if an app comes pre-loaded on a smartphone, there is a higher chance that users will try it out. Notably, the company is said to have ambitions to reach 10 million to 100 million users in 2026 across all platforms.

However, while pre-installing the app on a smartphone might be possible, Srinivas told Reuters that brands are not very willing to make it the default app. "It's not easy to convince mobile OEMs to change the default browser to Comet from Chrome,” he was quoted as saying.

Currently available in beta, the Comet browser comes with an AI-powered sidebar assistant that is contextually aware of all the opened tabs and can assist users with any queries about them. The browser also has agentic capabilities and can autonomously book an appointment with a business, send a webpage or its content as an email, purchase products from e-commerce websites, and more.

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Akash Dutta is a Chief Sub Editor at Gadgets 360. He is particularly interested in the social impact of technological developments and loves reading about emerging fields such as AI, metaverse, and fediverse. In his free time, he can be seen supporting his favourite football club - Chelsea, watching movies and anime, and sharing passionate opinions on food. More

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