Google AI Mode adding Search Live video, Canvas, & PDF upload

After adding Gemini 2.5 Pro, Google is updating AI Mode with four big features across Search Live (video with Google Lens access), Canvas, and more.

In addition to text, you will soon be able to upload images and PDF files to AI Mode on the web. The former is already available on mobile, while the latter will let you “ask detailed questions about those documents and bring that context into your search.”

Uploaded files will be analyzed and cross-referenced with “relevant…