Google is testing a homepage without the Search button

Google has started removing the Google Search button from its homepage and replacing it with shortcuts to AI features.

Search Engine Watch, which first spotted the change, reports that Google is currently running a limited test. The redesigned homepage is appearing for some users who visit Google.com while signed out of their Google accounts.

Signed-in users still see the familiar Search button. It is unclear how widely the experiment has rolled out, although it has been spotted in Chrome, Edge and Comet.

In place of the Google Search button, three shortcuts familiar from Gemini now appear below the search bar. Create images generates images with Nano Banana, Ask about files lets users upload documents and ask AI questions about them, and Brainstorm opens an AI-powered conversation on a chosen topic.

The search field itself also includes a shortcut to AI Mode, which generates an AI answer directly on the results page. The I’m Feeling Lucky button remains in place.

Regular web search is still available even without the button, as users can simply type a query and press Enter. The redesigned homepage, however, no longer explicitly points users toward searching the web and instead puts Google’s AI tools front and center. The experiment follows the company’s broader AI-first push after Google made AI Mode the global default in May 2026, describing it as the biggest change to Search in 25 years.

The shift has raised concerns among website owners as AI-generated answers increasingly allow users to get information directly from Google, reducing the need to click through to external websites.