Google AI Mode: 5 Ways To Spend Time Offline
Google has published a guide to five ways AI Mode in Search can help you spend more time offline. Google says people are searching for questions like "how to digital detox" 110 percent more than they were at the beginning of the year, along with rising searches for adult tennis lessons, trail running, hiking and run club. The five uses Google highlights: ask AI Mode how to get started with something like tennis and whether beginner clinics or lessons are nearby, with Personal Intelligence connecting your Google apps so that if you have chosen to connect Google Calendar you get suggestions that fit your existing schedule; shop inside AI Mode for gear such as affordable hiking boots with good ankle support, add nearby or near me to see what is in stock in your area, and ask Google to call nearby stores to check product availability; use Canvas in AI Mode to build a guide of chess strategies and a game simulation you can practice against; find and book tickets for nearby concerts and sports by sharing your budget, ticket count and event, then finalizing at your preferred platform; and connect apps like Canva to Search so a prompt for a party flyer generates a custom design right in your Search results.
Transcript
Digital detox searches are up one hundred ten percent, so Google published five ways AI Mode helps you offline.
Ask AI Mode how to start playing tennis and whether beginner clinics are nearby. With Personal Intelligence and Google Calendar connected, suggestions fit your existing schedule.
You can shop inside AI Mode for affordable hiking boots with good ankle support. Add near me for local stock, or ask Google to call stores.
Canvas builds a chess strategy guide or a game simulation. AI Mode also finds event tickets, and connected Canva makes a party flyer inside your results.
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Sources
Every claim in this video comes from the top ranking coverage of this topic. The claims and where each one came from:
- Google's Jul 28, 2026 post states people are searching questions like "how to digital detox" (+110% since the beginning of the year).(Google official announcement)
- The post is titled "5 ways AI Mode in Search helps you enjoy the real world" and describes how Search's AI tools help you make the most of your time offline.(Google official announcement)
- Use AI Mode by asking something like, "How can I get started playing tennis? Are there beginner clinics or lessons nearby that I could easily join?"(Google official announcement)
- Personal Intelligence makes AI Mode's responses more personalized, and if you've chosen to connect Google Calendar, you'll get suggestions that fit your existing schedule.(Google official announcement)
- You can shop within AI Mode, for example asking, "Can you help me find some affordable hiking boots with good ankle support?"(Google official announcement)
- You can see what's in stock in the area by including "nearby" or "near me" in your search, and even ask Google to call nearby stores to get product availability for you.(Google official announcement)
- You can use Canvas in AI Mode to make a guide of easy to remember chess strategies, and use Canvas to build a game simulation where you play against a computer.(Google official announcement)
- Use AI Mode to help you find and book tickets for nearby events, like concerts and sports, and AI Mode will curate a list of options.(Google official announcement)
- By connecting apps like Canva to Search, a prompt such as "Create a flyer in Canva for the party I'm hosting in two weeks" makes Canva generate a custom design right in your Search results.(Google official announcement)