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Deep dive into Advanced search and navigation

Advanced Search and Navigation transforms your browsing experience by allowing you to make complex requests in natural language. Instead of manually clicking through menus, applying filters, or scrubbing through videos, you can simply tell the Assistant what you're looking for, and it will navigate and search the web for you. This feature turns tedious, multi-step tasks into single, simple commands, helping you find information at the speed of thought.

What's new

The browser's Assistant is capable of performing actions directly on web pages. It can read the content of a site, interact with search bars and menus, and navigate to different pages to fulfill your request. This allows for powerful new workflows, such as finding the exact moment a phrase is spoken in a YouTube video, locating a specific PDF on a complex government website, or even searching social platforms like LinkedIn for people who meet detailed criteria.

Getting started

  1. Open the Assistant sidebar on any webpage.
  2. Type a specific command describing what you want to find. Instead of a simple keyword, use a full sentence.
  3. For site-specific searches, you can add context like "on this website" or "in this video."
  4. The Assistant will show its steps as it works and provide you with a direct answer, a link, or navigate the page for you.
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Key capabilities

  • Semantic Video Search: Pinpoint the exact timecode in a YouTube video where a specific phrase is spoken and automatically start playback from that moment.
  • Intelligent File Discovery: Instantly find and retrieve specific documents, such as PDFs on complex websites like irs.gov, saving you from navigating confusing site structures.
  • Automated Site Filtering: Perform detailed searches on sites with multiple filters, like Zillow or Amazon, by simply describing what you want in a single sentence.
  • Contextual Information Retrieval: Ask questions about the content of the current page, and the assistant will analyze it to provide a direct answer, whether it's identifying a product in a video or summarizing a section of text.
  • Advanced People Search: Use natural language to perform complex searches on platforms like LinkedIn to find profiles matching specific work histories or roles.
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Tips for getting the most out of this feature

The more specific your prompt, the better the result. Instead of asking for "promo codes," try asking to "find a promo code that actually works for this site and try them to make sure it works." You can also let the Assistant work on a task in one tab while you continue browsing in another, making it a great tool for multitasking.

Summary

Advanced Search and Navigation fundamentally changes how you interact with the web. By understanding your intent and executing multi-step actions, it removes the friction of manual searching and navigating. This feature allows you to offload repetitive tasks to the Assistant, enabling you to find what you need faster and more efficiently.

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