Google Discover Feed Gets AI Chatbot Customisation in Coming Days

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Google is adding a chatbot-style customisation tool to Google Discover, rolling out to the Google app within the “coming days,” that lets users describe in plain language what content they want their feed to show.

The feature sits inside the three-dot menu on the Discover feed. Tapping it opens a conversational interface where a user can type preferences directly. The AI confirms the choices, spells out the content types it will prioritise, and offers a chance to refine the instructions if the initial interpretation is off. A “Refresh your feed” button then applies the changes. According to Google, the system will “remember” those preferences for future visits, rather than requiring repeated input.

Discover currently surfaces recommended articles based on a user’s activity across Google Search and its wider app ecosystem. The new layer gives users a more direct line to shaping those recommendations without digging through settings menus.

As part of the same announcement, Google said users can now personalise daily audio briefings in the Google News app on Android by selecting the topics they want covered. A separate update to the Preferred Sources feature - which surfaces content from chosen outlets in Search’s top stories section, AI Overviews, and AI Mode - lets publishers place an interactive “Preferred Sources” button directly on their own sites, so readers can add that outlet to their list without leaving the page.

Several other platforms have moved in a similar direction: YouTube, Instagram, Bluesky, and X have all added AI-assisted feed controls in recent months.

Practitioner takeaway: For creators and small publishers, the Preferred Sources button is the most actionable update here - placing that button on a site gives readers a one-tap path to boosting that outlet’s visibility across Google surfaces, including AI Overviews and AI Mode, without any friction. Worth implementing as soon as Google makes it available.

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