Perplexity shipped a substantial batch of updates in April 2026, and I have been working through them since they landed. The headline is Comet reaching all major platforms simultaneously, but the more interesting change for most users is what Deep Research can now produce. These two updates together shift Perplexity from a research tool into something that looks more like a full workflow platform.
Comet is now on every major platform
When Perplexity first launched Comet, it was limited to select users on specific platforms. That changed this month. Comet is now available on iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows, and the cross-platform sync works as advertised. The device sync feature lets you start a Comet session on your phone and pick it up on desktop without any friction. I tested this across an iPhone and a Mac and the state transfer was instant.
The mobile experience specifically has improved. Perplexity added iPad Stage Manager support, which means Comet can sit alongside Notion or Slack in a split-screen layout, which is exactly how I tend to use research tools during longer writing sessions. For students and professionals who use the iPad as their primary work device, this removes a real practical barrier.
The inline editing feature inside Computer is the other change worth noting here. Previously, if Computer generated a document or presentation and you wanted to change one section, you had to either re-prompt the whole thing or edit manually outside Perplexity. Now you can draw a selection box over any region of a generated document, type a short instruction, and Computer edits just that region. That is a small change in description but a meaningful one in daily use.
Deep Research now builds documents, not just summaries
This is the update that changes how I am likely to use Perplexity for client-facing work. Deep Research and Pro Search can now produce presentations, spreadsheets, dashboards, and websites directly inside the product. The workflow that previously required moving from Perplexity to Google Slides to a spreadsheet tool now happens in one place.
According to Perplexity’s release notes, the logic here is straightforward: if you are already doing multi-step research across hundreds of sources, the synthesis and formatting work should not require switching tools. The example use case they give, “Create a presentation analyzing the AI agent market,” captures it well. You get the research and the deliverable in one pass.
I ran a test asking Perplexity to build a comparative analysis of three AI productivity apps as a spreadsheet. The output needed some formatting cleanup but the data layer was solid and the structure was immediately usable. For time-constrained research tasks, this is genuinely faster than the old workflow.
Health connectors for Pro and Max
Perplexity Health is now rolling out to Pro and Max subscribers. Users can connect medical record sources covering over one million healthcare providers, along with apps like Fitbit, Google Fit, and Cronometer. The integration with Computer means health data is not just viewable but queryable: you can ask questions, spot trends, and build agents that generate personalized plans based on your data.
This is a different product surface than anything Perplexity has offered before, and it adds a sensitivity dimension that pure research tools do not have. Whether the Health feature becomes a core use case or a niche one will depend on how much friction remains in the connection process and how users feel about sharing that data within an AI research environment.
Verdict on this update
The Comet cross-platform launch and the Deep Research document creation are the two changes that will affect the most users on a daily basis. Perplexity is building in a direction that narrows the gap between research and production, and this update makes that trajectory clear. For existing Pro and Max subscribers, the document creation feature alone justifies checking the release notes. For users still on the free tier, the Comet availability on mobile makes this a good moment to test the upgraded experience before committing to a plan.
