Features/Web answers
Web answers
It never guesses. It searches the web and shows a summarized answer with sources.
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Web Answerexample
According to the search results, kimchi stew starts by frying pork and aged kimchi, then simmering with broth, gochugaru and garlic, and finishing with tofu and scallions.
example.com — Kimchi stew, step by step
example.org — A spicier kimchi jjigae
Sources · Summarized by Qwen3 1.7B
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What leaves your Mac
This is the only time your query is sent to a search engine. In Settings ▸ Search you can turn web search off or change the endpoint, and Settings ▸ Network activity logs every request. The summary itself is written by the model on your Mac.
"I wasn't sure what you meant…"
Anything the app cannot read as a command falls through to web search, and the card says so at the top. If you meant a command, check Date & time phrases or the "Words it understands" table on the feature page and try again.
CautionA web answer summarizes search results — if the sources are wrong, so is the answer. Check the source links.