Google adds ‘automatic browsing’ powered by Gemini AI to Chrome

Google is Launch of the new “Automatic Browsing” feature Within Chrome it can perform multi-step tasks for you. Gemini’s AI-powered capability is available to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the US, and can do things like look up hotel and flight costs, schedule appointments, fill out online forms, manage subscriptions, and more.

Google says that while using Auto Browse, Gemini can recognize motifs within the photo you’re looking at, find similar items on the web, add them to your shopping cart, and apply discount codes, all while staying within your budget. If a task requires you to sign in to an account, Gemini can also use your browser’s password manager to sign in.

Along with this change, Google has moved Gemini in Chrome from a pop-up window to a panel pinned to the right side of your screen. It now supports integrations with Gmail, Calendar, Maps, Google Shopping, and Google Flights for all users, allowing you to reference information from the various apps you use, as well as perform actions within them.

“For example, if you’re traveling to a conference and need to book a flight, Gemini can search through old email containing event details, referencing context from Google Flights to make some recommendations, and craft an email later to let your colleagues know when you’ll arrive,” Google writes.

You’ll also find Nano Banana — Google’s AI-powered image generator — in Chrome’s new Gemini panel. This feature is available to all Gemini users in Chrome, and allows you to edit an image within your window using a text prompt.

Google has more to come for Gemini in Chrome as it competes with other AI browsers, including OpenAI’s Atlas and Perplexity’s Comet. Personal intelligencewhich is a subscription feature first It was launched within the Gemini appgives Gemini the ability to go back to your previous conversations, as well as use its logic capabilities to analyze data associated with Gmail, calendar, photos, and search history. Google says it plans to bring the feature to Chrome in the “coming months.”