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Google is turning Chrome into something closer to a digital co-pilot.
In the next wave of Gemini updates, Google on Wednesday unveiled a host of new AI-powered features coming directly to its browser, aimed at reducing the frustration of exploring the internet every day. Built on Gemini 3Updates offer an always-on side panel, deeper app integrations, creative photo tools, and a new browser agent called Auto-Browse that can complete multi-step tasks for you.
Essentially, Google wants Chrome to be like an AI-powered wingman that browses, compares, and multitasks for you.
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Now you can automate your browsing
For me, the standout new addition is AutoBrowse, a browser agent designed to handle tedious, time-consuming routine tasks. Instead of navigating between tabs, filling out forms, or manually comparing prices for things like products or flights, you can ask Chrome to do the legwork.
Automated browsing can search for flights and hotels across different dates, collect documents, schedule appointments, manage subscriptions, and help with tasks like renewing a driver’s license or submitting expense reports.
In the live demo I watched, product lead Charmaine De Silva used the new tools to plan a family vacation. Gemini compared destinations and prices across multiple travel sites, checked school calendars to see when her kids were out, and arranged schedules to find workable travel windows. When it came time to book, De Silva emphasized that the final decision and purchase was still in her hands, confirming Google’s plan to keep humans in control of key tasks like booking and purchasing.
The feature is now rolling out to AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the US, signaling Google’s broader move toward more AI experiences.
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Experience a new side panel
Another update rolling out now is the redesigned Gemini side panel in Chrome, available across MacOS, Windows, and Chromebook Plus. Instead of opening a separate tab, Gemini is now side by side with everything you’re working on, making it easy to multitask without interruption. Testers have used it to summarize reviews across sites, compare shopping options and juggle busy calendars while keeping their main task front and center.
Chrome is launching a new side panel, so you can have Gemini as your browsing assistant in any tab you’re in.
AI photo editing with Nano Banana
Chrome is also trying to get more innovative. Google brings Nano bananaAn AI-powered image editing and creation tool, right in your browser. Now you can edit and redesign images you find on the web without downloading files or switching apps – whether it’s simulating a living room redesign or turning raw data into an infographic at work.
Chrome connects to other Google apps
Under the hood, Gemini in Chrome is becoming more connected to the rest of the Google ecosystem. Integration with gmail, calendar, maps, YouTube, Google Trips and shopping It will allow the Assistant to pull up relevant context and take actions across apps. Planning a trip, for example, could involve consulting an old email, checking off trip options, and drafting a follow-up email to your travel companions. Now it’s all in one place.
Automated browsing is designed to pause and ask for your confirmation or prompt you to complete certain key tasks, such as making a purchase, booking tickets, or posting on social media.
More to come
“Looking forward,” Google says. Personal intelligence It’s coming to Chrome in the coming months. With a user opt-in, Gemini will remember context from previous interactions to provide more personalized and proactive help across the web, giving you control over what data is connected and when.