Google adds Gemini AI-powered ‘auto browse’ to Chrome

Google is launching a new “auto-navigation” feature in Chrome that can perform multi-step tasks on your behalf. The Gemini AI-based feature will be available to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the United States and can perform tasks such as finding hotel and flight costs, scheduling appointments, filling out online forms, managing subscriptions, and more.

Google says that using automatic navigation, Gemini can identify decorations inside a photo you’re viewing, find similar items across the web, add them to your cart, apply discount codes, all while staying within your budget. If a task requires you to sign in to an account, Gemini can also use the browser’s password manager to sign you in.

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

“For example, if you’re traveling for a conference and need to book a flight, Gemini can find that old email with event details, reference the Google Flights context to provide recommendations, and then write an email letting your colleagues know your arrival time,” Google writes.

You’ll also find Nano Banana – Google’s AI-powered image generator – in the new Gemini in Chrome panel. This feature will be available to all Gemini users in Chrome and will allow you to edit an image in your window using a text prompt.

Google has even more in store for Gemini in Chrome, as it competes with other agentic AI browsers, including OpenAI’s Atlas and Perplexity’s Comet. Personal Intelligence, an opt-in feature first launched in the Gemini app, gives Gemini the ability to reference your past conversations, as well as use its reasoning capabilities to analyze data related to your Gmail, calendar, photos, and search history. Google says it plans to introduce this feature to Chrome in the “coming months.”