Chrome: The browser you love, reimagined with AI (blog.google)

Google announced an AI-centric reimagining of Chrome that turns the browser from a passive renderer into an active assistant. The flagship feature, “Gemini in Chrome,” initially rolling out to Mac and Windows users in the U.S. (English) and coming to Android/iOS soon, uses page and tab context to answer questions, pull references from YouTube videos, surface previously visited pages, and integrate with Google services like Docs and Calendar. Google is also developing agentic capabilities so Gemini can perform multi-step tasks end-to-end (e.g., ordering groceries) while keeping users in control. Chrome’s omnibox is getting AI Mode for complex, multi-part queries plus contextual search suggestions tied to the page you’re on (available now in the U.S.; AI Mode arriving later this month). Google emphasizes safety and privacy-enhancing uses of AI: smarter autofill, proactive scam and notification blocking, compromised-password fixes, and simplified permission prompts. Google cites tangible gains already—AI warnings on Android block roughly 3 billion fewer scammy/spammy site notifications daily. The roadmap signals a shift in browser design toward context-aware, productivity-first features that combine large-model copilots and web-native integrations, with staged geographic and language expansion to follow.