Google unveils new AI features for Chrome, including a Gemini button and AI Mode for US desktop users, and plans to add agentic features in the next few months
10 new features that reinvent your browser PYMNTS.com : Google to Add Agentic Capabilities and Other AI-Powered Features to Chrome Browser Igor Bonifacic / Engadget : Gemini in Chrome no longer requires a subscription Erin / TestingCatalog : Google launches Gemini in Chrome for US desktop users Brandon Vigliarolo / The Register : Google stuffs Chrome full of AI features whether you like it or not Juli Clover / MacRumors : Google Adds Gemini AI to Chrome Matt G. Southern / Search Engine Journal : Google Brings AI Mode To Chrome's Address Bar Lisa Hornung / UPI : Google: Gemini AI chatbot now for free to all U.S. users Jean Leon / Android Headlines : Google Chrome Gets Massive Gemini AI-Powered Overhaul Juby Babu / Reuters : Google adds Gemini to Chrome browser after avoiding antitrust breakup Laurent Giret / Thurrott : Google Gemini is Now Available in Google Chrome for US Users John Quintet / iPhone in Canada : Google Chrome Gets Biggest AI Overhaul Yet: What's New Ryan McNeal / Android Authority : Google is giving Chrome's omnibox an upgrade you'll love or hate Robby Payne / Chrome Unboxed : How Google is turning Chrome into your intelligent partner on the web Webb Wright / ZDNET : Gemini arrives in Chrome - here's everything it can do now Nickolas Diaz / Android Central : Gemini supercharges Chrome with AI-assisted answers, security, and more Mark Hachman / PCWorld : Google brings Gemini and AI mode deeper into Chrome Abner Li / 9to5Google : Upgraded Gemini in Chrome rolling out to free users, agentic browsing coming soon Michael Kan / PCMag : Google Tips Deeper AI Mode, Gemini Integration in Chrome. What to Expect AJ Dellinger / Gizmodo : Google Launches AI-ified Chrome Browser Hayden Field / The Verge : Google is expanding Gemini in Chrome and letting it do stuff for you Hugh Langley / Business Insider : Google is revamping its Chrome browser for the AI era Aisha Malik / TechCrunch : Google brings Gemini in Chrome to US users, unveils agentic browsing capabilities, and more X: @google : We're rolling out the biggest upgrade to Chrome in its history with all-new AI features, including: ✨ Gemini in Chrome 🔎 Search with AI Mode right from the address bar 🔐 One-click updates for compromised passwords, plus more safety features And more → https://blog.google/... [video] @googleai : 🧵1/5 @GoogleChrome is officially entering its Gemini era ✨ Directly embedded into Chrome, Gemini can now answer questions about your open pages, summarize information from multiple tabs, and help you take action in Google apps like YouTube and Calendar. Here is a deeper @geminiapp : Gemini in Chrome is rolling out to all eligible Mac and Windows users in the US starting today and coming soon to iOS. So you can get a quick summary, clarify concepts, and find answers using the context of your open tabs. Learn more → https://blog.google/... @googlechrome : Ready to see what's next for Chrome? Learn more about the new AI features coming to your browser: https://blog.google/... @buccocapital : Google launching agentic browsing and Gemini search to Chrome immediately after the antitrust case is resolved is pretty funny Time to start shipping now that they know they won't have to divest assets Sundar Pichai / @sundarpichai : From the beginning, we had clear goals for Chrome: simplicity, speed, and security. And now with AI, we have a chance to make the browser even safer, more intelligent and helpful. Our next Chrome era is just beginning... [image] Dieter Bohn / @backlon : Huge update for AI in Chrome. Gemini is built right in: it makes it easy to converse about the page you're browsing and can even work across tabs - and remember the tabs you closed. The Omnibox is getting supercharged very soon too, with AI Mode and AI Overviews. Philipp Schmid / @_philschmid : This next level! You can now combine Browser Use with Code Execution and have Gemini 2.5 control our browser via UI controls and write dynamic Javascript to extract data from pages or do other things! 🤯 Below is an example how Gemini 2.5 uses javascript tool and writes a [image] @google : Welcome to the new @GoogleChrome. 🎉 With AI built in, your browser is no longer just a window to the web — it's an intelligent, proactive partner that can better anticipate your needs, help you understand more complex information and make you more productive, all while keeping [image] Dieter Bohn / @backlon : SOON: Agentic capabilities. Gemini will be able to act on pages on your behalf, with easy controls to see what's happening and stop it at any time. AND: when Chrome detects you have a compromised password, an AI agent will make it easy to fix that with a single click. Parisa Tabriz / @laparisa : Big updates from @googlechrome team! In our latest Behind the Browser, we share how AI is helping us deliver on our mission of making the web work better for you. Full scoop at https://blog.google/... & here are some highlights: ✨ Gemini in Chrome now works across your tabs, LinkedIn: Emil Protalinski : Do you want generative AI in your browser? — Google has unveiled new AI features for Chrome, including adding a button to launch the Gemini chatbot … Jennifer Elias : Google is adding more artificial intelligence into its Chrome browser as the search giant tries to fend off burgeoning competition from AI startups OpenAIand Perplexity. … Yana Yushkina : Starting today, we're making search in Chrome even more powerful with direct access to Google Search's AI Mode in the address bar (what we call the Omnibox). … Mike Torres : Chrome celebrated its 17th birthday a few weeks ago, but we haven't put a stop to the festivities just yet 🎉 Today … Janice Wong : Really excited to share that Gemini in Chrome is rolling out to all US users, no Google AI subscription needed. … Yaowu Xu : We're officially entering a new era of Chrome! 🚀🚀🚀 — 💥This is more than just an update … Bluesky: @pileofgarbage.net : There's already plenty of reasons to stop using Chome but for those who are feckless ingrates here is another one: blog.google/products/chr... Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life : Agents in browsers are all the rage. Every browser company besides Apple and multiple startups are betting on adding AI to the browser that can explain webpages or perform automated tasks like booking a haircut or ordering your weekly groceries. — Is anyone using these and if so how do you like it? Gerald Benischke / @beny23.github.io : Me: I find chrome a bit bloated. — Google: hold my beer — blog.google/products/chr... Alex Russell / @infrequently.org : I'm old enough to remember when Chrome *didn't* shove Google Plus into every surface: — wired.com/story/google-gem... Mastodon: Ivan Enderlin / @hywan@floss.social : Chrome: The browser you love, reimagined with AI, https://blog.google/... Google was already spying you via its browser, now it will suck all the content you're reading for the sake of its AI. — A browser must be neutral. It now integrates its new AI features with Google services like Calendar and Docs. … Alex Russell / @slightlyoff@toot.cafe : I'm old enough to remember when Chrome *didn't* shove Plus into every nook and cranny: — https://www.wired.com/... Forums: Hacker News : Chrome's New AI Features r/singularity : Google Chrome launches new AI-first features r/perplexity_ai : Google Chrome launches new AI-first features r/technews : Google Injects Gemini Into Chrome as AI Browsers Go Mainstream r/technology : Google Injects Gemini Into Chrome as AI Browsers Go Mainstream | Google weaving Gemini further into the popular Chrome browser is an inflection point … r/diabrowser : has google just killed dia? r/GeminiAI : Google Injects Gemini Into Chrome as AI Browsers Go Mainstream r/Bard : Go behind the browser with Chrome's new AI features