Google Unveils Chrome Updates:

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Gemini Chatbot to Access Search History and Gain AI Agent Features
Users will also be able to launch AI Mode for information retrieval directly from the address bar.

Source: Google

Google announced that all Mac and Windows users in the U.S. with English set as their browser language will gain access to Gemini’s new features. By clicking the Gemini icon in the top-right corner of Chrome, users can, for example, ask the chatbot to explain information on the currently open page. Wired notes that the icon can also be unpinned if desired.

The chatbot has learned to compare and summarize information across multiple tabs. For example, when planning a trip, it can combine details about flights, hotels, and vacation activities from different websites.

“Coming soon,” the company will add the ability to search past browsing history with Gemini. Instead of manually digging through the browser’s history, users could simply ask: “Which site did I see a walnut desk on last week?” and Gemini will surface the relevant links.

In the “coming months,” Google plans to launch Gemini with agent-like functions in Chrome for tasks such as booking a haircut or ordering groceries. Users will only need to describe the task, and the chatbot will carry out the necessary actions on their behalf.

AI Mode in Search will also be accessible directly from the Chrome address bar. The company expects to release this update in the U.S. at the end of September 2025 in English, with rollout to other countries and languages “in the coming weeks.”

Users will also be able to ask questions about the current tab straight from the address bar. Chrome will suggest possible questions based on the page’s context. Contextual prompts are already available in the U.S. in English and will expand globally “in the coming weeks.”

Soon, Chrome will use AI to manage passwords on supported websites such as Coursera, Spotify, Duolingo, and H&M, allowing users to change compromised saved passwords with a single click.

Google first began rolling out Gemini-powered screen analysis in Chrome back in May 2025, initially available only to AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers in the U.S.

[jacson4]

Gemini in Chrome Summarizing across tabs + search history access = huge productivity boost

[Nahid10]

Love the info retrieval from the address bar AI mode feels super seamless