Google introduced Chrome to the world in 2008, marking the beginning of a new era in online search. Now, seventeen years later, the technology giant seeks to redefine the concept of “browser” through artificial intelligence once again.
To accomplish this, it has officially announced all the new features that are already being integrated or will soon be incorporated into Chrome, aiming to provide a smarter, more proactive, and more productive browsing experience.
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… pic.twitter.com/jY2jDULxmb — Google (@Google) September 18, 2025
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… pic.twitter.com/jY2jDULxmb
— Google (@Google) September 18, 2025
Although the United States is the first country to enjoy these new features, Google will gradually roll them out to other regions over time. Here, we list them so that you may begin familiarizing yourself with the updates.
Mac and Windows users in the United States with English settings can now benefit from the implementation of Gemini within Chrome. This new capability of the browser allows users to request assistance from Gemini to explain website information in simple terms, to condense data from several pages into a report, to locate a site visited days ago, among other helpful functions.
Google has announced that soon these functionalities will also become accessible for Android and iOS, and via Workspace, with enterprise-level data protection and control.
Gemini in Chrome is able to function across various tabs, meaning it can compare, summarize, and manage information from several websites to assist you with your tasks. For instance, if you are planning a trip to Italy and have a tab open for an airline, another for a hotel booking site, and another for a tourist activities website, Gemini can condense that information to generate a comprehensive travel plan report.
Imagine you need to revisit a website you accessed several days ago, but you do not recall its name and are not interested in digging through an extensive browsing history. With Gemini’s integration in Chrome, you may ask the AI and easily find that site. Simply enter a prompt such as, “What was the website where I saw the three-door walnut wardrobe last week?”
Gemini in Chrome also connects to services such as Calendar, YouTube, and Maps, offering a more seamless and integrated experience across the Google ecosystem, all without leaving the browser. For example, if you are looking for a specific point in a YouTube video, you may ask Gemini in Chrome to find it for you, and it will take you directly to that moment.
Google aims to implement agent functions in Gemini for Chrome that will allow for autonomous task management, thereby relieving users of significant workloads. With this, users will be able to give precise instructions to Gemini in Chrome, and this AI will understand and interact with websites to fulfill the assigned task. At any point, users will be able to pause the AI, maintaining full control of the process.
For example, you may use this feature for Gemini in Chrome to book an appointment at your favorite hair salon or to purchase the necessary products for a specific recipe. These capabilities are expected to be enabled in the coming months.
By the end of the month, Chrome users in the United States who have their browsers set to English will be able to begin using the quick access to AI Mode, located directly in the Chrome address bar (also known as the “omnibox”).
By utilizing AI Mode, users may ask longer and more complex questions, thereby receiving more comprehensive and helpful responses generated by the AI. In addition, it is also possible to continue the conversation by submitting follow-up questions to further expand the provided information.
Google has stated that, in the weeks following the launch in the United States, it will extend this access to additional countries and languages.
Google has already begun to activate a new feature for suggested questions in the Chrome address bar. These suggestions are based on the content of the website the user is visiting and offer a useful approach to help obtain relevant information.
If the user clicks on one of these suggestions, Chrome opens an additional view on the right side of the screen and generates an AI Overview. The user may ask further follow-up questions using AI Mode.
At present, this feature is only available in the United States in English, but it has already been announced that it will become available in more countries and languages in the coming weeks.
Google has already integrated Gemini Nano into its Enhanced Safe Browsing mode in order to identify tech support scams that attempt to deceive users into downloading harmful software. Its next objective is to broaden this protection to detect and block websites that utilize viruses or fake prize giveaways to damage or defraud users.
According to Google, since Chrome gained the ability to detect potentially fraudulent notifications—allowing individuals to review and unsubscribe from them—it has managed to reduce unwanted website notifications on Android by approximately three billion per day.
To further help improve its users’ experience and their web security, Google has announced it is employing AI to learn user preferences, considering indicators such as website quality when managing permissions. If the AI determines it is unlikely the user will grant permissions such as access to location or camera, permission requests will be presented in a less intrusive manner.
Currently, Chrome already assists users in managing their passwords, automatically filling in login credentials or alerting them if any of their passwords have been compromised (for example, if affected by a large-scale data leak).
The next step announced by Google is to enable AI as a password agent, allowing users to change their previously saved passwords with a single click if the AI detects they have been compromised. Some compatible websites where this functionality will be available include: Coursera, Duolingo, H&M, and Spotify, among others.
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