Chrome has received a major update, and the AI that just topped the App Store can now be used directly.

You should also have a similar browser experience. That is, when you've opened a tab before but forgot to bookmark it; the next time you want to find it, you can only rummage through the history for a long time, and you're not even sure you'll find it.

A few days ago, we introduced the product guide for the Google AI suite, and its browser, Chrome, was excluded.

On the one hand, it's a traditional and well - established browser, and almost everyone has it installed on their computer; on the other hand, the browser itself seems to have no AI features. In the scenario of finding a tab, apart from relying on third - party extensions, we can only search through the history.

However, now Chrome has undergone its biggest upgrade since its release in 2008. For those missing tabs, just click the small Gemini icon in the upper right corner, and the problem can be solved with a single sentence. Whether you like it or not, it's now an AI browser.

Gemini in Chrome

Click the Gemini icon in the upper right corner, and we can have cross - tab conversations with Gemini.

Chrome is no longer just a passive tool for opening web pages. The introduction of Gemini has turned it into an intelligent partner that can actively help us with tasks. The Gemini assistant, AI search mode, agents, and a series of new security and convenience features have all arrived.

Chrome has published multiple posts on its YouTube channel and official blog to introduce this "historically new" browser.

We've studied all the new features right away and can responsibly tell you that this is not just about adding a chatbot. It may really take us some time to learn and adapt to this smarter browser in our way of surfing the Internet.

Information overload? AI helps highlight the key points, turning dozens of web pages into a concise summary in seconds

This might be the most exciting feature for office workers and students. Imagine a scenario where your boss asks you to research an industry within half an hour, or you need to quickly digest a dozen research papers for your thesis. In the past, we could only open each page one by one and rush to switch between multiple tabs.

Now, open these websites and call on Gemini. It can act like a professional assistant, reading, comparing, and summarizing across multiple tabs.

Gemini in Chrome can access the context information of multiple tabs

We can directly ask it: "What are the advantages and disadvantages of these cameras?" or "Help me integrate these materials into a travel plan."

It can even find the key information in YouTube videos. We don't need additional third - party extensions to get the same YouTube video summaries.

From searching for a needle in a haystack to having AI directly present the answer, this is a significant improvement in efficiency.

Do it by voice, not by hand. Your browser assistant will be able to do everything in the future

If "summarizing materials" is just an appetizer, then the following "Agentic Capabilities" is the future vision Google has painted for us.

Simply put, like all agents, we give the commands, and the browser does the legwork. Just like all demonstrations of agent capabilities, we can only use agents to book restaurants and buy birthday gifts for now.

Google mentioned that in the next few months, by integrating Google's powerful application ecosystem, such as YouTube videos, Gmail, Calendar, and office suites;

We can directly say to Chrome, "Order me my usual salad." "Book a hair salon appointment for next Wednesday afternoon." "Add these items to my shopping cart."

Gemini integrated in Chrome is capable of handling some simple and repetitive tasks for us

After our authorization, Chrome will automatically perform a series of multi - step operations on the web page, such as clicking, filling in forms, and placing orders, while we only need to supervise the process and can stop it at any time.

Although it sounds a bit like the features demonstrated by ChatGPT agent before, that's exactly what it is. I think the capabilities of agents haven't been fully explored yet. Developing a dedicated AI browser just for booking restaurants doesn't seem cost - effective.

For the upcoming agent capabilities of Chrome, my expectation is that the real trivial matters in our lives can be processed with just three clicks instead of taking 30 minutes.

The address bar is now an all - purpose AI box

The web address bar in Chrome, which we use countless times every day, has now been upgraded to the Omnibox all - purpose box.

When we visit a web page, the address bar will intelligently recommend some questions we might want to ask based on the page content.

For example, when you're looking at a mattress, it might prompt you: "What's the warranty policy for this?"

AI mode is directly available in the address bar

Moreover, related to the AI Mode we introduced before, now we don't need to go to the dedicated Google search address. We can directly activate the AI mode in the address bar. The AI Mode can handle more complex, open - ended, and in - depth research questions.

For example, "Recommend some retro - style coffee machines suitable for small apartments within a budget of 1000 yuan." AI will directly generate a detailed report in the sidebar without the need to jump to another page.

AI not only improves efficiency but also makes Chrome safer

After talking about so many AI features, security is also a factor that Chrome cares a lot about. Chrome probably wants to say, "Don't think only Safari can protect privacy and security."

This time, mainly using the Gemini Nano model, it can more actively identify and block phishing websites that induce us to download malicious software.

And for more intelligent management of notifications, AI will automatically identify those spam and phishing website notifications and help you "unsubscribe with one click." Google claims that on the Android platform alone, this feature can reduce about 3 billion harassments for users every day.

Password security has also been updated. When a password is unfortunately leaked, Chrome will be able to act like a password agent in the future and directly help us change the password with one click on supported websites.

Chrome can fix a leaked password with one click

The Gemini in Chrome was previously a Google Labs project, only available to AI Pro and Ultra users.

Now these Chrome updates support all users in the United States who have set English as their preferred language, and they are available for Mac and Windows versions; the Android and iOS versions will also be launched soon, and some of the features are still being updated.

🔗 Official usage guide help:

https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/16283624

We've also discussed the form of AI browsers many times before. Whether it's Arc launched by the browser company, or Dia which later integrated more new features and is now sold to Atlassian.

There's also Comet launched by Perplexity, which should have been officially opened to most users recently, without the need for a long waitlist.

And some time ago, Microsoft announced that Edge has also been officially upgraded to an AI browser; there are also rumors about OpenAI's AI browser.

Similar to this AI Chrome, their models can even be summarized as a sidebar and a startup page like the ChatGPT homepage.

According to statcounter statistics, Chrome leads the global market share

However, what makes Chrome different is that it's a browser that leads the world. Today's update may mark that the concept of "AI browser" is really moving from the exploration of a few to a more popular discussion.

If the best form to present AI isn't a browser, then what should be the best form of an AI browser?

🔗 Reference link, Google update blog:

https://blog.google/products/chrome/new-ai-features-for-chrome/

https://blog.google/products/chrome/chrome-reimagined-with-ai/

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