Google is rolling out major updates to Gemini in Chrome, adding new AI-powered features designed to help users multitask and complete complex tasks across the web.
Built on Gemini 3, Google’s latest model, the update introduces a new side panel that lets users access Gemini while keeping their main browser tab open. The panel can summarize content, compare information across multiple sites and assist with scheduling and planning, according to Google.
The update also brings image-editing capabilities directly into the browser through a tool called Nano Banana, allowing users to transform images without downloading files or opening new tabs.
Gemini in Chrome now integrates more deeply with Google apps including Gmail, Calendar, Maps, YouTube and Google Flights, enabling cross-app workflows such as pulling information from emails to help plan trips or draft messages.
For paid AI Pro and Ultra subscribers in the U.S., Google is introducing an agentic feature called auto browse, which can handle multi-step tasks like travel planning, form filling and expense reporting, with user confirmation required for sensitive actions.
Google said Chrome will also support its new Universal Commerce Protocol, an open standard for AI-driven shopping developed with partners including Shopify and Etsy.