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Google has announced that it is expanding its Gemini in Chrome features to the Asia Pacific region, including Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam. This rollout will start today so you may soon see these features appearing. Right now, it is for users on desktop (Chromebook Plus, Mac, or Windows) and iOS, there’s no mention of when it’ll be available on Android, which is interesting given Google's own platform and is exceptionally popular in markets like the Philippines.
Gemini in Chrome allows you to do all kinds of things right from your browser. For example, if you get bored reading a large Substack article, you can just ask Gemini in Chrome to summarize it for you. If there is information across multiple tabs, Gemini in Chrome can grab it so you don’t have to switch tabs.
The AI also has access to Google apps, so you could schedule a meeting with Calendar, check location details with Maps, draft and send emails with Gmail, and ask questions about YouTube videos, without having to leave your current tab.
Google has also brought new Nano Banana 2 capabilities that let you transform images on the web from the Gemini in Chrome side panel by just using a text prompt. Additionally, it supports Personal Intelligence so that it can remember context from past conversations and tailor its answers to whatever you’re looking for on the web.
Google says this feature is secure as its models have been trained to detect known threats like prompt injection. It also includes safeguards to ask for confirmation before completing sensitive actions.
While it is unlikely that many privacy-conscious users are using Chrome that much, this feature could be a tipping point for some users who don’t want any AI near their browsing activity.
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