New Delhi: Google has expanded Gemini in Chrome to Android users in India, bringing artificial intelligence deeper into the browser and allowing users to ask Gemini questions about webpages, summarise content and perform certain tasks without repeatedly switching between tabs.
The bigger addition is Gemini’s auto-browse feature, which can navigate websites and complete multi-step tasks such as filling online forms, booking parking and ordering groceries. However, auto-browse is currently available only to Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultra subscribers.
While Gemini in Chrome is available to all Android users in India, the more advanced automation features come with subscription requirements and daily usage limits.
Gemini can now perform tasks inside Chrome
Until now, AI assistants in browsers have largely focused on answering questions, summarising webpages or helping users find information.
With auto-browse, Gemini can go a step further by interacting with websites and completing multiple steps on the user’s behalf.
For example, a user reading a recipe could ask Gemini to purchase the ingredients. The AI can read the recipe, identify the required items, visit a supported shopping website and add the products to the cart.
The user can then review the shopping list before the purchase is completed.
Gemini can similarly be asked to fill lengthy online forms or make arrangements such as booking parking for an event. Rather than simply providing instructions, the assistant can navigate the relevant webpages and carry out the required steps.
Users remain in control of payments
Despite the increased level of automation, Google has retained user confirmation for sensitive actions.
When Gemini is completing an auto-browse task, users are shown a plan before the process begins. This includes the websites Gemini intends to use and the personal information that may be shared.
Users can also take control of the browsing session at any point.
The auto-browse activity takes place in a separate browser tab, giving users the ability to monitor what the AI is doing.
Google also says Gemini requires confirmation before completing certain sensitive actions, including steps related to payments. This means the AI does not simply complete a purchase without user involvement at the relevant stage.
Gemini in Chrome available to all Android users
The broader Gemini in Chrome experience is now available to all Android users in India, unlike auto-browse, which is restricted to paid AI plans.
Users can ask Gemini questions about the webpage currently open in Chrome. The assistant can also summarise lengthy articles and other web content.
Google is additionally integrating Gemini with apps such as Google Calendar and Google Keep, allowing users to access related information without constantly moving between different browser tabs or applications.
This could make the browser more useful for people who regularly research information, organise tasks or work with several pieces of online content at once.
Google brings Nano Banana to Chrome
The Chrome integration also brings Google’s Nano Banana image generation and editing capabilities into the browser.
This gives users access to AI-powered image creation and editing while browsing, adding another generative AI capability to Chrome.
The move reflects Google’s broader effort to turn Chrome from a traditional web browser into a more AI-assisted workspace, where users can search, understand and act on information from the same interface.
Auto-browse has daily limits
Google is placing limits on how many auto-browse tasks subscribers can perform each day.
Google AI Pro users can access up to 20 auto-browse tasks a day, while Google AI Ultra subscribers can use up to 200 tasks a day.
This distinction means that although the feature is designed for more complex automation, frequent users will need to consider their subscription tier and daily allowance.
The feature is currently described as experimental, so users should expect the technology and its capabilities to evolve as Google gathers feedback and improves the system.
Google focuses on AI security
Giving an AI system the ability to navigate websites and interact with online services creates additional security challenges.
Google says Gemini’s auto-browse system has been designed with security in mind. Its models are trained to detect threats including prompt injection, a technique that can attempt to manipulate an AI system through malicious instructions embedded in webpages.
The company has also introduced safeguards such as showing users the planned browsing process and allowing them to take control.
However, Google continues to describe auto-browse as experimental and says users remain responsible for what Gemini does while completing a task.
What the Chrome update means for Android users
The arrival of Gemini in Chrome represents a shift from AI that merely provides information to AI that can increasingly act on a user’s instructions.
For everyday users, this could mean less time spent filling forms, switching between websites or manually transferring information from one webpage to another.
For example, instead of reading a webpage, opening another site and manually entering information, users could potentially ask Gemini to handle several of those steps in sequence.
At the same time, the subscription requirement for auto-browse and its experimental status mean the feature is not yet a completely unrestricted AI assistant for Chrome users.
Gemini moves deeper into Google’s browser
Google’s latest Chrome update brings its AI ambitions directly into one of the company’s most widely used products.
With Gemini now available to Android users in India and auto-browse available to Pro and Ultra subscribers, Chrome is moving beyond its traditional role as a window to the web.
The ability to understand webpages, summarise information, connect with productivity apps and perform multi-step tasks could make browsing faster for many users.
However, because auto-browse can interact with websites and potentially handle sensitive information, Google’s safeguards and the user’s oversight remain important.
For now, Android users in India can access Gemini’s core Chrome features, while those seeking automated browsing will need an eligible Google AI subscription and must operate within the applicable daily limits.