Google announced a new enhancement to Chrome, adding built-in AI to help people in the Philippines seek and understand information with much more ease. Powered by Google’s latest AI capabilities (Gemini 3.1), these browser enhancements will be first available on desktop and iOS. People using Android can also activate Gemini while using Chrome and other apps by simply holding the power button.
Key features arriving with this update include:
Interact with web content without switching tabs
Whether you need to synthesize a complex article or spark a new idea, you can now do so without losing your place on the web. With Chrome’s side panel, you can multi-task with ease and instantly get help with whatever you’re working on, without ever having to switch tabs. Just click the icon in the top right corner of your current tab and start chatting with your personalized browsing assistant.
Chrome’s new AI-enhanced capabilities can help you summarize lengthy web content, perform tasks like creating a pop quiz for your upcoming final, answer questions like “how can I make this recipe vegan?,” and even remember pages you’ve previously visited so you can finally close the tabs you’ve set aside for later.
Get the best of Google with innovative integrations
By connecting your workspace tools within the browser (such as Gmail, Maps, Calendar, YouTube and more), Chrome helps you act on information the moment you find it. With ease, you can schedule meetings on your Calendar, see location details from Maps and ask questions about YouTube videos.
Integration with Gmail means you can even compose and send emails without leaving your current page. Just open the side panel and ask to send an email. Once it’s finished, you’ll have the option to make any necessary edits and then get it sent with a single tap or click.
Get work done faster across tabs
Gemini in Chrome can work across multiple open tabs, so you can easily cross-reference and consolidate information into a single view. For example when planning a team building activity, Chrome can bring together all of your research to plan the perfect offsite ice breaker. For shopping, you can easily create a table comparing the key details of products across sites, making shopping a breeze.
Google also built Nano Banana 2 directly into Chrome so you can transform images on the fly. All you need to do is type a prompt in the side panel to explain what you’re trying to do. Nano Banana 2 will do the rest, transforming the image without needing to upload files or open a new tab. For instance, with Nano Banana 2, you can become your own interior designer, mixing and matching furniture before ever making a purchase.
Stay safe with Chrome’s security by design
These new capabilities are designed to keep you in control, and were built with security in mind from the start. Google trained its models to recognize known threats like prompt injection to keep people safe as they browse. Google has also built safeguards to ask for confirmation before taking certain sensitive actions, like sending an email or adding an event to your calendar. To validate the security of Chrome’s layered defenses, automated red-teaming is used to continually strengthen protections, and Chrome’s auto-update capabilities allow it to respond to the latest threats.
These are just some of the new capabilities that represent the next chapter of Chrome in making the web more accessible and actionable to everyone in the Philippines. Google will be adding more capabilities and expanding into even more regions and languages throughout the year.
