Google Puts Gemini In Chrome; AI Mode Hits Omnibox

Sept. 23, 2025 (Muzicgh.com) — Google on Sept. 18 detailed a major Chrome update that brings its Gemini assistant into the browser and adds an “AI Mode” to the address bar, part of a shift from passive page rendering to a context-aware, AI-centric experience. The company says the features start rolling out to U.S. desktop users on Mac and Windows in English, with expansion to more countries and languages to follow.

Gemini in Chrome can use on-screen context across multiple tabs to answer questions, summarize pages and pull details from services like Google Docs, Calendar, Maps and YouTube, reducing tab-hopping for common tasks. Google is also developing “agentic” capabilities that will let the assistant carry out multi-step chores, such as ordering groceries or booking appointments, while keeping the user in control.

In the address bar, Chrome’s AI Mode is designed for complex queries and follow-up questions from the same place people already search and browse. Contextual suggestions tied to the page you’re viewing are available now in the U.S.; AI Mode begins U.S. rollout later this month, both starting with English before widening.

Security remains a pillar of the update. Google says Chrome now uses AI more broadly to secure autofill, flag compromised passwords, reduce spammy site notifications and simplify sensitive permission prompts. Since launching AI-powered warnings, Chrome users on Android receive around 3 billion fewer unwanted website notifications per day, according to the company.

Google framed the changes as the next era for a browser first launched in 2008 around speed and safety, now re-imagined to understand content, streamline workflows and bolster protection. Availability will depend on region, language and device; Google says mobile support is coming to Android and iOS.