Google is expanding Gemini in Chrome to more parts of the world, bringing its AI assistant directly into the browser for users in India, Canada, and New Zealand. With this rollout, Gemini becomes available in a convenient desktop sidebar, making it easier to ask questions about what you’re viewing on-screen, pull helpful context from your Google services, and even compare information across multiple tabs without constantly switching windows.
This move builds on Google’s earlier Gemini-in-Chrome release, which first arrived in the U.S. as a floating window and later evolved into sidebar-based tools designed for quicker, more natural multitasking while you browse.
More languages added, including major Indian languages
Alongside the regional expansion, Google is also widening language support. Gemini in Chrome will now work with several additional languages, including Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu, and Tamil, on top of English and other supported Chrome languages. For users who prefer to browse and work in their native language, this can make everyday tasks like summarizing pages, understanding complex topics, or writing messages far more accessible.
How Gemini works inside Chrome
Once the feature is enabled for your account, you’ll see an “Ask Gemini” icon on the tab bar. Clicking it opens the Gemini sidebar for the tab you’re currently using. From there, you can do things like:
– Ask questions about the content on the page you’re reading
– Summarize an article, document, or long webpage
– Create a quiz to help you study or better understand a topic
One of the most useful upgrades is that Gemini can work across tabs. That means you can reference multiple open pages in one request, which is especially handy when you’re comparing products while shopping, reviewing travel options, or sorting through different event or ticket pages.
Deeper integration with Google apps for more personalized help
Gemini in Chrome can also connect with various Google tools to provide more contextual and personalized responses. It can pull relevant information from services like Gmail, Keep, Drive, Maps, Calendar, and YouTube to help you get things done faster while staying inside the browser.
For example, you can write and send an email directly from the Gemini sidebar without leaving your current tab. You can also ask Gemini to summarize a YouTube video and return the key takeaways with timestamp markers, making it easier to jump straight to the moments that matter. On the productivity side, Gemini can help schedule meetings or give you a quick briefing on your day using information from your calendar and other connected services.
Image transformation tools built into the experience
Google is also enabling access to its Nano Banana 2 generative AI image tool through Gemini in Chrome, giving users image transformation capabilities from within the assistant. A practical use case is visualizing home upgrades or design changes: you can upload a photo of your room while shopping for furniture and ask Gemini to generate a transformed image that shows how a specific item might look in your space.
Gemini in Chrome also expanding to iOS in India
In addition to desktop support, Google says Gemini in Chrome is rolling out on iOS in India as well. When it becomes available, users will see the option in the address bar via a page tools icon, offering a more integrated AI assistant experience directly inside Chrome on iPhone.
Earlier this year, Google introduced more advanced “agentic” browser capabilities in the U.S. for certain paid users, allowing the AI to take over parts of the browser and complete tasks on a user’s behalf. For this latest expansion to India, Canada, and New Zealand, Google is not including those automated task-taking features, focusing instead on Gemini’s sidebar assistance, tab comparison tools, and app integrations.
With Gemini arriving in more regions, more languages, and more devices, Google is positioning Chrome as a more AI-powered browser for everyday browsing, research, shopping comparisons, and productivity—without requiring users to leave the page they’re on.
