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Chrome adds a Gemini sidebar and agent-style auto-browsing

Chrome adds a persistent Gemini sidebar and an auto-browse agent for web tasks.

Google added a persistent Gemini sidebar in Chrome and introduced agentic features for automating web tasks.

  • Gemini moves from a pop-up to a side panel and can answer questions about the current page or any open tab.
  • Tabs opened from the same page can be treated as a single context group for comparisons.
  • The sidebar expands to Chromebook Plus, in addition to Windows and macOS.
  • A future sidebar update ties into Gmail, Search, YouTube, and Google Photos via Gemini’s “personal intelligence” mode.
  • Auto-browse, aimed at Google AI Pro and Google AI Ultra users, can traverse sites (like shopping and coupon search) but pauses for sign-in and final purchase approval.