Search giant Google announced ‘auto browse’ for its internet browser Google Chrome in January 2026, which can perform complex tasks on a user’s behalf. While the functionality was earlier limited in the United States, it is now expanding in India to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers on Android and PC.
According to a Google India Blog post, the company also announced Gemini in Chrome will now reach Android users in the country. The feature has been available for desktop users for a while. Here are all the details about the two updates.
In a demo shared by the company, Gemini in Chrome is summoned on Nykaa, a beauty products shopping website, to give product recommendations and later compile a routine to use them daily.
Further, Gemini in Chrome can summarise long articles and lets you ask queries on a webpage about the information or products. To scrub information, it can connect to Google Keep, Calendar and more Google apps without switching tabs. Plus, it also allows image generation and customisation powered by Nano Banana.
Google shared a demo of the “auto browse” feature in the post. The AI chat can be seen adding a recipe’s ingredients to a quick commerce platform’s cart. It can also help users automate form filling, compare products, secure bookings, order groceries, search deals and more. The agentic feature will be limited to devices configured in English.
Before submitting sensitive tasks, “auto browse” will confirm the information with the user, Google said. These capabilities are “secure-by-design” and can detect threats such as “prompt injection”. If you are a Google AI Pro and Ultra user, here is how to use the feature.
Step 1: Open a site where you want to complete a task in Google Chrome
Step 2: If your subscribed account is eligible, look for the Ask Gemini icon at the top
Step 3: Describe the task you want autobrowse to do on your behalf
Step 4: Submit your request, review the details and tap “Start Task”
Note that you may be prompted to review the details, take over the task or give necessary permissions to complete the task.