Google is expanding its Gemini-powered Chrome experience to seven new Asia-Pacific markets, marking the biggest regional push yet for its AI-infused browser.
Rollout to seven new countries
The company is making Gemini in Chrome available in Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea and Vietnam, adding to an existing list that already includes the US, Canada, India and New Zealand. With this phase, Gemini in Chrome is now live in 11 countries, as Google continues to turn its browser into a central hub for AI assistance across work, study and everyday browsing.
According to reports on the rollout, the feature is arriving on both desktop and iOS in all the new markets, with Japan being the main exception where mobile availability remains limited for now. The expansion follows earlier international launches in March, when Google brought Gemini in Chrome to India, Canada and New Zealand along with support for more than 50 additional languages.
What Gemini in Chrome can do
Gemini in Chrome embeds Google’s latest generative AI model directly into the browser, offering sidebar access to a chatbot, on-page assistance and tools that work across Google’s ecosystem of apps. Users can ask Gemini to summarize long web pages, compare information from multiple tabs, draft emails, or even generate and edit images without leaving the site they are on.
Earlier this year, Google outlined six new Gemini-powered capabilities for Chrome, including an agentic “Auto Browse” mode that can carry out multi-step workflows like collecting tax documents or getting quotes from service providers on a user’s behalf. “The new Gemini in Chrome is like having an assistant that helps you find information and get things done on the web easier than ever before,” the company said when previewing the experience for desktop users.
Deeper app integrations and language support
A core part of the vision behind Gemini in Chrome is tighter integration with Gmail, Maps, Calendar, YouTube and other Google services. In its earlier regional announcement, Google emphasized that people will be able to open the side panel and ask Gemini to draft and send an email, pull in location details from Maps, schedule events or interact with YouTube videos without switching tabs.
The international rollout has gone hand-in-hand with aggressive language expansion. Gemini in Chrome now supports more than 50 languages, including widely spoken options like Hindi, French, Spanish and Chinese, and region-specific languages in markets such as India and New Zealand. In an earlier blog post about bringing Gemini in Chrome to new regions, Google noted, “We’re bringing Chrome’s powerful AI features to more regions and languages, helping millions of people get the most out of their browser.”
Part of a broader AI push in Chrome
The seven-country expansion is the latest step in a broader effort to infuse Chrome with Gemini-powered AI features across platforms. In January, Google detailed a redesigned Chrome interface with a persistent side panel for the Gemini chatbot, an image-generation tool known as Nano Banana, and a new “Personal Intelligence” experience that promises more context-aware assistance over time.
Google has framed the shift as a way to reduce “tab fatigue” and streamline complex digital chores directly in the browser, from filling out forms to coordinating real-world logistics. “We’ve built AI directly into Chrome to help people seek and understand information, whether they’re studying for an exam, shopping for the perfect gift or just taking care of their daily chores,” the company explained in its announcement about expanding Chrome’s AI experiences to new markets.
As Gemini in Chrome reaches Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea and Vietnam, users across Asia Pacific will now be able to test how far Google’s vision of an AI-first browser can go in everyday use.
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