Google Brings Gemini to Chrome on Android in India, With Paid Task Automation

Google is bringing two kinds of AI help to Chrome in India: one that helps users read, and another that can act for them. In an October 7 announcement, the company said Gemini in Chrome is now available to all Android users in the country. Auto browse also launched on desktop and Android, but only for AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers.

The mobile release follows Google’s introduction of Gemini in Chrome on desktops in India earlier this year. This announcement extends that browser assistant to Android and brings the separate auto browse feature to both platforms in the same rollout.

From desktop tabs to phone browsing

Gemini in Chrome can summarize long articles and answer questions about webpages. Those are two routes into the same material: a reader can ask for a shorter version of an article or ask a question about the page they are browsing.

The assistant also connects with Google apps, including Keep and Calendar, without requiring users to switch between tabs. Its creative tools include generating and customizing images with Nano Banana. Google presents these as capabilities of the browser assistant, alongside its help with reading webpages.

The paid feature takes on errands

Auto browse can do more than explain a webpage. Google says it can book event parking, fill out a long form and order groceries for the week. These are tasks users can hand off, not just questions to ask.

Google pairs that ability to act with security safeguards. It says its models are trained to detect known threats, including prompt injection. It also says auto browse asks for confirmation before completing some sensitive tasks, so delegation does not mean every action proceeds without a check.

Google’s announcement does not say which sensitive tasks need confirmation. Subscribers are left without a clear line between errands the browser can finish and those that need their approval.