Chrome Wants to Turn Your Gmail Into an Autofill Shortcut

Chrome Wants to Turn Your Gmail Into an Autofill Shortcut
Chrome’s autofill has long handled the familiar basics — names, addresses and payment details. Google expanded that foundation last year to include information such as passport numbers and data from Google Wallet.

Now the browser is taking the next step: enhanced autofill can use Gemini with Personal Intelligence to search a user’s Gmail for the details that routinely send people hunting through inboxes. The new suggestions can include order numbers, package tracking codes, flight confirmation numbers, hotel reservations, membership IDs and contact information.

The pitch is straightforward: less tab-hopping, fewer copied-and-pasted strings, and a faster route through checkout, travel and account forms. One report likened the convenience to Apple’s familiar system for surfacing text-message verification codes directly above the keyboard — a small automation that removes a repetitive nuisance.

But the feature also extends the reach of Google’s Personal Intelligence system, which already lets Gemini draw on connected Google apps to answer more complex queries. That makes the update more than a form-filling tweak: it is another effort to keep everyday tasks inside Google’s browser-and-AI ecosystem.

Google’s safeguards are central to the rollout. The company says sensitive information shown as a form suggestion remains encrypted, and users can choose what enhanced autofill can access in Chrome’s settings or disable it entirely.

The rollout begins in the United States for people who have Personal Intelligence switched on, across Chrome on desktop, Android and iOS. For users comfortable granting Gemini a closer look at their inbox, Chrome is betting convenience will outweigh the hesitation.

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