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If you use Chrome on your iPhone or iPad, you will soon be able to talk to Google's Gemini AI without leaving your browser.
Previously, iPhone users have been restricted to using Gemini on Google's iOS app or through its website, but now the assistant is built into Chrome. Similar functionality is already available on Android and desktop versions of the browser.
The company first teased iPhone integration in September before a few months of testing with select users. According to 9to5Google, the feature is now rolling out more widely as part of Chrome 143 for iPhone and iPad.
It's available across the US, but Google says it may still take a while for the feature to arrive on your device as it's "gradually" rolling out. You'll need to be signed into Chrome, use the browser in English, be over 18 years old, and it won't appear in Incognito mode.
If you’ve got the integration, the Google Lens logo on the left-hand side of the address bar will change to a Gemini spark icon. Pressing this shows two options with one searching your screen, and another to talk to Gemini.
After pressing the option called Ask Gemini, it’ll appear with a box to type in a prompt, with a quick option above to summarize the page you're viewing. It will also give an option for “creating an FAQ about this topic," which pulls information from other similar websites.
You can also find the feature by heading to Page tools in Chrome. Every time you use Gemini within Chrome, it will automatically share the website you're viewing with the AI. To turn it off, you can press a button marked Stop.
Apple itself is encouraging users to switch from Chrome on its gadgets and use its own Safari browser. Its website reads, “Unlike Chrome, Safari truly helps protect your privacy.” It also says, “Safari includes state‑of-the‑art features that defend you against cross‑site tracking, hides your IP address from known trackers and more.”