{"id":93710,"date":"2026-01-29T14:28:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T11:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=93710"},"modified":"2026-01-29T14:30:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T11:30:21","slug":"major-chrome-update-gemini-sidebar-nano-banana-and-personal-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/major-chrome-update-gemini-sidebar-nano-banana-and-personal-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Chrome Update: Gemini Sidebar, Nano Banana, and &#8216;Personal Intelligence&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google is integrating new AI tools based on Gemini into the Chrome browser. Key innovations include the Nano Banana image generator, &#8216;Personal Intelligence,&#8217; and &#8216;Auto Browse.&#8217;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Now Chrome is even better with major updates to Gemini in Chrome. Easier to use. More personalized. And more helpful than ever, with Gemini 3. \ud83c\udfa2 <\/p>\n<p>Available in the U.S., auto browse for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tILRW3osyO\">pic.twitter.com\/tILRW3osyO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chrome (@googlechrome) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/googlechrome\/status\/2016617431989371124?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interface Integration<\/h2>\n<p>The AI assistant, <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/google-unveils-major-ai-update-for-chrome\">introduced<\/a> in September 2025 as a floating window, is now anchored in the sidebar. Users can ask questions about the website they are exploring or other open tabs.<\/p>\n<p>A new feature is the analysis of multiple tabs as a single entity. When a user opens different pages of the same site, the digital assistant views them as a unified contextual group.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, Gemini in Chrome was available only to Windows and macOS users. Following the update, it is now accessible to Chromebook Plus users.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Personal Intelligence<\/h3>\n<p>The corporation employs the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/google-empowers-gemini-to-analyse-personal-emails-and-photos\">recently launched Personal Intelligence feature<\/a>, which connects to Gmail, Search, YouTube, and Google Photos accounts, allowing users to ask questions based on personal data.<\/p>\n<p>The feature will be available in the coming months, enabling users to ask the chatbot about various matters such as family schedules or draft an email without switching to Gmail.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nano Banana<\/h3>\n<p>This tool allows users to edit and modify images using other pictures found online as references.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8216;Auto Browse&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>The AI agent can autonomously perform tasks: follow links, make purchases, or search for discount coupons. It will request intervention if it needs to handle confidential data.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Security Risks<\/h2>\n<p>AI browsers are becoming a trend in the artificial intelligence sector, yet they pose significant risks to users. In December 2025, OpenAI <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/prompt-injection-emerges-as-a-major-threat-to-ai-browsers\">disclosed<\/a> existing vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n<p>The firm acknowledged that &#8216;prompt injection&#8217; attacks are a problem.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Such vulnerabilities, like fraud and social engineering on the internet, are unlikely to ever be completely eliminated,&#8221; wrote OpenAI representatives.<\/p>\n<p>Anthropic and Google share a similar stance, focusing on multi-layered protection and regular stress tests.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Agentic Vision in Gemini<\/h2>\n<p>Simultaneously, Google <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/innovation-and-ai\/technology\/developers-tools\/agentic-vision-gemini-3-flash\/\">introduced<\/a> Agentic Vision \u2014 a feature that allows for more detailed examination of files in AI agent mode.<\/p>\n<p>The firm explained that next-generation LLMs like Gemini typically process information about the surrounding world with a single static glance. If they miss small details like a serial number on a microchip or a distant road sign, they &#8220;make assumptions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Agentic Vision in Gemini 3 Flash transforms image understanding from a static action into an active process. The model behaves like a human analyst:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>assesses the overall picture;<\/li>\n<li>identifies priority areas;<\/li>\n<li>develops a hypothesis testing plan;<\/li>\n<li>examines small elements in detail.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a result, recognition accuracy increases by 5-10%.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-aa3adb9feaa9ee91-4901952764507266.webp\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-274225\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Google.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Agentic Vision introduces a &#8220;think, act, observe&#8221; cycle in image understanding tasks:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>think<\/strong> \u2014 AI analyzes the user&#8217;s request and the original illustration, forming a multi-step plan;<\/li>\n<li><strong>act<\/strong> \u2014 the model generates and executes Python code to work with the image (cropping, rotating);<\/li>\n<li><strong>observe<\/strong> \u2014 the transformed image is added to the model&#8217;s context window.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-d399df6c6349e5ad-4901978079540863.webp\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-274226\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Google.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gemini 3 Flash is trained to zoom in on images when detecting small details.<\/p>\n<p>The beta version of Agentic Vision is available for free in Google AI Studio, Vertex AI, Gemini API for developers, and the Gemini chatbot in Thinking mode.<\/p>\n<p>Back in December 2025, Google released the Gemini 3 Flash language model and made it standard in the Gemini app and AI mode in the search engine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google is integrating new AI tools based on Gemini into Chrome: Nano Banana image generator, &#8216;Personal Intelligence,&#8217; and &#8216;Auto Browse.&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":93711,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Google integrates new AI tools into Chrome: Nano Banana, 'Personal Intelligence,' and 'Auto Browse.'","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[438,738,2385],"class_list":["post-93710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-google","tag-google-gemini"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"199","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Google integrates new AI tools into Chrome: Nano Banana, 'Personal Intelligence,' and 'Auto Browse.'","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93710"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93710\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93712,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93710\/revisions\/93712"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}