Chrome, the browser with a 65% market share, uses Gemini to pull data from Gmail to automatically fill out forms, with rollout starting in the US.
Google has just announced an “enhanced autofill” feature for the Chrome browser, allowing its Gemini AI to search users’ Gmail inboxes and fill out online forms. According to a post by Amanda Lim, Chrome’s product director, the feature can suggest order numbers, shipping tracking information, and flight booking details when requested by a form.
The feature runs on Personal Intelligence, which allows Gemini to draw on data from connected apps such as Gmail and Google Photos to personalize its responses. The rollout begins Wednesday in the US for Gemini users in Chrome who have enabled Personal Intelligence, on desktop, Android, and iOS. Google has not announced a timeline for expansion to other countries.
The announcement mentions only the three types of data listed above. Credit card numbers and addresses remain part of standard autofill, which uses information users have saved in their browser, and Google did not say the new feature would extract this information from Gmail.
Convenience comes with privacy questions
According to Lim, users can turn the feature on or off and limit the scope of data it can access in Chrome settings, while sensitive data remains encrypted and users retain full control. However, the post does not explain how encryption applies to Gmail content accessed by Chrome, or exactly what data the system scans and processes.
In March, when Google expanded Personal Intelligence to free users in the US, it said Gemini and AI Mode, its AI-powered search experience, do not directly use Gmail inboxes or Google Photos libraries to train models. Users can choose to connect apps or disconnect them at any time. Even so, Google still uses a limited amount of information, such as prompts and model responses, for training purposes.
The latest move comes amid ongoing scrutiny of how Google handles personal data. In November, users objected to a Smart Features option that allowed Gemini to analyze emails and calendars unless they actively opted out. Google said at the time that it had not changed its basic approach to data processing.
More recently, a revised privacy policy that took effect on October 16 added an exception to the commitment not to use Gmail, Drive, and Photos content for advertising. Under the policy, personalized ads may draw on this data if users allow other Google services that support personalized ads to access it. Google says this does not apply by default and advertisers cannot access users’ content.
Chrome has also just removed a line in its settings saying that on-device AI can work without sending data to Google’s servers. The company says the wording change does not mean its data-handling practices have changed.
With around 65% of the browser market, Chrome is becoming a key launchpad for Google’s AI strategy. In January, the company launched its AI agent, Auto Browse, for paid users in the US. It can independently navigate websites and fill out forms on users’ behalf. Enhanced Autofill is the next step in turning the browser into a personal assistant, but it also raises the bar for transparency in data processing.