Google is updating its Chrome browser with a new AI feature that pulls information directly from your Gmail inbox to help complete online forms. According to reports from TechCrunch and The Verge, the feature uses Google’s Gemini AI to scan emails for specific details like flight confirmation numbers, order receipts, and tracking information, automatically offering them as suggestions while you browse.
The feature expands on Chrome’s existing enhanced autofill options, which previously drew from basic profile information saved in your Google Account and Google Wallet. By allowing AI to search through your messages, Google aims to eliminate the need to switch tabs or search your inbox manually when filling out forms on the web.
How Chrome searches your inbox for form data
When you encounter a web form that asks for specific information, Chrome’s enhanced autofill can now suggest answers pulled directly from relevant emails. According to TechCrunch, the AI can look up details such as flight confirmation numbers, hotel reservation codes, membership IDs, shipment tracking numbers, recent order numbers, physical addresses, phone numbers, and payment details.
The system relies on Google’s Personal Intelligence framework, which links Google’s core apps to its Gemini AI ecosystem. Instead of forcing you to open Gmail in a separate tab, copy a tracking code or confirmation number, and paste it into a website, Chrome displays the relevant suggestion directly above your keyboard or cursor.
TechCrunch noted that the workflow is similar to Apple’s system for automatically detecting two-factor verification codes sent via text message and displaying them above the keyboard for a single-tap paste. However, Google’s implementation covers a much broader range of personal information by reading your stored emails.
What this means for your data privacy
Allowing a web browser’s AI to scan through your email inbox naturally brings up questions about personal privacy and security. Letting an automated tool parse your personal correspondence means sensitive details are being processed behind the scenes whenever you interact with web forms.
Google has included several privacy safeguards for the feature, according to details reported by The Verge. Google states that sensitive data displayed as suggestions remains encrypted. Furthermore, the feature is not mandatory. Users can choose whether or not to turn on enhanced autofill, and they can adjust permissions or disable the integration entirely through Chrome’s settings menu.
If you are concerned about how automated assistants handle your sensitive records, you can read our guide on whether it is safe to share personal information with AI chatbots to understand how different companies store and process your data.
Who can use the feature today and what it costs
Google began rolling out the updated enhanced autofill feature to users in the United States across desktop computers as well as mobile devices running iOS and Android. To use it, you must have Personal Intelligence enabled within Gemini in Chrome.
The feature is free to use for anyone with a Google account. The underlying assistant, Gemini, operates on a freemium model. Google offers basic AI features and image tools for free with a standard Google account, while higher usage limits and advanced capabilities require a paid Google AI subscription plan.
For everyday web browsing, the updated autofill gives users a faster way to handle tedious paperwork online, provided they are comfortable giving Google’s AI access to scan their inbox.