Google Appears to Be Preparing Gemini Integration for Chrome on Android

 

Google appears to be testing a new feature that could significantly change how users browse the web on mobile devices. The company is reportedly experimenting with integrating its AI model, Gemini, directly into Chrome for Android, enabling advanced agentic browsing capabilities within the mobile browser.

The development was first highlighted by Leo on X, who shared that Google has begun testing Gemini integration alongside agentic features in Chrome’s Android version. These findings are based on newly discovered references within Chromium, the open-source codebase that forms the foundation of the Chrome browser.

Additional insight comes from a Chromium post, where a Google engineer explained the recent increase in Chrome’s binary size. According to the engineer, “Binary size is increased because this change brings in a lot of code to support Chrome Glic, which will be enabled in Chrome Android in the near future,” suggesting that the infrastructure needed for Gemini support is already being added. For those unfamiliar, “Glic” is the internal codename used by Google for Gemini within Chrome.

While the references do not reveal exactly how Gemini will function inside Chrome for Android, they strongly indicate that Google is actively preparing the feature. The integration could mirror the experience offered by Microsoft Copilot in Edge for Android. In such a setup, users might see a fl

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