Google Chrome has been getting smarter and smarter as the years went on. However, Google started adding some AI smarts to its browser since the AI boom. Today, the company just announced three new AI tools for Chrome that make using the browser much better.
Google has been working on adding more Gemini features to Chrome, so you’ll want to consider using it if you’re interested. For example, Google recently added the Help me write feature to the browser. This means that you’ll be able to access the feature from any text field.
Google introduced three new AI tools in Chrome, and this starts with Google Lens
Google Lens has been around for about seven years, and it’s been implemented into several of Google’s products. While it’s available in Chrome, the company has made it easier to access it using the desktop browser.
In the address bar, you’ll see a Google Lens icon. Click on the icon, and you’ll be able to select any object present on your screen (within the Chrome browser window). Lens will be able to identify that object and open a Google search for it.
You’ll see a little side panel open up with the search results. Above the results, you’ll see a search bar. You can ask it questions about the object being scanned. Depending on the object (and if you’re in the US), you may see an AI Overview of the search result.
Tab compare
This is the type of feature for those looking for the best possible prices for products. Certain sites allow you to compare prices of different products, but those are always within the same site. What if you want to compare prices of products across different sites? Say, you’re looking at products on Amazon, Best Buy, and eBay, and you want to find the best price. Well, you’ll be able to do that.
Tab Compare will allow Chrome to look at pages across multiple tabs and compare the prices of the products. This way, you won’t need to switch between the tabs yourself.
You’ll see the information presented in an AI-generated table complete with the price, the star rating, a summary of the product, and other information relevant to the specific product. For electronics, you might see information like battery capacity.
There’s a “+” button at the top-right corner of the table to add more products. We’re not sure if you’ll need to add a link or open a new tab.
Rediscovering Chrome History
This is a super useful feature to have if you’re trying to trace your steps and find a site that you visited a while back. You can already do a search in Chrome’s History tab, but that’s a keyword-based search. It’s only useful if you type specific words present in the site’s name. However, what if you don’t know what words were in the page’s name?
This new feature will let you search through your history in a more conversational manner with Google. Say, you searched for an ice cream shop called “Sweet Creemz” weeks ago and you forgot the name. Rather than trying to remember the name or scroll through weeks of pages, you can just ask Chrome “What was that ice cream shop I looked at a few weeks ago?” It will then be able to surface that page for you.
The AI will be able to look through your history and identify the shop. This feature will arrive for U.S. customers in the next couple of weeks.
