Google has embedded its Gemini AI chatbot directly into the Chrome browser for desktop and iOS users across Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. The rollout follows earlier releases in the United States, Canada, New Zealand and India. A full country list is posted on the company’s site, though the European Union remains excluded to boost Chrome’s appeal mobile data costs are high.

Integrated into Chrome’s sidebar, Gemini can scan open tabs, summarize articles, compare data across pages and even generate or edit images using the Nano Banana 2 model. It also supports voice prompts for hands‑free interaction. Deep links to Google services let it schedule Calendar events, pull location data from Maps, draft Gmail messages and answer questions about YouTube videos without leaving the current page.

The expansion signals Google’s push to make AI a default browser feature, competing with Microsoft’s Copilot integration in Edge. By exposing Gemini to emerging markets, the company gathers diverse usage data while offering richer productivity tools to users who previously relied on separate apps. Chrome now serves as a single pane for browsing and AI assistance, and developers can tap the sidebar API for extensions.