Chrome can now read your Gmail to fill in web forms for you

Google Chrome can now read your Gmail to fill in web forms. For people who have Google's Personal Intelligence turned on, Gemini, Google's AI assistant, will suggest order numbers, tracking information, membership IDs and booking confirmations pulled from your email. That means less hunting through your inbox for a code.

How it works

When you click a form field that matches a piece of data, a pop-up appears labeled "Suggested by Gemini." Click it to fill in the field. A second menu lets you see the original email or remove the suggestion. Removing it only dismisses it in Chrome. The email stays in Gmail.

The feature is rolling out first to U.S. users with Personal Intelligence on. It works on desktop, and in the Android and iOS apps when using Gemini in Chrome. Google began testing enhanced autofill this summer with other connected apps, such as Google Photos, according to Android Police.

The privacy trade-off

After a recent privacy policy update, connecting Gmail and other Google apps to Personal Intelligence may expose more of your data to ad personalization. Google can use data from Gmail, Photos and Drive for targeted ads, including data you did not share in search or with its AI. Google says it does not send personally identifiable information to advertisers or scan Gmail for this data, and that sensitive data is encrypted.

You can turn enhanced suggestions on or off in Chrome's autofill settings. The material does not say when the feature will reach users outside the U.S.