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Chrome enhanced autofill connects to Gmail and Gemini

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On 29 October 2026, The Verge reported that Chrome's enhanced autofill feature has begun connecting to Gemini with Personal Intelligence, allowing it to pull information from Gmail for filling in forms and to suggest tracking numbers, flight booking numbers, hotel reservations and recent order numbers, so users no longer have to search for confirmation emails themselves. TechCrunch reported the same day that Google launched an enhanced AI autofill for Chrome that can extract flight confirmation numbers, membership IDs, delivery information, order numbers, addresses, phone numbers and credit card numbers from Gmail and fill them into online forms. The two reports describe the feature in broadly the same way, with TechCrunch listing a wider range of extractable information. The feature has now begun using Gemini to extract information from Gmail and offer these suggestions; the reports do not mention earlier versions or any inconsistency with previous statements.

Written by AI from the reports · updated 3 h ago

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Oct 29
  1. TechCrunch · AI
    Chrome’s AI-powered Autofill can now dig through your Gmail to fill out forms

    The autofill update lets Chrome pull flight confirmations, tracking info, order details, and other information from your inbox, with your permission.

  2. The Verge · AI
    Chrome’s enhanced autofill can now pull info from Gmail to help you fill out forms

    Following improvements made to Chrome's enhanced autofill last year that included your name, passport number, email address, and physical addresses sourced from your Google Accounts and services like Google Wallet, the feature is now expanding.

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