Google Chrome continues to leverage artificial intelligence to enhance its browsing experience, introducing three new AI-driven features aimed at making online activities faster, safer, and more efficient.
Google Lens, which has been a popular tool on mobile devices, is now integrated directly into the desktop version of Chrome.
This new feature allows users to search and explore anything they see on the web without leaving their current tab. By selecting the Google Lens icon in the address bar or using the right-click menu, users can click or drag over any part of a webpage to search for visual matches and results, which will appear in a side panel.
With this integration, users can perform multisearch, refining their searches by color, brand, or other details. Additionally, users can ask follow-up questions to delve deeper into a topic.
Online shopping often involves jumping between multiple tabs to compare products, read reviews, and check prices. Recognizing this challenge, Chrome is introducing a new feature called Tab Compare.
This AI-generated overview presents product details from multiple tabs in one place, streamlining the comparison process. For example, if you’re shopping for a Bluetooth portable speaker, Chrome will offer to generate a comparison table by displaying a suggestion next to your tabs.
Finding previously visited websites can be a daunting task, especially if you didn’t save the site or can’t remember how to retrace your steps. Chrome’s new AI-enhanced browsing history search addresses this issue, enabling users to search their history in a more natural, conversational manner.
By accessing the history and typing a query like, “What was that ice cream shop I looked at last week?” Chrome will display relevant pages from your browsing history.
This feature is entirely optional and can be easily turned on or off in the settings. Importantly, it will not include any browsing data from incognito mode, ensuring user privacy. This new history search feature will be available in the U.S. in the coming weeks.
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