{"id":1893821,"date":"2026-04-20T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1893821"},"modified":"2026-04-20T22:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T19:00:00","slug":"google-brings-gemini-in-chrome-to-users-in-asia-and-the-pacific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1893821","title":{"rendered":"Google brings Gemini in Chrome to users in Asia and the Pacific"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/IepaEuZ92I17bqtreiEcjA&#8211;\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD04NTQ-\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/user-uploaded\/Still_Gemini_in_Chrome-Side-Panel_%281%29.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"article-325d5e20-b87d-435a-99f5-ab228b260456\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mx-auto md:px-10 md:max-w-[1220px]\">\n<nav class=\"prestige-breadcrumb relative mx-4 md:mx-0\" aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<ol class=\"no-scrollbar overflow-scroll whitespace-nowrap text-battleship\">\n<li class=\"inline\">\n<li class=\"inline-block cursor-default last:pr-10 md:last:pr-20 font-bold\">AI<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<header class=\"mb-4 px-4 md:mb-6 md:px-0\">\n<h1 class=\"layout-h1 my-2 font-bold leading-tight\">Google brings Gemini in Chrome to users in Asia and the Pacific<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"my-2 text-[18px] font-light leading-5 md:max-w-[660px] md:text-[20px]\/[28px]\">Outside of Japan, Google&#8217;s chatbot is accessible on both desktop and iOS.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"flex-col items-start lg:flex lg:flex-row lg:items-center lg:justify-between mt-6\">\n<div class=\"relative md:mr-[10px]\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-2\">\n<div class=\"shrink-0 cursor-pointer inline-block size-[42px] lg:size-[48px]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt role=\"img\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full rounded-full object-cover object-center shadow-[0_0_0_2px_#ffffff]\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Pd6vmkhC1uW1FFTjwp9Yrw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTgwO2g9ODA-\/https:\/\/o.aolcdn.com\/images\/dims?image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fs.yimg.com%2Fos%2Fcreatr-uploaded-images%2F2023-09%2F210e82a0-5e14-11ee-93bd-e80525011260&amp;compress=1&amp;progressive=1&amp;quality=75&amp;client=hawkeye&amp;signature=2af279b2cbc8a93bc6d3b69a3ee0e9743c8ea3e5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-block\">\n<div class=\"w-max text-sm\/5 font-semibold lg:!flex flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col\">\n<div class=\"flex w-max items-center\">Igor Bonifacic<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"font-normal sm:before:inline-block\">Senior reporter<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lg:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-xs text-dolphin dark:text-shark md:text-sm\/5 pt-4\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\"><span class=\"mr-1 hidden lg:inline\">Updated<\/span><time datetime=\"2026-04-20T22:00:00.000Z\">Mon, April 20, 2026 at 10:00 PM UTC<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ml-0 mt-4 flex items-center lg:ml-3 lg:mt-0\">\n<div class=\"ml-0 mr-2\">\n<div class=\"relative flex\">Add Engadget on Google<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden lg:block\">\n<div class=\"text-xs text-dolphin dark:text-shark md:text-sm\/5 pt-4\">\n<div class=\"inline-block\"><span class=\"mr-1 hidden lg:inline\">Updated<\/span><time datetime=\"2026-04-20T22:00:00.000Z\">Mon, April 20, 2026 at 10:00 PM UTC<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-x-8 lg:gap-x-0 mx-auto md:px-10 md:max-w-[1220px] md:grid-cols-[[main-start]_1fr_[main-end_right-start]_min-content_[right-end]] lg:!gap-x-8\">\n<div class=\"md:col-main\" data-i13n-boundary=\"true\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-[[fullbleed-start_body-start]_minmax(auto,750px)_[body-end_fullbleed-end]]\">\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden fig-image-round left-1\/2 w-screen -translate-x-1\/2 md:left-0 md:w-auto md:translate-x-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt class=\"object-cover object-center\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/1Gq5nS1zKmfKNJAvuXm.5w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyNDI7aD04ODQ-\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/uu\/api\/res\/1.2\/yAhvfI3Y88v0rhHHcbetBg--~B\/aD0xNDI0O3c9MjAwMDthcHBpZD15dGFjaHlvbg--\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/user-uploaded\/Still_Gemini_in_Chrome-Side-Panel_%281%29.png\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-[0.875rem]\/[1.25rem] figure-caption mt-1 line-clamp-2 mt-2.5 md:mt-2 pr-2.5\">\n<div><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\"><\/p>\n<p>Google has added a new sidebar to Chrome that allows users to access Gemini from any of their tabs.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span> (Google)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px] drop-cap\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">After debuting in the US, Gemini in Chrome is making its way to more markets. Starting today, Google is rolling out Chrome&#8217;s built-in chatbot to users in Asia and the Pacific, including Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea and Vietnam. The expansion comes after Google earlier this year made Gemini in Chrome available to people in Canada, India and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">With the exception of Japan, where Google isn&#8217;t making the new suite available on iOS just yet, everyone else in the countries mentioned above can access Gemini in Chrome through Chrome&#8217;s desktop browser, and the app on their iPhone or iPad. To get started, just tap the &#8220;Ask Gemini&#8221; icon at the top right of the screen. It will open a new sidebar Google introduced at the start of the year where you can chat with Gemini across every open tab. From there, you can also access Google&#8217;s in-house image generator, Nano Banana 2. As you would expect, the suite offers integrations with Google&#8217;s other apps, allowing you, for instance, to add events to Calendar without leaving the interface.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">If you don&#8217;t want to use Gemini, you can right click on the shortcut to unpin it from the top of the interface. \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\"><strong>Update 7:43PM ET<\/strong>: This article has been updated to reflect the expansion includes the entire Asia-Pacific region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"md:col-main grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px]\">\n<div class=\"no-scrollbar col-body mx-4 mb-8 mt-2.5 overflow-x-scroll whitespace-nowrap md:mx-0 md:max-w-[750px] md:overflow-x-visible md:hidden\">\n<div class=\"mx-auto max-w-screen-sm\">\n<ul class=\"inline-flex text-xs md:text-sm\">\n<li class=\"mr-6\">About our ads<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-article-mobile md:grid-cols-article lg:max-w-[750px] drop-cap\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">After debuting in the US, Gemini in Chrome is making its way to more markets. Starting today, Google is rolling out Chrome&#8217;s built-in chatbot to users in Asia and the Pacific, including Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea and Vietnam. The expansion comes after Google earlier this year made Gemini in Chrome available to people in Canada, India and New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">With the exception of Japan, where Google isn&#8217;t making the new suite available on iOS just yet, everyone else in the countries mentioned above can access Gemini in Chrome through Chrome&#8217;s desktop browser, and the app on their iPhone or iPad. To get started, just tap the &#8220;Ask Gemini&#8221; icon at the top right of the screen. It will open a new sidebar Google introduced at the start of the year where you can chat with Gemini across every open tab. From there, you can also access Google&#8217;s in-house image generator, Nano Banana 2. As you would expect, the suite offers integrations with Google&#8217;s other apps, allowing you, for instance, to add events to Calendar without leaving the interface.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">If you don&#8217;t want to use Gemini, you can right click on the shortcut to unpin it from the top of the interface. \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\"><strong>Update 7:43PM ET<\/strong>: This article has been updated to reflect the expansion includes the entire Asia-Pacific region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/ai\/google-brings-gemini-in-chrome-to-users-in-asia-and-the-pacific-220000698.html&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/IepaEuZ92I17bqtreiEcjA&#8211;\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD04NTQ-\/https:\/\/d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net\/images\/user-uploaded\/Still_Gemini_in_Chrome-Side-Panel_%281%29.png&#8221;] AI Google brings Gemini in Chrome to users in Asia and the Pacific Outside of Japan, Google&#8217;s chatbot is accessible on both desktop and iOS. Igor Bonifacic Senior reporter UpdatedMon, April 20, 2026 at 10:00 PM UTC Add Engadget on Google UpdatedMon, April 20, 2026 at 10:00 PM UTC Google has added [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,63],"class_list":["post-1893821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-engadget-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1893821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1893821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1893821\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1893821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1893821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1893821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}