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Chrome’s enhanced autofill can now pull info from Gmail to help you fill out forms

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In short

Google has upgraded Chrome's enhanced autofill feature to scan Gmail accounts for information needed to complete online forms. Using Gemini with Personal Intelligence, the tool can locate specific items such as order numbers, shipping tracking codes, and hotel or flight reservations. The capability expands on earlier autofill options that sourced names, addresses, and passport numbers from Google Accounts and Google Wallet. Sensitive details remain encrypted during suggestions, and users can adjust permissions or turn off the feature entirely in settings.

Key points

  • The new Gmail integration is rolling out to users located in the United States starting t…: The new Gmail integration is rolling out to users located in the United States starting today.
  • The feature functions across desktop, Android, and iOS browser versions for accounts with…: The feature functions across desktop, Android, and iOS browser versions for accounts with Personal Intelligence activated.
  • Chrome users can disable the enhanced autofill functionality or modify their access permi…: Chrome users can disable the enhanced autofill functionality or modify their access permissions inside the browser settings.

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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. Starting today, Chrome’s enhanced autofill will use Gemini with Personal Intelligence to suggest information sourced from your Gmail, potentially saving you from having to search for confirmation emails, receipts, or shipping updates yourself.

Chrome’s enhanced autofill can now pull info from Gmail to help you fill out forms

Using Gemini with Personal Intelligence, it can find details like order numbers, tracking, and travel bookings.

Using Gemini with Personal Intelligence, it can find details like order numbers, tracking, and travel bookings.

The expanded autofill capabilities can retrieve details such as a shipment’s tracking number, travel details like a flight booking number or hotel reservation, or the order number of a recent purchase. Sensitive data presented as a suggestion while completing a form remains encrypted, and users can manage what enhanced autofill has access to in Chrome’s settings, or turn it off completely.

Google is starting to roll out the enhanced autofill improvements today in the US. They’ll be available through Gemini in Chrome for users with Personal Intelligence turned on in the desktop, Android, and iOS versions of the browser.

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Original source: www.theverge.com

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