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

Starting today in the US, Chrome's enhanced autofill can use Gemini with Personal Intelligence to suggest details from Gmail: a tracking number, a flight or hotel booking reference, an order number. It's rolling out on desktop, Android, and iOS for people who have Personal Intelligence turned on.

That builds on last year's expansion, which drew on Google Account data and Google Wallet for names, addresses, and passport numbers. Google says sensitive suggestions stay encrypted and that users can limit what autofill sees or switch it off.

This is the kind of AI feature we actually want. Digging through an inbox for a confirmation code while a form times out is a small, constant tax on everyone's day. Having the browser find it is a concrete win, and it's opt-in through Personal Intelligence rather than switched on for everyone.

Still, the trade is worth spelling out. Autofill used to know what you typed into forms. Now it's reaching into your email to find what you might want to type. The browser becomes a layer that sits between your inbox and every site you visit. Google says data stays encrypted and controllable, and that matters. But the more personal data flows into one assistant, the bigger the target if something goes wrong, whether that's a compromised account, a shared device, or a suggestion surfacing where it shouldn't.

There's also a competitive angle. Few companies own both the dominant browser and a giant email service. Features like this are hard for rivals to match, and they make Chrome stickier in a way that has little to do with how well it browses. Regulators have been looking hard at Google's position, and tying Gmail data into Chrome is the kind of integration that will draw attention.

Our read: useful, sensible, and worth turning on for people who already trust Google with their inbox. I'm watching for how clearly Chrome explains what it pulled and why, because that's what keeps convenience from sliding into creepiness.

Gemini in Chrome and Personal Intelligence connect Google's assistant to data across a user's Google services. The new autofill suggestions draw on confirmation emails, receipts, and shipping updates, and appear while a form is being filled.