Google just unleashed its biggest AI upgrade yet, transforming Chrome into an intelligent browsing assistant while supercharging Search with visual capabilities and expanding Gemini's reach across six new languages. The September updates signal Google's aggressive push to embed AI deeper into daily workflows, from automated grocery ordering to real-time visual help.
Google just dropped what might be its most comprehensive AI update ever, fundamentally reshaping how users interact with the web. The September rollout touches nearly every major Google product, from Chrome's new intelligent assistant to Search's expanded visual capabilities.
The crown jewel is Chrome's integration with Gemini, which now acts as an AI browsing assistant that can answer questions across all open tabs. Users can ask complex, multi-part questions directly in the omnibox, while future updates promise agentic capabilities for automating tasks like grocery ordering. The browser also gains proactive scam protection, using AI to identify and block new types of malicious content before they reach users.
"We've been working to make AI as useful as possible, whether through visible features or essential behind-the-scenes improvements," according to Google's official announcement. The company's 20-year investment in machine learning research is now paying dividends across its entire ecosystem.
Search received equally dramatic upgrades through AI Mode, which combines Gemini 2.5 with a new "visual search fan-out" technique for deeper understanding of images and natural language queries. The result is what Google calls "stunningly precise visual search results" that make shopping and design exploration more intuitive.
But the real game-changer might be Search Live, which integrates interactive voice conversations with camera feed sharing for real-time multimodal help. Users can literally point their camera at objects and get instant, hands-free assistance with everything from travel planning to complex troubleshooting.
The AI Mode expansion to six new languages - Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, and Spanish - represents Google's biggest international AI push yet. Each implementation focuses on nuanced understanding of local information, allowing users to explore the web more deeply in their preferred language.
Meanwhile, the Gemini app evolved into what Google calls "a hub for AI" with the viral Nano Banana image generation tool leading the charge. Since launching in August, the model has gained massive popularity for tasks ranging from outfit swapping to complex imaginative scenarios. The September update added shareable custom Gems, allowing users to distribute personalized AI tools through a Google Drive-like interface.
