Google has expanded Gemini in Chrome to seven additional Asia-Pacific markets: Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Vietnam. The rollout took effect on April 21, extending availability beyond earlier launches in the United States, India, Canada, and New Zealand.
What users in the new markets can access
Gemini in Chrome appears as a sidebar inside the browser and is designed to help users interact with information across their browsing sessions. According to the source material, it can answer questions across multiple tabs and connect with Google services including Gmail, Google Photos, Calendar, and Maps to generate more personalized responses.
For users in the newly added APAC markets, the available feature set includes Q&A functions and account assistant tools. This gives users a way to summarize, search, and contextualize information while browsing, with added relevance drawn from their Google account ecosystem.
Agentic features remain U.S.-only
However, Google is not bringing the more advanced agentic capabilities to these markets at this stage. Those features remain limited to U.S.-based AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers and are still being tested.
The agentic version of Gemini goes beyond answering questions. It is designed to autonomously operate the browser and carry out multi-step tasks, moving closer to an AI assistant that can perform actions on a user’s behalf rather than simply respond to prompts. That functionality is not included in the latest APAC expansion.
A phased global rollout strategy
The latest move suggests Google is continuing a phased international rollout for Gemini inside Chrome. While the newly added markets are receiving the core assistant experience first, the company is keeping its more advanced autonomous features restricted to a narrower group of subscribers in the U.S.
In practical terms, this expansion strengthens Gemini’s position inside Chrome as more than a chatbot. By combining browser context with Google account integrations, the tool is increasingly being positioned as an embedded productivity layer within everyday web use.