Google published a product update on September 24, 2026, detailing several new and expanded capabilities in Chrome, with a focus on study and productivity workflows.
**Gemini in Chrome: expanded media summarization (desktop)** Google states it is expanding Gemini in Chrome's summarization capabilities on desktop to cover podcasts and videos hosted on sites other than YouTube. The company says the feature can identify key takeaways, locate specific information, and clarify confusing moments in "almost any audio or video file once you've played it through." Google describes this as an extension of existing Gemini-in-Chrome learning capabilities that previously focused on text-based research and YouTube content.
**Interactive quiz generation (rolling out)** Google announced that Gemini in Chrome can now generate interactive quizzes from the content of the active tab, including Google Docs, research papers, and YouTube videos. The company specifies this feature is "rolling out in English in the U.S. and India on desktop and will be expanding to additional regions and mobile in the coming months." No exact completion date for the broader rollout was provided.
**Cross-device tab state preservation** Google states that Chrome now saves the exact state of a tab—including scroll position and partially filled forms—when a user sends that tab from one device to another (e.g., laptop to phone). The company frames this as an enhancement to