With Google Chrome, AI will soon be able to access and understand what you’re reading and use that information to provide contextual answers to your questions. The “Ask Google about previous tab” feature discovered in Chrome Canary builds by Windows Report allows the browser to pull content from your recent tabs when answering questions.
Instead of tackling each question individually, Chrome’s AI mode will understand (or at least attempt to understand) your queries in the context of your browsing session, not just the tab you’re currently in but also the previous one, allowing you to ask natural follow-up questions without having to start from scratch.
On Android, users can use Chrome’s AI to add a current tab to their queries by tapping the + button in the address bar. This means you can ask the browser to clarify a doubt, summarize key points, or research a specific topic explained on a webpage without having to reopen the tab or copy anything manually.
The update expands Chrome’s AI Mode, which already allows users to interact with the browser through conversation prompts. Traditionally, browsers simply follow the input you give them via text. However, the new addition introduces awareness that allows the browser to understand the flow of your web activity.
If you regularly switch between multiple Chrome tabs, you know how painful it is to lose track of information and spend precious minutes moving it around. But now you can read something, move on, and ask the browser to retrieve or summarize it, saving time and reducing friction.
The feature will also help everyday users as it eliminates the need to manually copy and paste information. Tab-enabled AI is one of the first steps toward an all-in-one AI browser that not only helps you perform tasks, but also does them for you.
In the future, the browser can aggregate information into multiple tabs, fill out forms on your behalf, organize information into notes, or help you complete tasks like shopping or planning a vacation. Most recently, Google released several Gemini-based tools for Chrome, turning it into a native AI browser.
