AI is here to organize and customize your Chrome browser like never before.
It’s AI all the things - and it’s about to blow your mind.
Hey friends, I’m Tasia Custode and it’s time to get hands-on with Chrome’s AI features.
So here are all the Google Chrome AI updates for 2024 - at least as of this publish date.
There is a new experimental AI mode for Chrome that allows you to access a couple of cool
AI features.
First, is Chrome’s new Tab Organizer feature.
This is where Chrome will try its best to create a tab group filled with similar content.
Here’s what I mean.
OK picture this.
You’ve got a boatload of tabs open in Chrome.
And you’re currently researching SUVs, so a lot of your tabs consist of SUV research
tabs.
Let’s see how Chrome would automatically group my tabs.
Let’s right-click on any one of the tabs - doesn’t matter which one - and click on
‘organize similar tabs’.
Then, in this popup on the right, we can see Google wants to help us automatically organize
our tabs.
Let’s click on ‘let’s go’.
WOW, it’s automatically named the tab group and given me what it thinks should be in the
tab group.
We can rename the suggested group at the top if we want, and we can remove a suggested
tab too.
To do so, just hover your mouse over the tab you want to remove and then select Remove.
If you’re happy with what Chrome has suggested, select ‘create group’.
The created group is now found in the top left of your Chrome browser.
And, it’s color-coded.
So any tab that is housed within that group, will feature that color outline around the
tab.
You can change the color of the tab group by right-clicking on it and selecting a new
color.
You can also save the group, open a new tab in the group, ungroup the tabs, delete the
group completely, or move the group to a new window.
If you click on the tab group, all the tabs will be placed inside the group.
Clicking again on the group will expand all the tabs back out.
Tab groups in Chrome are not new, but they’ve always taken a bit of time to set up.
Now, this new Tab Organizer feature does it for you.
LOVE.
And, by the way, once you’ve created a tab group automatically, the next time you click
on ‘organize similar tabs’ it should do so automatically for you, without you having
to click ‘let’s go’.
You can also give it feedback here too if you like or dislike its suggestions.
OK, your Chrome Theme customizations are also getting an AI update.
Last year, Google brought us generative AI wallpapers on Android 14 and Pixel 8 devices.
Now they’ve brought that same text-to-image diffusion model to Chrome so we can personalize
our browser even more.
Check this out.
From a new tab in Chrome, click the ‘Customize Chrome option in the bottom right.
From the right-side panel, click on ‘change theme’.
And then we’re going to click on this brand new ‘Create with AI’ option.
Here, you can select from some subject suggestions.
So, we’ve got desserts, interiors, landscapes, nature, outer space, places, and structures.
So maybe I’ll select, I don’t know, outer space and stars I guess.
Then we can pick additional optional details.
So, under style we’ve got things like animated, colored pencil, cyberpunk, and a whole bunch
more.
Maybe I’ll pick Organic.
Then we can pick a mood from things all the way from chaotic, to wild, and whimsical and
everything in between.
Hmmm, ok I’ll pick dreamy.
You can add colors if you want, but I’m going to hit create and see what I get generated
for me.
So I had 5 images created for me and I can click on each one to see how that’ll look
as my Chrome theme.
By the way, I’ve also linked to a collection of the Chrome team's favorite theme creations,
if you want any inspiration or if you want to click to add one of those directly.
Now the third Chrome AI update is one that is COMING SOON!
And, boy is it a doozy.
Google is adding its “Help me write” feature to every site on the web in the Chrome browser.
Yes, really.
So if you need a refresher on what ‘help me write’ is, you can watch that video here
or via the link in the description below.
So whether you want to write a review, an email, an RSVP to a party, inquire about a
house showing, or whatever it may be, you’ll right-click a text box or field on any site
you visit in Chrome and select “Help me write.”
Here, you’ll type in a few words and Chrome’s AI will kick off the writing process for you.
You’ll also be able to adjust the response for length and tone.
Wowza.
This is the next-level AI-integration we want.
No, we need.
So pretty soon you won’t have to jump back and forth from your current webpage to your
favorite LLM to help you write.
Google says this is rolling out in next month’s Chrome release.
So, February 2024, people!
Mark your calendars…and you know I’ll make a video on it.
By the way, if you’re wondering, well how do I get Chrome’s new AI features?
Don’t worry, I got you.
The first thing you need to do is make sure your Chrome browser is up to date.
To do so, from Chrome, Click on Chrome, then about Google Chrome.
And here, in the about section, you’ll see whether or not Chrome is up to date.
Which you absolutely should be keeping it up to date.
Once, Chrome is updated, you will head to the three-dot menu icon in the top right of
your Chrome browser, and click on Settings.
Here, on the left, click on ‘experimental ai’.
Then, ensure your experimental AI toggles are on.
You will be prompted to relaunch Chrome after this, then you’re all set.
If you want to stop using the experimental ai features at any time, you’d simply toggle
them off from here as well.
Remember to check out my other Chrome videos and Duet AI videos via the links below and
let me know what you think of these features.
Have you tried these experimental AI features in Chrome and do you love them?
Let me know in the comments below.
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