Chrome Beta for Desktop Update

The Chrome team is excited to announce the promotion of Chrome 137 to the Beta channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. Chrome 137.0.7151.6 contains our usual under-the-hood performance and stability tweaks, but there are also some cool new features to explore - please head to the Chromium blog to learn more!

A partial list of changes is available in the Git log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues.

Chrome Release Team
Google Chrome

Chrome Dev for Android Update

Hi everyone! We've just released Chrome Dev 138 (138.0.7152.0) for Android. It's now available on Google Play.

You can see a partial list of the changes in the Git log. For details on new features, check out the Chromium blog, and for details on web platform updates, check here.

If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.

Chrome Release Team
Google Chrome

Start a conversation with Gemini in the side panel of Google Drive about specific files

What’s changing

Since rolling out Gemini in the side panel of Google Drive, users have been able to summarize one or multiple documents, get quick facts while viewing PDFs, create files and folders, and more. 

Most recently, we added clickable “nudges” at the top of the Drive homepage and folders to help you get started with Gemini in Drive even faster, and today we’re introducing updates that make starting a conversation with Gemini about a specific set of files easier. 

After entering your question or prompt into the side panel, click the new “Add sources” button to let Gemini know which sources to draw from to generate a response. You can also drag and drop sources into the side panel to drive your conversation. With this new functionally, you’ll have better visibility and control over sources used in your conversations with Gemini. 


Drag and drop sources into the side panel to drive your conversation

Drag and drop sources into the side panel to drive your conversation

Visibility and control over sources used in your conversations with Gemini

Visibility and control over sources used in your conversations with Gemini


Getting started 


Rollout pace 

Availability

Available for Google Workspace: 
  • Business Standard and Plus 
  • Enterprise Standard and Plus 
  • Customers with the Gemini Education or Gemini Education Premium add-on 
  • Google One AI Premium 
Anyone who previously purchased these add-ons will also receive this feature: 
  • Gemini Business* 
  • Gemini Enterprise* 
*As of January 15, 2025, we’re no longer offering the Gemini Business and Gemini Enterprise add-ons for sale. Please refer to this announcement for more details.

Resources 

  • Google Workspace Admin Help: Turn on or off Gmail, Chat, and Meet smart features and personalization (Region specific) 
  • Google Help: Collaborate with Gemini in Google Drive