Chrome Autofill Pulls Order Details From Gmail — SkimNews
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- Chrome's enhanced autofill now uses Gemini with Personal Intelligence to suggest details pulled from Gmail — order numbers, tracking numbers, flight booking numbers and hotel reservations — to fill out forms.
- Google Wallet and Google Accounts already fed names, passport numbers, email addresses and physical addresses into Chrome's enhanced autofill in an expansion Google made last year.
- Gmail becomes the information source for those suggestions, saving users from searching confirmation emails, receipts or shipping updates themselves before typing details into a form.
- Google began the U.S. rollout today, with the feature available in the desktop, Android and iOS versions of Chrome for users who have Personal Intelligence turned on.
- Chrome keeps sensitive data encrypted while it is presented as a form suggestion, and users can manage what enhanced autofill can access in Chrome settings or turn the feature off completely.
Why it matters: Chrome users filling shipping and travel forms can now pull order numbers, tracking numbers, flight bookings and hotel reservations straight from Gmail, skipping the inbox search for confirmation emails on desktop, Android and iOS. The less-hyped detail: Personal Intelligence must be on, and Gmail access can be managed or switched off entirely in Chrome settings.
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