Now Google Chrome shares tabs to new devices that save where you were

Google is updating Chrome to make it easier for people to keep working across their phones and computers, adding memory to a tab-sharing tool and expanding what its Gemini assistant can do with study material. The browser already lets users send an open tab from a mobile device to a desktop or back again. Under the new update, that transfer also remembers the exact scroll position of the page, so a reader does not have to hunt for the spot where they stopped. Google says the change is meant to help people research and study complicated topics.

The tab feature will also keep any partially completed forms intact when a tab moves between devices. That means a form begun on a phone can be finished on a desktop, or the reverse, without re-entering information. Google frames the addition as useful for lengthy research documents and for tasks that are tedious to complete on a smaller screen.

Separately, Gemini inside Chrome is gaining new capabilities aimed at studying. Google said the assistant, which can already analyze, visualize and summarize documents, webpages and YouTube videos, is being extended to more kinds of media. Podcasts and videos hosted outside YouTube are now included, according to the company's blog announcement. Google said that after a user plays a podcast or a recording, such as a lecture, Gemini in Chrome can pull out key takeaways, locate specific information or explain confusing passages.

The Gemini integration can additionally build interactive quizzes from the content displayed in an open Chrome tab. Google describes the quizzes as another way for users to test their knowledge beyond reviewing notes and study materials. The quiz feature is rolling out in English on desktop in the United States and India. Google said it will reach other regions and mobile devices in the coming months. The Verge reported the changes on Sep 24, 2026, in its software coverage.

The update puts Chrome's cross-device tools and its Gemini assistant in the same release, tying the browser's tab portability to the company's broader push into AI-assisted research. For US users, the desktop quiz feature is available now in English, while the expanded media analysis and the tab memory upgrade apply to the browser features Google described in its announcement.

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