TL;DR
- Gemini is cozying up with Chrome through a new side panel and Nano Banana integration.
- Side panels can exist independent with their own Gemini conversation, or share awareness across tabs.
For all the places Gemini has popped up since its inception, probably one of the most powerful has been in our browsers. And beyond just using them to access Gemini’s home on the web, last year we started seeing Google bake Gemini right into its Chrome browser. Now, in early 2026, Google’s only strengthening the connection between Gemini and Chrome, delivering a new side-panel Gemini view and integrating the utterly fantastic Nano Banana.
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