Chrome's autofill can now pull order and flight details from Gmail

On October 28, Google said Chrome’s enhanced autofill can now search your Gmail while you fill out a web form. Normal autofill only knows what you saved in the browser. This version asks Gemini, using Google’s Personal Intelligence feature, to look for details sitting in your email.

Google’s examples are order numbers, package tracking details and flight bookings. When you click a matching field, the usual autofill dropdown appears, and Droid Life reports that a second suggestion labeled “Suggested by Gemini” shows up after Chrome checks your inbox.

It is rolling out in the US on desktop, Android and iOS, for people who use Gemini in Chrome and have Personal Intelligence turned on. You choose whether enhanced autofill is on and what it can access, in Chrome’s settings. Google says sensitive data is encrypted.

The catch: Neither Google’s post nor TechCrunch says more about how your email is handled than that encryption line. If you want Chrome out of your inbox, leave the feature off.

What to do now

• Open Chrome’s settings and look at the autofill and Gemini options before the feature reaches you.
• Decide whether you want Gemini reading your Gmail at all. It is opt-in, so you can skip it.
• Check each suggestion before you submit a form, especially payment or address fields.

Use cases

• A small shop owner could pull a supplier’s order number into a return form.
• A traveler could fill an airline’s check-in page without digging up the confirmation email.