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Gemini Spark can now book through Chrome
Gemini Spark can search flights, start bookings, and schedule apartment viewings in Chrome, while users retain control of final payments.
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Google has integrated its Gemini Spark agent into Chrome, allowing it to perform routine tasks inside a user’s signed-in accounts. Early demonstrations include searching for flights, starting a booking, and scheduling an apartment viewing.
The move reflects a broader effort to turn browser-based assistants from chat tools into systems that can execute actions. Google already controls a large set of connected services, while OpenAI and Anthropic are also extending similar products into the browser. That is where users keep their email, documents, purchases, and reservations.
What Gemini Spark can do in Chrome
Gemini Spark runs inside Chrome after the user signs in. It can use saved passwords and existing authorized sessions. Google demonstrated the assistant:
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- Searching for airline tickets and beginning the booking process
- Scheduling a viewing for a property
- Connecting with Google Workspace applications
The key boundary is at payment. Spark can access logins and saved passwords, but it does not complete payments. At the final step, control returns to the user for review and confirmation.
Google also addressed protection against prompt injection—malicious instructions hidden on websites or in user-generated content that attempt to make an assistant take unwanted actions. The company described a “layered defense” using deterministic and probabilistic methods, but did not explain how those protections work in practice.
Availability and pricing
The new Chrome capability is already rolling out in the United States, with other regions to follow. Google has also expanded access to Spark for Google AI Pro subscribers in more than 160 countries.
Google did not disclose pricing for the Chrome feature or provide a timetable for its arrival outside the United States. The rollout leaves payment confirmation with the user, even as the assistant gains access to the credentials and sessions needed to handle earlier steps in a transaction.
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