Chrome Canary Tests Floating Gemini Button That Appears on Text Selection

Executive Briefing

• Surfaces a floating toolbar with Ask Gemini, Copy, Share, and menu options whenever users highlight text on any webpage
• Clicking Ask Gemini opens a side panel with selected text pre-loaded as a prompt, eliminating manual tab-switching
• Includes a 'Hide for this site' option, letting users suppress the toolbar on specific websites
• Extends Google's broader push to embed Gemini throughout Chrome, alongside address bar shortcuts and a pinnable AI toolbar button
• Remains unannounced and confined to Chrome Canary with no guarantee of reaching the stable release