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TL;DR Chrome Canary is testing new “Nano Banana” and “Deep Search” buttons that plug AI prompts directly into the search box.
Nano Banana appears to cue image generation, while Deep Search suggests Gemini-powered research, with both currently requiring Chrome flags to enable.
The features are unstable and do little right now, but they signal Google’s push to make Chrome more AI-driven.
Google Chrome is testing two bold new buttons under its search box: Nano Banana and Deep Search. First spotted by Windows Report, the update appears in the Chrome Canary test build and looks like another step toward making Chrome a more AI-forward browser. These new chips sit just below the “Ask Google” field on a new tab page, alongside the existing AI Mode button that was added earlier this year.
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Nano Banana and Deep Search seem to build on that ambition. Clicking Nano Banana automatically drops the prompt “Create an image of…” into the search box, signaling a direct shortcut into Google’s image-generation workflow. Deep Search, meanwhile, inserts “Help me research…“, hinting at a Gemini-powered mode designed for more complex, exploratory queries. If these features roll out broadly, Chrome’s search box may evolve from a simple URL bar into something closer to a creative command center.
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To try these options today, you’ll need to enable hidden flags at chrome://flags and relaunch the browser. Even then, Canary can be unstable as clicking either chip may crash the browser or simply do nothing. Nano Banana and Deep Search are clearly not ready for everyday use just yet. Still, when they do respond, they give a clear picture of Google’s direction.
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