GoKawiilGoogle Chrome adds scroll-position memory to cross-device tab sharing
Google is updating Chrome so that tabs sent between devices now retain the exact scroll position and any partially filled forms, letting users resume reading or complete forms seamlessly across desktop and mobile. Gemini in Chrome is also expanding its ability to analyze, summarize, and quiz users on podcasts and non-YouTube videos, in addition to documents and webpages it already supports.
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These updates suggest Google is positioning Chrome as more of a study and research tool, not just a browser, potentially deepening user reliance on Gemini's AI features for learning tasks. Expanding Gemini's media analysis to podcasts and outside videos could also strengthen Google's push to embed AI assistance across more everyday content consumption.
- Cross-device tab sharing now preserves scroll position and unfinished forms.
- Gemini in Chrome can now analyze podcasts and non-YouTube video content.
- New interactive quiz generation lets users test comprehension of open tab content.
Source: theverge.com — Jess Weatherbed, 2026-09-24
Published there as: “Now Google Chrome shares tabs to new devices that save where you were”
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