Chromium iOS adds PAM badge and Ask Gemini auth flow flag

Chromium has added a new iOS-only feature flag called Page Action Menu Auth Flow, pointing to fresh work around the Page Action Menu, PAM badge visibility, and the Ask Gemini sign-in flow in Chrome on iPhone. The change landed in Chromium on March 23, 2026.

The new commit is titled “[iOS][PAM] Add kPageActionMenuAuthFlow feature flag.” In the commit message, Google says the flag controls two things on iOS: the PAM badge visibility in the Location Bar Badge and the Ask Gemini auth flow in the Page Action Menu. The change touched six files, including flag metadata, iOS flag descriptions, and iOS intelligence feature files.

It shows Google is still wiring Gemini deeper into Chrome for iOS, but in a controlled way. This is not a broad public launch note or a confirmed user-facing release announcement. It is an experimental flag added inside Chromium, which usually means the feature is being prepared, tested, or rolled out in stages before Google decides how widely to expose it.

New iOS flag

In Chromium’s current iOS flag descriptions, the feature is listed as Page Action Menu Auth Flow, with the following description: when enabled, the Page Action Menu entry point becomes stable and supports the Ask Gemini auth flow. That gives a clearer picture of Google’s goal here. The company seems to be making the Page Action Menu more reliable as an entry point for Gemini-related actions on iOS.

• The feature is iOS-only.
• It adds a new feature flag named kPageActionMenuAuthFlow.
• The flag affects PAM badge visibility in the location bar area.
• It also affects the Ask Gemini authentication flow inside the Page Action Menu.
• The work was reviewed and submitted through Chromium’s normal code review process.

For now, this looks like backend product plumbing rather than a major Chrome for iPhone feature release. Still, it is a useful signal. Google is refining how Gemini appears and authenticates inside Chrome on iOS, and the Page Action Menu seems to be one of the key surfaces for that work. If more related commits follow, this could grow into a more visible Gemini experience in Chrome for iPhone.

If you track Chromium changes closely, this is one to watch. It does not confirm a full rollout yet, but it clearly shows where Google is heading next on iOS.