Chrome on iPhone is testing a new way to use Gemini. You can highlight any text on a page and get an explanation instantly, without typing a prompt or leaving the tab.
A new “Explain with Gemini” option appears in the text selection menu. Tapping it opens Gemini inside the page and fills in a prompt using the selected text.
The feature is behind a flag called #explain-gemini-edit-menu and is still in early testing for select users.
This changes how Gemini works inside Chrome. Instead of typing a question, you can select a sentence or paragraph and send it directly to the assistant.
Gemini then opens as a panel at the bottom of the page, showing a prompt like “Explain this to me:” followed by the selected text, along with a response in the same view. The response is structured with headings and bullet points, which makes longer or technical passages easier to understand.
Chrome on iOS already lets users ask Gemini to summarize an entire page. This experiment focuses on smaller sections, so you can get an explanation for a specific part instead of the full page. Google is also testing Gemini in other parts of Chrome on iPhone, including an image remix feature that works with photos and the camera.
This also reduces the steps needed to use Gemini. You no longer need to copy text and switch to another app.
In another test, Chrome adds a shortcut that opens Gemini as an in-page assistant.
Google is also testing where the option appears in the text selection menu. In one version, “Explain with Gemini” appears near “Search with Google” and includes a Gemini icon, while other placements do not.
