Google is testing a change that could bring Gemini in Chrome, internally known as Glic, to signed-out and Incognito profiles.
According to a new Chromium change spotted by Techdows, Google is prototyping support for “Glic Live in Chrome” in unauthenticated and Incognito sessions.
The change, titled “[glic] Enable Glic for signed-out and incognito profiles (Prototype),” says it modifies Chrome’s GlicEnabling logic to allow Off-The-Record, or Incognito, profiles.
It also treats signed-out Chrome profiles as capable of using Glic and bypasses the sign-in requirement on startup, allowing the Gemini in Chrome chat shell to render without the usual account state checks.
This is notable because Google’s current support documentation says Gemini in Chrome is not available in Incognito mode or for Chrome profiles that are not signed in.
In other words, this prototype suggests Google is at least exploring a future where Gemini in Chrome can open in more private or unauthenticated browsing sessions, instead of being limited to regular signed-in Chrome profiles.
The Chromium change is still marked as a prototype, and it is also a Work In Progress, so there is no guarantee it will ship. But the direction is interesting because Google has been steadily making Gemini a bigger part of Chrome.
Gemini in Chrome may open even when you are signed out
The Chromium change says Google is treating signed-out profiles as capable and bypassing the sign-in requirement on startup.
That does not necessarily mean every Gemini feature will work without a Google account. In fact, the change also mentions that Chrome would intercept WebUI redirects to accounts.google.com and trigger the native Chrome sign-in flow instead, closing the panel.
That sounds like Google is trying to make the Gemini panel load first, and then ask users to sign in only when the experience actually needs an account.
For users, this could make Gemini in Chrome feel more like a built-in browser feature instead of something that immediately fails or disappears when Chrome is not signed in.
Incognito support would be a bigger change
The more interesting part is Incognito support.
Today, Incognito is designed to keep browsing activity from being saved locally after the session ends, though websites and services can still collect information while you browse. Google also notes that Chrome does not automatically sign you into your Google Account or other websites in Incognito.
Bringing Gemini in Chrome to Incognito would therefore be a sensitive change, especially because Gemini in Chrome can use page content to answer questions.
Google’s support page says Gemini in Chrome uses content from your current tab by default after you opt in, and users can share up to 10 open tabs with Gemini.
Gemini Live also needs permission to use page content and the microphone, and Google says users can ask Gemini to navigate web pages by voice, such as scrolling to specific information or highlighting relevant content.
That makes the Incognito part worth watching. If Google ships this, the company will need to make it very clear what Gemini can see, what is shared, and what happens to that data when the user is browsing in Incognito.
Google is pushing Gemini deeper into Chrome
The prototype comes as Google continues to expand Gemini in Chrome beyond simple page summaries.
Google already describes Gemini in Chrome as an AI browsing assistant that can summarize content, compare information across tabs, and work with Google apps such as Calendar, Maps, Gmail and YouTube.
Gemini Live in Chrome also allows users to talk to Gemini while browsing, interrupt responses, switch back to text mode, and use voice commands to navigate the current page.
The new Chromium prototype suggests Google wants that experience to be available in more places, including signed-out and Incognito browsing sessions.