10 Chrome tips and tricks you should know about
Google Chrome being the most popular mobile browser, that holds more than 60% market share as of August 2019. SO it’s no surprise that the lightweight browser offers great features, speed, and ease of use. Don’t forget the fact that it comes pre installed on most Android phones. But even if it is not pre installed, users usually go out of their way to use Google’s popular browser.
After all this, We at India Tech Advice wanted to bring some of the coolest Chrome for Android tips and tricks to your attention. Altho the Google’s mobile browser is known for its simplicity, we have picked plenty of features (both official and experimental) that will improve your experience. These feature are hidden in places most people don’t look, so let’s get started with these Chrome for Android tips and tricks list.
Tips and tricks for Chrome
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1 Enable dark mode on Chrome for Android
Almost every Developer are bringing dark mode to their Android applications, so we are not surprised Google is doing the same. If you want to less stress on your eyes or just like the look of dark mode, it’s easy to change the look of Chrome for Android.
- Open Chrome.
- Click on 3-dot menu button on the top right corner of the screen.
- Select Settings.
- Select Themes.
- Select Dark.
2. Data Saver on Chrome Android
Data saver mode will not only make your browsing faster, but it will also help in reducing data consumption. After the price hike in cellular company the data can be expensive. Now even if you are on unlimited internet plan, most carriers will throttle you if you get too wild with your data consumption. So let’s make the best use of websites for mobile use and save data?
This is how you turn on Data Saver on Chrome for Android:
- Open Chrome.
- Click on the 3 dot menu button.
- Select Settings.
- Select Data Saver.
- Toggle the setting on.
3. We can Sync bookmarks, passwords, history, and more across devices
Google Chrome for Android is all about the internet, and because of this, we have cloud. Now Google will let you sync most of your Chrome data across devices. This includes everything like password, bookmarks, open tab, history, credit card info, etc. We can also analyze your usage data to provide better predictions.
- Open Chrome.
- Click on 3 dot menu button.
- Select Settings.
- Now Under Account, choose Sign in to Chrome.
- Follow instructions to sign in.
- You can now access Sync and Google services to customize options.
4. Preload pages for faster browsing
Crome has a really good feature called Preloading pages that will proactively load sites you are likely to click on. Basically the page will often be loaded in the background before you decide to go into it. By doing this the whole experience much faster using cookies, but it can also waste data you otherwise wouldn’t use. It’s bad if you are on a internet budget, but those who don’t mind wasting megabytes will enjoy the added speed.
- Open Chrome.
- Tap on the 3-dot menu button.
- Select Settings.
- Select Privacy.
- Toggle Preload pages for faster browsing and searching on.
5. Switch your default search engine on Chrome
Google search is the best in its category, but if, for some reason you want to use another search engine as default, Chrome for Android gives you the option to switch it.
- Open Chrome.
- Click on on the three dot menu button on the top right corner.
- Select Settings.
- Select Search engine.
- Select your search engine of choice.
6. Swipe to switch tabs
Things like switching tabs can get annoying when it requires a few taps. Thanks to Google this has been simplified; Just by swiping from side 2 side you can switch tabs with a simple gesture. By doing this you can seamlessly navigate all your tabs.
7. Horizontal tab switcher
Now you like the regular tab switcher, but would prefer something other than the vertical configuration, you can opt for Chrome’s experimental horizontal tab switcher. After this Chrome’s tab switcher more similar to Android’s app switcher. It is seems better organized and cleaner way to look at other pages.
- Open Chrome.
- Now type Chrome://flags into the address bar and press enter.
- Look for Enable horizontal tab switcher.
- Once you that option , click on the drop-down menu and select Enabled.
8. Enable Tab Groups to keep pages organized
One more really good feature to keep your tabs better organized is tab grouping. This basically allows you to make tab folders and keep all your browsing neatly categorized.
- Open Chrome.
- Type Chrome://flags into the address bar and press enter.
- Look Tab Groups.
- Once you see the option, click on the drop down menu and select Enabled.
- Tap on Relaunch.
9.Interact with Phone number, addresses and emails.
It is little time consuming to copy and paste phone numbers, email and addresses to use them in other apps. When you are on iOS Safari it turns them into links for reaching out to people or navigating. Google Chrome does still doesn’t have this nifty feature, there is something similar that beats copying and pasting.
Each time you see a email, phone number or even address, simply long press it. then you will see floating bar with options will appear. You will get option to use this information with Gmail, the Phone app, or Google Maps.
10. Zoom all the pages
Whne it comes to Zooming out and in websites are not always an option with mobile optimized pages. This happens if you are on a badly designed website, want to look at something up close, or have vision problems. Google Chrome for Android makes it possible to force zooming on all pages which prevent this action.
- Open Chrome.
- Click on three dot menu button on the top right corner.
- Select Settings.
- Select Accessibility.
- Check the Force enable zoom box.
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