Google Chrome is by far the most popular and most used web browser in the world. One reason is that Google constantly updates the app with new features to keep it up to date. Over the last few months, we’ve made some improvements to Chrome on Android tablets to help you take full advantage of the large display space and new multitasking software.
If you want your tablet browsing experience to be more seamless or productive, here are some new tricks for Chrome for Android tablets.
New visual tab grid and tab groups
in a recent blog post (opens in new tab), Google outlined some new features for Chrome on Android tablets. One of them is the same visual tab grid found in the mobile and web versions of Chrome. This is something tablet users have been missing for a while.
You can easily access this view by tapping the numbered squares next to the address bar. It shows a visual preview of all your open tabs and gives you options to open, close, bookmark or group tabs.
On the last point, Google claims in that post that “Tab Groups are coming to Chrome on Android tablets soon,” but we haven’t seen this feature come out yet. Formally A few months later. Thankfully, it can be enabled using a Chrome flag.
If you don’t know how to enable the flag, our guide will help you. For this feature to work you need to enable two experimental flags: Tab Groups Continuation and Tab Groups on Tablets. Reboot From the popup that appears
With the new tab grid view, you can long press to select a tab and drag it to another tab to create another tab group, or select multiple tabs and group them from the ellipsis menu. increase. You can then tap that group from the grid view to edit it individually.
Quick swap between tabs
If you’re one of those free spirits who open dozens of tabs at once until the “X” icon disappears and you barely know which one, then this Chrome for Android tablet trick is for you.
Swipe left or right with two fingers on the tab address bar portion of the display to move from one tab to the next until you find what you’re looking for.
Using this method, it’s possible to accidentally close a tab unintentionally, but it’s unlikely. In that case, you should see a small “undo” popup at the bottom of the screen, so be careful.
Show desktop site by default
If you’re tired of seeing mobile versions of apps across your huge tablet display (especially if you often use your tablet with a Bluetooth mouse or trackpad), browse with the toggle enabled in Chrome settings. is recommended. Desktop mode by default.
with a tap ellipsis icon In Chrome, select Settings > Site Settings > Desktop SiteClick and toggle on to enable this “Request Desktop View” feature.
Of course, Samsung tablet owners may want to use their Galaxy Tab in DeX mode for a more desktop-like experience, especially with the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, which replaces laptops. You can also rely on a split screen instead of a tablet of that size.
Split screen and drag and drop
If you are using a tablet updated to Android 12 or Android 13, you can split two or three apps and display them in one view on your tablet by dragging an app icon on top of another app. increase.
We also have a special guide on how to use multi-window mode on Samsung Galaxy Tab with One UI 5. Mini-windows, rearranging split-screen apps, and more.
If you’re a fan of the Google Workspace app, you should know that you can drag and drop between apps on your Android tablet by simply long-pressing an image and dragging it to another app in split-screen view.
This is known to work between Chrome and Google Docs, Drive, Files, Keep, Photos, Sheets and Slides. It may also work with other Google apps that I haven’t tested yet.
Chrome on Android tablets has length There are ways to catch up with standard web browsers, or even compare them to mobile apps. Many features (such as Tab Groups and Chrome Actions) are not yet available. As Google becomes available, return to this page to add functionality.
Most of the best Android tablets offer a hybrid experience that theoretically allows you to be more productive on the go. But there’s a reason many people prefer Chromebooks to tablets. Because you get an unencumbered Chrome experience.
