Although there are currently many apps for mobile browsing, Chrome dominates the mobile browsing market as well as the computer. As a product of Google, Google Chrome has got advanced features from other web browser apps.
Let's find out, Google Chrome app has 15 great features that will enhance your mobile browsing experience in everyday life.
Change tabs via swipe
To move from one tab to another in Chrome, you usually have to click on the tab and then save the intentional tab. The process can be called time consuming. However, in case of changing tabs, using a common gesture can get rid of this problem. Swipe left or right in the address bar to go to the previous and next tabs of the current tab. Also swiping down from the address bar will show all the opened tabs.
Dark mode
Like all other Android or iOS apps, Google Chrome also has an integrated dark mode. To turn on Dark Mode in Chrome -
Sign in to the Chrome app
Go to the three-dot menu in the top right / bottom corner
Click on Settings
Scroll down to find the Theme section and enter
If you select the Dark option, Chrome will run in Dark mode
Light mode
If your internet pack is limited, then Google Chrome's Lite mode will come in handy. This feature saves up to 70% of data when browsing Chrome. To turn on light mode in Chrome -
Enter the Chrome app and enter the Three Dot menu in the top right / bottom corner.
Enter the option in Settings
Toggle the Duke switch in the Lite mode section and the light mode will be turned on
Website shortcut
Like any app on the phone, any website shortcut icon can be added to the homescreen using Chrome. To add a website shortcut to the homescreen -
Open the Chrome app and enter the site
Enter the three-dot menu in the top right / bottom corner
Select the Add To Homescreen option and click on the Add button with the name of the shortcut, the shortcut will come to the homescreen.
Parallel download
Don't get good speed while downloading anything in Chrome? You can try this advanced feature called parallel downloading. To turn on parallel downloading in Chrome -
Enter the Chrome app, type chrome: // flags in the address bar and press Enter
Then search for the page that will come by typing Parallel Downloading in the search bar
Enable from the option that you get
Parallel downloading will be activated as soon as you relaunch the Chrome app from the displayed notice
Translate
Recently, the translate feature has been added to all webpages in Chrome. For real-time translation of a webpage, enter the site and enter the Translate option from the three-dot menu in the top right / bottom corner of the Chrome app. You can translate any webpage into any language you want using the Translate feature.
Desktop site
Certain content on some websites is only displayed on computers. Many people cannot enjoy the benefits of sites without computers. However, Chrome users can use the desktop version of any website on mobile. To view the desktop version of a website from Chrome on mobile -
Open the Chrome app and enter the desired website
Then turn on the Desktop Site option from the three-dot menu
Quick search
One of the most important features of Chrome is the Quick Search feature. This feature allows you to quickly search for any website using any text on that site. In this method, you don't have to search by copying and pasting the text separately. To search with any text, the options will be displayed by tapping and holding the desired text on the part of the screen. If you select the useful text and click on Web Search from the options, the search result obtained by that text will be displayed.
Quick tab closes
Use the Close Tab option to quickly hold and hold the tab button next to the address bar to quickly close a tab.
Change home button settings
In 2016, the home button was added to the Chrome app of all mobiles and tablets. However, you can change the settings of the home button if you want, even remove it completely. To change home button settings -
Enter the Chrome app and enter Settings from the Three Dot menu
Then enter the Homepage section at the bottom
You can change the web address of your home button from the displayed page as well as turn it off
Page saved as PDF
You can save any webpage as a PDF using Chrome. To save a website as a PDF -
Open the webpage in the Chrome app
Select the Share option from the three-dot menu
Select Print
If you click on the Select Printer option on the displayed page, you will see the Save as PDF option
Zoom in on the website
Some websites cannot be zoomed. To turn on the zoom feature on all websites -
Enter the Settings using the Chrome app's three-dot menu
Enter the Accessibility section
Check the Force Enable Zoom option
Quick scrolling
You can use the Find In Page option in the Settings menu to scroll to a specific section of a page.
Audio auto-play off
When you enter some websites, the sound starts playing automatically. If you want to get out of this situation -
Enter the Settings section from Chrome's three-dot menu
Scroll down and enter Site Settings
Enter the Sound section and turn off the sound
Search engine changes
After the download, Chrome is added to Chrome by default as a search engine. However, search engine users can change if they want. To change the search engine in Google Chrome -
Go to Settings from the app's three-dot menu
Enter the Search Engine section at the beginning of the Basics section
Sell the search engine of your choice from the list. Also in a separate section called Recently Visited you will have the option to use the recently visited sites as a search engine.