Questions tagged [chrome-for-android]
Google Chrome is a popular browser. Use this tag if your question is about its Android version or issues related to it only
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How to get rid of Chrome's 'Continue browsing' link without visiting it?
There is no sensible way to get rid of Android Chrome's 'Continue browsing' link when it appears, if one does not wish to visit the site in question again. Are there any workarounds?
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How many tabs are open in chrome browser? (Above 100)
When the number of tabs reaches 100, the tab counter turns into a smiley face like so :D
I wish to know how many tabs are open, without doing the manual count. Is there a way?
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Is there any shortcut for closing a tab in Chrome?
I find it very annoying opening the tabs list and swiping over or hitting the little X for closing a tab (an action which I do a lot...)
Is there any shortcut for closing the front tab using some ...
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Chrome bookmarks desktop (embedded in Chrome)
I was wondering whether within Chrome it is possible to create a set of bookmarks via web site icons that get placed on a special, scroll-bar and screens enabled, bookmarks page.
That way, WITHIN ...
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How can I configure Android so that Chrome doesn't stop uploading when Chrome doesn't have the focus?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra running Android 13. I am uploading a large video to YouTube via https://www.youtube.com/upload and not the Android YouTube application. I notice that when Chrome ...
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How can I open all the links of a bookmark folder on Chrome for Android?
On Chrome Microsoft Windows I can do:
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Is it possible to run a bookmarklet on Chrome by selecting it from the bookmark?
I am using Chrome for Android. If I have a bookmarklet saved as a bookmark, then I am able to run it by:
Typing its name in the address bar until it shows.
Clicking the upward-leftward pointing ...
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Is there a way to specify a default download path for Google Drive/Chrome to an external microSD card?
I have a 512 GB external microSD card that's connected to a smart phone.
For speed reasons, I would like some functions like the camera to still use the on-board phone memory, but would like files ...
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JavaScript bookmarklets not executing in Android Chrome [duplicate]
I know that Javascript bookmarlets work in Android Chrome as I did see
them working before, but today for some reason they don't.
I installed Android Firefox, and they work there. I have reviewed site ...
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Adding extension to Chrome mobile browser [duplicate]
I, like must people use my cell phone a lot. I use the Chrome browser. But if I try to add an extension, say for example...a coupon extension... It won't add it to my mobile browser. Is that something ...
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How can I view timestamps in my Chrome browser history (on Android)?
For security reasons, I need to check exactly when I accessed some websites on my phone a few days ago. The activity is stored in my mobile Chrome's browser history, but apparently the timestamps ...
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Need Chrome Android timestamp from history - wasn't synching so not in Activities but page does show in app history - doesn't show time
I need the timestamp of history from 3 days ago on the Google Chrome Android app. I need to prove the time I visited a parking website 3 days ago using Chrome on Android. I can see the page under ...
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Google Chrome icon disappears from app tray after restarting?
I have installed the Google Experience Launcher on my Nexus 7, and have a variety of applications in my app tray, including Google Chrome. However, each time I power off and power on the device, ...
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Embedded YouTube videos have sound but no video
Whenever I come across a page with an embedded YouTube video and press play then the sound will be heard but the video will be blank (a black screen).
The controls work just fine - it's just that I ...
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How can I copy-paste an image into a form field on Chrome for Android?
I use a Google Pixel 6 with Android 12. I tried the following, but it doesn't work:
Copy the Android Enthusiasts site logo image
Navigate to the Ask Question page
Long-hold the form and select Paste
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How to display JavaScript console on Chrome (or a different browser)?
I want to quickly try some JavaScript code on an Android phone.
I cannot find how to open the console or something similar on either Chrome or the default browser. about:debug doesn't do anything, and ...
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Syncing Kiwi using 'hard links' into Chrome's data folder
Kiwi Browser has no syncing option, while other Chromium browsers do
have.
A workaround
The idea/hack is to:
install another browser (like Chrome Beta),
not use it,
and hard-wired Kiwi's data into ...
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Opening items from the google news feed using Firefox?
Im using the google news feed (swipe left from home) a lot. However, i want to open the respective links using firefox instead of chrome (mostly because i can disable autoplay on firefox, but not on ...
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Youtube plays a video when my phone is locked and when it should not be playing anything
On my Samsung 20 FE 5G I'm getting a bad problem with YouTube on a browser. If I watch a video and it ends you get the standard auto play next video in 10 seconds. If I click on the youtube icon, to ...
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How to change the User Agent string in Chrome browser on Android (mobile phone)
I've looked all over the internet, does anyone know how to change the user agent the google chrome for Android browser sends out? Trying to do this on my dev phone. If not has anyone been able to ...
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Get rid of simplify page option in Chrome for Android
I am on Chrome 117.0.5938.60 which was updated on 11 Sep 23.
I occasionally see this Simplify page colored sticker
Which collapses into a page icon after a while
I am not sure if it is because of ...
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Allowing mixed (insecure) content on Chrome for Android
Is it possible to enable insecure content explicitly for a site in Chrome?
It's possible in desktops by going into site settings and allowing "insecure content", but when I checked the same ...
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How to add extension Allow CORS in Android Tab Chrome browser [duplicate]
I need to open a website in mobile chrome browser. Its not opening there is CORS issue. I fixed that issue in Laptop added a extension Allow CORS in Chrome browser. When I tried in mobile there is no ...
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How to manage Android Chrome new tab shortcuts?
I'm using Chrome on my Android tablet. The new tab page contains 8 shortcuts (pretty much as in Chrome for Windows). In Windows however, I can configure the shortcuts: one of the 10 positions is ...
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Chrome for Android: How to see network console information?
Is there any way to see networking information on mobile Chrome, ala the networking tab on fully fledged desktop Chrome, on the device itself? I'm attempting to try some remote debugging for a user ...
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How to get Chrome (or any browser) to present a TLS client certificate?
I've set up a server that accepts HTTPS connections with a custom CA certificate. I've installed it on my Samsung Galaxy A50, and can now access the server without warnings in Chrome. Now, I'd like to ...
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Android Chrome saving web page without MHTML extension
Just got a Pixel 6 Pro, Android 12. Whenever I save a web page using the 3-dot menu, download web page arrow, the file is being saved with no extension.
It has always been saved as .mhtml on previous ...
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How can I easily force a browser refresh without going into settings, clearing all caches?
On my Windows 11 PC Firefox browser, if I want to refresh my webpage and load the new style.css that I uploaded instead of using old cached one, I can do "control- [click on browser page refresh ...
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Zygote keeps restarting force-stopped app
I've got Chrome running on a Pixel 4a (Android 11). If I close the app manually (i.e., swiping with my finger), it closes as expected. However, if I run am force-stop com.android.chrome from an adb ...
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Chrome doesn't require permission to download files and install web apps?
Chrome for Android seems to require no permission to download files and install web apps. Disabling storage permission does not prevent the browser from downloading the EICAR test file, and disabling ...
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Enable Chrome's Reader View manually, when it isn't offered?
Is it possible to enable the "Reader View" of Chrome for Android, when Chrome doesn't offer it?
On iOS, Safari leaves the choice entirely to the user, who has to click a button – which is good, as ...
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How to export bookmarks from Chrome in Android?
I need to import bookmarks from my Chrome Android mobile. Is there any direct way to do it? Please do not suggest to sync Chrome account in desktop and do import from there, my Sync rights has been ...
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How can I export the list of open Chrome tabs?
Chrome's sync feature isn't picking up all of the tabs open on my Android phone.
Are the tabs stored in a file somewhere that I can access?
My intention is to export the list of tabs so that I could ...
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Lock tablet to run ONLY a webpage on chrome fullscreen
I have created a software for restaurants. Some restaurants have tablets on each table so that their customer can order food/drink without a waiter. I have finished coding my software, and now I have ...
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Chrome Android redirects to web.bwanet.ca
Downloaded Sophos Intercept X today cause my Chrome browser kept opening to https://web.bwanet.ca all of a sudden + all my open tabs were gone.
Is it due to Sophos? If so, is there a specific feature ...
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Chrome for Android keeps bring up syncing/account screen at random
When I'm browsing Chrome on my Android phone, this screen keeps showing up even after I close it.
I've tried updating Chrome and restarting my phone but it keeps showing.
How can I stop this screen ...
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Switch Chrome interface between smartphone mode and tablet mode
I want to change the interface of Chrome on my Mediapad T2 7.0 Pro (PLE-701L). Now it looks like the smartphone version (picture at right side):
But I want to change the interface to tablet mode (...
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Change Chrome Tab View/Layout
I have a problem with changing Chrome Tab View/Layout.
Before I had this tab view:
Now I have this tab view:
I don't know how and why it is changed. Perhaps, due to Chrome auto-update?
How to get ...
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When was "Show zoom option in main menu" implemented on Chrome for Android?
When did Chrome on Android allow us to "Show zoom option in the main menu"? I just found this out yesterday and now I can zoom in and out on websites like Safari for iPhone.
When was this ...
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Omnibox doesn't auto-hide when scrolling down on Chrome
I don't know why, but my Chrome sometimes has an error that disables the tab grid layout flag and the auto-hide omnibox when scrolling down (I don't know the name of that flag).
So, I have enabled the ...
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Can't run bookmarklets on browser (chrome) without Wifi connection
I have some bookmarks that are javascript code (for example, javascript:alert(1)) but am not able to run them unless I am on a webpage that is not the "newtab" page.
Which is particularly ...
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How do I allow Chrome Android to load "insecure" or "phishing" content?
How do I allow Chrome for Android to load insecure content? I would like to know this so I can log in to my Hotel WiFi.
The message it gives me is:
Your connection is not private
Attackers might ...
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Is the secret flag `chrome://flags` a legit trick or scam?
I've been seeing these "secret flags" (e.g. chrome://flags/#max-tiles-for-interest-area) for Chrome browser on Android posted all over the internet.
Are these legitimate tricks, or scams to phish ...
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Adding new voice to Google Chrome TTS
If a person's Android does not support a specific language for text-to-speech (SpeechSynthesis or SpeechUtterance) in Chrome Mobile, how do you enable or install that voice support? For example, if my ...
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How to get mDNS working for Chrome on Android?
Is there a way to connect to http://mylaptop.local/ using Chrome on Android, or is there another browser that works?
I travel from network to network with my laptop and my phone and I often have to ...
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Where are Chrome tabs stored? [duplicate]
I've noticed that, if I have multiple Chrome tabs open and restart the browser, the tabs are still open. This suggests that the tab info is stored on the hard drive somewhere. Where is this ...
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Does clearing Chrome appdata delete all the currently opened tabs?
My phone has a low memory problem, so I have to periodically clear the app data of some apps which makes them act like I just installed it.
Currently I have many open tabs (100+) in my Chrome Browser....
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Green video using Chrome on Fire 10HD tablet
Android 9, KFMAWI, PS7427 Chrome 113.0.5672.162
Recently, when running Chrome on my Fire 10HD tablet some videos will only display a green screen. Audio does work. Example
I have re-installed Chrome ...
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Does Chrome for Android sync passwords?
Does Chrome for Android currently sync passwords to Desktop Chrome through your Google Account? I found the issue at https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=113164, but last they say you ...
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