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 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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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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Why is the Android stock browser still alive?
The Stock browser in Android has not been actively supported, and Google Chrome is actively developed and uses modern technologies unlike it's predecessor. Yet, the stock browser still has 22.77% of ...
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How can I edit the URL of a home screen bookmark?
I want to have a bookmark shortcut on my Home screen to launch a web app I use regularly. The only way I found to achieve this is using the Add to Home screen from the Chrome browser menu when I'm on ...
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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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Is there a way to bookmark all tabs in Chrome?
Is there a way to bookmark all tabs in Chrome for Android? (i.e. right click and Ctrl functions are not available)
If it helps, I'm using Android tablet.
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Samsung (Galaxy S4) does not show Authorize USB debugging dialog box
I am trying to follow the instructions here, but my phone never displays the "Authorize USB Debugging" option.
On the PC side, adb devices shows that the PC see the device, but it is listed as "...
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Force fullscreen mode in Chrome for Android
I want to put my Chrome browser in fullscreen mode without having to scroll down first.
Is it possible? Alternatively, are there any browsers that have this feature?
If it matters, my device is a ...
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How can I stop being redirected to the App Store/Google Store by dodgy ad-scripts?
There are a load of sites that do this now, and it's really annoying:
I visit a content site on my Android device.
10-15 seconds after loading starts the site hangs for a few seconds.
Google play ...
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How can I delete cookies for a specific site in chrome in android
I can see 'Settings' -> 'Privacy' -> 'CLEAR BROWSING DATA', but that will clear my browsing info for all sites. I can also see under 'Settings' -> 'Site settings', there is an option to select 'All ...
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Why does the new Chrome update want the permission to use my camera and audio recording?
Seriously, it specifically states that it can use the camera and audio recording any time it wants, whether or not I wish it to. Why is Chrome on Android requesting those permissions?
Should I be ...
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How to retrieve saved password in Google Chrome for Android?
Is there any way I can retrieve stored password specific to any URL in Google Chrome for Android. This is not in any way connected with Google Chrome running in Desktop versions. I'm able to see saved ...
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Prevent apps opening links in Chrome Custom Tabs (i.e. open in default browser directly)
Not long ago, Google added a new feature called Chrome Custom Tabs since Chrome 45 on Android JellyBean or later.
What are Chrome Custom Tabs?
App developers face a choice when a user taps a URL to ...
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How to refresh a web page in Chrome (Ctrl+F5 analogue) on a device without menu button?
I have a Nexus 7 Android device with 4.2.2 and Chrome browser.
How can one perform a deep refresh of a web page - analogue of Ctrl+F5 hotkey on desktops?
Please, notice that the device does not have ...
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Download files with Chrome for Android
Is there a way to download media files directly from the Chrome browser? In the stock Android browser I can long-click a link and select "Save link" to accomplish that, but Chrome doesn't offer that ...
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How can a bookmarklet be ADDED on mobile Chrome without copying and pasting?
On my Android phone, how can a user add a bookmarklet to my Chrome bookmarks, without needing to use another device, and without copying and pasting?
I have a bookmarklet on my website that I want ...
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Chrome 65 doesn't allow screenshots in Incognito mode
Seems that in Chrome for Android version 65, a "feature" was introduced which doesn't allow you to take a screenshot in Incognito mode.
When attempting to take a screenshot, Android will now ...
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Disable all in-app browsing while keeping Chrome as default browser
In previous versions of Android, in-app browsing was facilitated using WebView (1). Disabling in-app browsing system-wide could be achieved by uninstalling the WebView app (2).
Recently, an in-app ...
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Can I restore a deleted site to the Chrome search homepage?
Whenever I start Chrome, I get presented with a Google Logo, search bar and a grid of recent sites that I visited. This picture isn't from my phone, but you should get the idea:
One day I ...
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How to change device name used by Google Chrome?
I use the same Google account with Google Chrome on several devices including my Android phone. So, Google Chrome shows me tabs opened on other devices (ex: chrome://history/). Is there any way to ...
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Open a new tab in chrome from a shortcut or app
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Since updating to Android 5.1.1 I started using the new tab switcher merged with recent apps, however, every time I click on chrome I have to wait for it to open the last tab only to open a ...
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Disable autoplay video in Chrome
Is there a way of disabling auto-play of video in Chrome? Many sites have moved to HTML5 video and so you have ads or featured videos that start automatically playing the moment the page loads.
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Sync Chrome Mobile with Desktop Firefox?
On my desktop computers, I use Firefox with the Firefox Sync service but on my mobile Android device I prefer using Chrome Mobile. Is there any way to sync Chrome Mobile with Firefox Sync? (I thought ...
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Export SSL certificates from Chrome for Android
I have a Nexus 5 with the latest Android 4.4.2. I'm registered on using Chrome. They use client certificates to authenticate the user. I installed the certificate and could successfully use the site ...
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How do I switch profiles in Chrome for Android?
Is there any way to switch Chrome profiles while using the Chrome mobile phone app?
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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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com.google.android.trichromelibrary causes many Android apps to crash
Recently, apps that are fine an hour ago now crash when I open them. The crash report message seems to be caused by a null pointer exception (NPE) in com.google.android.trichromelibrary.
Apps affected ...
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Chrome 37 back button
I've tried various different Google searches on this, but can't seem to find the answer or even someone reporting the same problem.
I cannot for the life of me find the browsers back button. It's ...
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Clear cache for specific site on Chrome for Android?
How do you clear the cache for a specific site on Chrome for Android?
I've already tried going to the site's settings and pressing the "Clear & Reset" button, but the site's cache still hasn't ...
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On Android, how to disable Google Chrome's incognito mode
If you thought that disabling incognito mode was enough to protect your children, you're probably mistaken. Let me explain.
Dear readers: Disabling incognito mode may be completely insufficient.
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What does a check mark on a site thumbnail means? And how does one remove it?
I'm using Chrome canary and this check mark has appeared. I don't know why it appeared and what it means? Page is bookmarked but others from here are too but no mark; page isn't saved for offline ...
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How do I temporarily edit a webpage in Chrome?
I want to temporarily edit the webpage displayed in Chrome on my phone, something similar to Chrome desktop's Inspect element feature. I understand this is temporary, but I want to do some tests.
I ...
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Can I have a "force close a specific app" shortcut on my screen?
My Google Chrome frequently hangs for no apparent reason. Application is active (responding), but tabs are blank and nothing loads... The only solution that I found is to go into Settings -> Apps -&...
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Add DuckDuckGo to search engines list in Chrome
I am using a Samsung S3 Rooted phone. I want to customise Google Chrome to add DuckDuckGo in the list of search engines, and maybe make it my default one.
It is not possible to do this in chrome by ...
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How can I add a custom search engine to Chrome (beta, stable...)?
Call me dumb, but, I don't see an obvious way to do this.
I want to add duckduckgo.com as the main search engine in Google Chrome for Android (beta, stable...)
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Insufficient storage updating Android app [duplicate]
Every time my Nexus S attempts to update Chrome, It displays an error stating "Insufficient storage available". According to "Manage apps" I have 412MB of internal storage available, which should be ...
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What is this pop-in from the bottom of Chrome for Android?
I'm suffering from a pop-in, coming in from the bottom of the screen, in Chrome for Android.
It seems to be doing a Google search with whatever text I may have tapped. There's no button to close, and ...
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Local files revisited: Opening local HTML files (file:///path/to/file) in Chrome on Android 10.x
You may note the almost duplicate title from this question. It keeps coming up when trying to solve my current issue.
I created a little web app to help at work. Just some HTML and JavaScript, and ...
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How to disable autocomplete in Chrome for specific sites
When I visit passwords.google.com in Chrome for Android (Marshmallow) I have the option to autocomplete the password.
I would like to disable passoword autocomplete for this site only, or maybe for ...
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How do I activate Google Translate in Chrome?
When I go on a page that's totally in a foreign language the "do you want to translate" option comes up but how do I make Chrome translate a page that has 90% English and a few lines in another ...
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Is there a way to trigger hover behavior in the Chrome Beta browser?
Is there any way to trigger the behavior that usually occurs when a mouse is hovered over an element (for example, hovering over your username at the top of a Stack Overflow site) using the Chrome ...
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How can I automatically clear my browsing data when I exit Chrome?
I don't like having my searches and web history hanging around forever. Therefore, I wonder: Is it possible to automatically clear browsing data on exit in Google Chrome? If it cannot be done with ...
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How can I prevent an application (Chrome) from opening another application (Google Play Store)?
So today Facebook Messenger declared a war against users of the mobile website. Of course we have been plagued for months with small header messages as well as overlays hiding all content and ...
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Browser that doesn't reload tabs all the time
Is there a browser for Android that won't constantly reload tabs when switching between them? I'm using Chrome on a Nexus 5 (lollipop). And even when there are no other apps running it will reload any ...
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How can I view SSL certificate information (the padlock popup in Chrome desktop) in Chrome Mobile?
When I'm on my Desktop Chrome, I can click on the padlock icon in the address bar and see the information about my SSL connection, like the TLS version, the certificate strength, the authority that ...
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How to fast scroll on Chrome Mobile
I just installed Chrome Mobile on my Galaxy Note (ICS, CM9) and while it has this nice card-like interface, I didn't find how to flick the screen to fast scroll to top or bottom of pages.
In other ...
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Close current tab on Chrome for Android without showing all tabs first
When I'm browsing on my computer, I can press CTRL-W or click the X on a tab to close it. That's convenient. But it seems Chrome for Android has no similar function.
To close the current tab on ...
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How to copy the current URL in Chrome?
I was sure in the version prior to 18.0 you could fiddle around and long press on the URL in the address bar and get a menu to copy the current URL.
I just updated Chrome, now if I long press it I ...
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Does Chrome Mobile on ICS support extensions?
I saw Google just released the beta for a mobile Chrome browser. They say they brought all the features over from the full browser, or at least they want to. Does anyone have an ICS device with the ...
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Disable "Close all incognito tabs" notification on Chrome for Android
Recently, Chrome for Android changed a feature to add a notification on the lock screen and on the notification bar any time there are incognito tabs open.
I don't want a large notification on my lock ...
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