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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Export all opened chrome tabs from android phone to desktop/laptop [duplicate]
I have a lot of chrome tabs opened (both individually as well as in groups) in my Android phone. I am having a lot of problems in accessing them and navigating between them all one by one in my ...
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How to set an Android tablet so that it is not possible to exit a Chrome tab?
We need to set up an Android tablet so that it can only be used to browse a Chrome tab set by us. It must not be possible for the user to exit Chrome or do anything other than fill in the fields of ...
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Create Google passkey for Web authentication
Webauthn passkey support is mainstream as of Chrome 108.
How do I generate a Google passkey using my android device?
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Unable to register new passkeys for Android 13 with error message "Your encrypted data is locked on this device"
I was experimenting with the passkey support for Chrome on Android when I came upon this error while registering a new passkey:
Your encrypted data is locked on this device
For security, you can no ...
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Block audio and video playback in the browser in the background
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On the phone (android, xiaomi) of the child, "Google Family Link" is installed with a time limit for using applications (when the screen is on). But the child turns on an ...
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Bug in chrome app with notification slider, starts search on page
So I have this bug, I already reported it to OnePlus but didn't get any feedback.
I have a OnePlus 8T, which has a physical notification slider above the lock button on the side of the phone. This ...
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Why aren't website shortcuts on home screen available across multiple launchers on Android?
On a Moto (G60) smartphone running Android (12), I have two launchers installed. The first is the default Motorola app that comes preinstalled, called Moto App Launcher (12), and the second is called ...
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am start of Chrome: Activity class does not exist
I've downloaded Chrome 106.0.5249.79-524907934 from APKMirror and installed it (along with the corresponding Trichrome package) on a Pixel 5a via
$ unzip com.android.chrome_106.0.5249.79-...
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How can I close the surplus of tabs that prevents me from closing them
I have so many tabs open in Chrome that I have been literally unable to close them, and my browser has been rendered largely useless. HELP!
The central problem is that the focus bounces from tab to ...
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How to read web page aloud on Android 13
In earlier versions of Android, I could open a web page in Chrome and ask, "Hey Google, read this aloud" and it would read the web page aloud. It would read the entire web page (doing a ...
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How does Android Chrome manage to leak a Gmail.com log-in to the Gmail app?
Using Android 12 and Chrome, when I logged in to gmail.com, I got a new email notification from a Gmail app installed on the same device but never accessed by me.
How did supposedly secure Chrome leak ...
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Export opened Chrome tabs to a document, or bookmark them all [duplicate]
Using Android phone, how can I create a list of all my opened Chrome tabs to an Excel or Word file; or save them all in a new Bookmark Folder so I can close them all, but view them later?
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How can I load a webpage from cache for offline browsing in Google Chrome browser?
In Google Chrome browser running on an Android phone, I opened a webpage under wifi. Now I am disconnected from WiFi, I want to access the webpage loaded before from the cache, but it shows "No ...
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View Android Chrome Cache files on device?
Is there any way to view the chrome app cache files on android without ADB or root just on the device itself?
Edit: or from a file manager on a computer?
Edit 2: does chrome use or cache different ...
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How to force background graphics printing on Chrome for Android?
I am using Android 11. I could not get the version of Chrome I am using. I am using an OTG connector with a USB cable to connect my Android phone to my printer Ricoh Aficio SP C320DN. I'm also using ...
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Force discard Chrome tabs?
It seems there is a performance issue that Chrome on Android consistently exhibits with tabs that share two characteristics:
They share the same origin.
They make heavy use of Javascript to load ...
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Lost open tabs from Samsung S21 Ultra Android
Lost open tabs from Samsung S21 Ultra Android.
I has about 98 open tabs I truly need for work and stuff and lost them all after I uninstalled and reinstalled chrome on my S21 Ultra. These tabs appear ...
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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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Chrome (Android) auto download pdf every week (is it a virus ?)
A year ago i've been fighting against an hacker that had access to a lot of my accounts (not very difficult since my passwords were record with google account). Somehow he archives to get the codes ...
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How to view/edit a long URL?
I have a long URL displayed in the URL box of Chrome on Android 11. I would like to view and edit it. When I use a pencil tool, only the last part of the URL is visible and accessible for editing. How ...
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How to transfer Chrome start screen links to a new mobile phone?
On my old mobile phone (Samsung, Android 10) on the desktop, I have many folders with website links (you know, the ones you can create in Chrome when you select the "..." menu and then ...
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How can I bookmark a local file on Android Chrome browser?
I have a HTML file stored on the memory card of my Android phone. I can open it in my browser (Chrome) but cannot bookmark it -- the URL is content://com.google.android.blah.blah... (I was expecting ...
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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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Where is the path to to the Google Chrome sqlite database on Android? [duplicate]
It seems like the known methods for copying open tabs out of Android Chrome no longer work (a debug interface was removed) and I'd like to see if I can squeeze the open tabs from the sqlite database.
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How to force desktop version of Facebook on Chrome for Android?
Until recently, it was possible to select the "Desktop site" tickbox in Chrome on Android, browse to "www.facebook.com" and get the desktop Facebook site. That has stopped working ...
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Looking for the folder location of where Google Chrome bookmarks are stored on Android [duplicate]
I'm looking to manually back up and restore the Google Chrome mobile bookmarks on my LG smartphone and wanted to know the folder and filepath of where they are stored on Android. I checked in /data/...
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google chrome android [closed]
What is the difference between each option of the following flags in google chrome for android?
Please, Can anyone explain me what does each option of these flags?
#metrics-settings-android
#web-otp-...
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How to stop Mobile chrome from discarding/reloading tabs?
I have been listening to some old radio shows on an archive website (radioechos) on my phone but if I pause what I am listening to and leave my phone for too long then when I return the tab has ...
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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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Hyperlink in HTML do not open (video) file locally W/O internet
on my samsung Galaxy Tab A, copied a .htm file. this file has some links. These links are video files which are on same location that of .htm file. I tried relative/ absolute path. I tried http://...
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saved passwords in google chrome deleted
I was using google chrome browser since last 2 years on my laptops and myu phone. I had more than 100 passwords saved in my google chrome account which was syncing well across my devices. However ...
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How can I copy to the clipboard the title of a webpage on Chrome for Android?
How can I copy to the clipboard the title of a webpage on Chrome for Android?
I use Android 12 with a Google Pixel 6.
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Chrome doesn't always suggest PDF reader when trying to open PDF files from Downloads tab
I have downloaded a PDF file within Chrome: https://github.com/besp9510/dma_pwm/blob/master/doc/raspberry_pi_dma_pwm.pdf
When I want to open it from the Downloads tab, it offers me ridiculous options ...
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Disable power saving mode for WebView on Android 9
I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab Active2 (SM-T390) tablet with Android 9 and One UI 1.1 and the latest available updates. An app with an WebView looses connection after about six minutes of standby. I ...
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What does Chrome try to tell me? (aka red dot always appears on Google Chrome without apparent reason)
For a while now, there is a permanent red dot over my Google Chrome app icon:
I don't have any tabs open (had many, closed them all trying to get rid of the dot) and checked all possible settings of ...
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Howto hide the top bars in Chrome?
I'm on Android11, and using Chrome v96.
Although editing this on a huge (2208x1768) screen, the screen estate is eaten up by chrome's tab bar and url entry bar:
So the content area is very thin, can ...
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Will background sync on chrome take up extra mobile data?
I have the samsung a32 5g.
I noticed there's an option called background sync on chrome that supposedly makes sure interactions between others are done securely done without error. I know it probably ...
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Can I delete old trichrome library under /data/app?
I have around 50 trichrome library folders in /data/app using around 3 gb.
What varies is the alphanumeric string after the package name denoting version:
com.google.android.trichromelibrary_410408383-...
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Can Google Chrome Tabs be accessible or exported at runtime without a PC/ADB?
Just like the title suggests. I've been learning Android Development for a year now but I do not know where to approach this particular issue (It might be just impossible but I'm giving it a try).
Is ...
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How do I hide 'No Internet Connection' in fullscreen Chrome (on airplane wifi)?
I've started using my phone to watch movies via the in-flight wifi when flying, however Chrome stubbornly reports 'No Internet Connection', which appears as a fairly sizeable and annoying banner on ...
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I wish to export Chrome history synced from a mobile device as a csv list, but this information is not stored in the 'History' file. Where is it?
...AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Profile #\History usually has all URLs that you have visited, and you can open this up using DB Browser for SQLite. While I can hit Ctrl-H and see the links I'...
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Android Chrome shortcuts are grayed out after transfer with "Smart Switch". How come?
I recently bought a new phone and tried to transfer all my stuff from the old phone using Samsung's "Smart Switch" (both phones are identical Samsung S9s, Android V10). It basically worked, ...
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How To Autofill Custom Forms?
I have a webapp I frequently use, which have such kind of forms:
<form method=POST action=...>
<input type=text name=urname placeholder=urname>
<input type=text name=secretid ...
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How can I paste the clipboard content from the Chrome remote desktop desktop (CRD) client to the computer running the CRD server that I connected to?
I use the Chrome remote desktop
Android application.
How can I paste the clipboard content from the Android Chrome remote desktop client to the computer running the Chrome remote desktop server that I ...
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Stop Chrome from automatically downloading files without a prompt on Android 11
I'm using Chrome for Android (93.0.4577.82) on Android 11. On Chrome on PC and Macs, it is possible to always prompt the user when the browser attempts to download a file. However, on Chrome for ...
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Google Chrome fails to update
I'm on Android 10.
When I open google chrome its menu is replaced with a red icon.
On clicking it there's a red menu item "Update Google Chrome" or so.
On invoking that action I get to a new ...
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IBM website zoomed in too far in various browsers
Android 11; Samsung Galaxy A20 (SM-S205G)
I've had a long-standing problem on my Android phone with IBM Community forum websites.
Forum postings like this one are zoomed in too far. I can't read the ...
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How to make Text Scaling in Chrome Accessibility work in non-desktop mode to make fonts smaller?
When I use text scaling and reduce it to 50%, it remains the same in normal mobile site mode. It only reduces the size in desktop mode.
Is there any way to configure this size? In Firefox, I can see ...
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Chrome for Android's media notifications disappear
Chrome and other browsers show media in the notifications area automatically. I use to be able to switch apps and continue playing the media. Now, when the app is no longer active, the media ...
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What is causing these elements/artifacts to be rendered as shown?
My wife changed my minimum width recently, but this hasn't broken browser rendering before in any of our previous devices. Any ideas?
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