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 check Firefox/Chrome developer console/tools on Android without a computer?
I am aware of these two questions
How can I access the browser console on Opera Mobile on Android?
Is it possible to open developer tools console in Chrome on Android phone?
However the first one ...
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Scroll problem with my android mouse
I have a HUAWEI MediaPad M5 Lite 10 tablet I use it with a mouse connected to USB thanks to this adapter.
For some time with my mouse, I can no longer scroll through the pages of browsers like Firefox ...
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How do I get from a Google AMP page to that actual webpage in Chrome?
I don't want to disable AMP completely, but if I'm on an AMP page sometimes I want to get to the original webpage. There used to be a link to get there but that seems to be gone now. How do I get to ...
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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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I can't open or close any tabs on my Android tablet in Chrome
This is a tablet I've had for years, and suddenly it decided that tabs in Chromes cannot be selected, exited, or added (The only change I can do is the new tab button option on the 3 dots, but I can't ...
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Chrome's "share to device" and "click to call" keep sending to the wrong phone
I have 2 Android devices of the same brand and model, one is for gaming and such and has no SIM card, the other one is my main phone with the SIM card and able to make a phone call.
I discovered this ...
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I'm unable to toggle between Chrome Tabs [duplicate]
Earlier I used to toggle between tabs by swiping left or right and clicking on the tab I wanted to open.
But know if I click on the change tabs icon, I can only see the list like this attached image. ...
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Chrome, autofill, and biometric security
One of the recently added Android features is biometric-protected autofill. It should enable something similar to iOS, where credit card numbers and passwords are protected by a fingerprint or Face ID....
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Chome flag "Overscroll history navigation" by default
I have casually found this feature without having enabled anything in
chrome://flags.
Suddenly the option has disappeared.
Why this behaviour? I don't understand why the feature was enabled, and I can'...
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How to open FTP URLs on Chrome for Android?
I can open the following link in Chrome on my PC, but my phone browser, which is also the latest version of Chrome, doesn't open it: ftp://tchdata.eili.ir (can only be accessed from Iran)
How can I ...
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Problem with chrome: cascading tab list not displayed, have to do it blindly
Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini
Android 6.0.1
Chrome 86.0.4240.198 (latest update at the moment)
Just yesterday Chrome's tabbing started misbehaving.
When pressing the button to look at the list of tabs, the ...
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Intermittent scrambled panels when browsing on Chrome for Android 7.0
The client has intermittent scrambled panels when browsing on Chrome for Android 7.0. They display randomly as pages are loaded.
Image resized. Click for the full image.
The phone in use is LG K8 (...
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How can I delete from my smartphone the images downloaded by Google Chrome from the internet, which I can't find anywhere?
I have a A3 Umidigi smartphone, Android 9. I downloaded the images by Google Chrome (search images engine), and I can't find them in any folder (included Download, Pictures or DCIM), but I can see and ...
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Open Outlook links in Chrome
Using Outlook version 4.2041.3 on my Samsung Galaxy A30s with Android 10.
If I receive an email with links in it
And then click in the link
it opens up in a weird browser.
I would like for it to ...
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Open PDF files directly in Chrome for Android
I am writing from my Android. On my laptop, it's pretty simple to choose to open a PDF file directly in the browser rather than opening it in an external program.
The problem comes when I try to open ...
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Android Chrome - enable auto-fill for the site
Android 10, Chrome 86. I have keepass2android installed and it works like a charm. The question is:
if I accidently tapped 'do not use autofill for site XXX' in the dropdown on the login field, how to ...
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How does Android Chrome send newline from soft keyboard?
I am attempting to access an ESP32 microcontroller running MicroPython over a web interface using the following page WebREPL which within my local network using Chrome on my PC is all fine.
The ...
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Disabling Chrome tab groups in Chrome v85
My phone (Samsung S7 running Android 8.0.0) recently updated to Chrome version 85, and with it came tab groups.
I am sure this is a welcome thing for many, but I rarely have more than 8 tabs open at ...
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How can I switch from WiFi to mobile data without interrupting my current download in Chrome?
I am currently downloading a roughly 50 GB file in Chrome for Android (10). I am on my home WiFi. Given the speed of my network it should take roughly 8 hours. It is a regular file download which is ...
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How to save an HTML page from a web site using Chrome
I have a web site that has some simple HTML pages with no images, no external CSS or JavaScript references. So the whole HTML page is a single self-containing file that has HTML code, together with ...
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Video files mysteriously deleted
I get some files deleted when doing this, it happened twice and it doesn't happen anywhere else:
I download some mp4 files with Chrome or Brave, both in incognito mode, and directly to the microSD ...
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How to disable the developer option in Chrome for Android?
I have enabled developer options accidentally by clicking on Settings > About Chrome > Application Version 7 times.
I didn't find any option to disable this developer options. How to disable ...
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Block URLs on Android Chrome?
I'd like to block particular URLs on Android Chrome.
I've tried BlockSite, but the experience is poor - the page still loads for several seconds before the block dialog appears.
Is there any better ...
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How to add website as a website link with Brave/Chrome to the Android home screen? [duplicate]
On a Chrome or other Chromium browser (Brave, Kiwi..) on Android
When I click "add to home screen" from the Brave/Chrome menu, on some sites the icon that is added does not open website but ...
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Cannot view PDF files inside an iframe on Chrome for Android
I have this screenshot displaying a PDF in an iframe on Chrome for Android. My device is Samsung Galaxy S9+.
When I click on the open button, nothing happens.
I've also opened the same page in the ...
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Chrome - how to swipe to dismiss articles on home page
Chrome - swipe to dismiss articles on home page missing answered for previous versions of Chrome. This does not work on Chrome 84.0.4147.89
Internet search and experiments didn't help. Any ideas?
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How to check if Android app is taking pictures in the background?
I have Android app that I found to be loading Camera in the background.
It's one of the most widely used internet browsers - Chrome.
I been trying debug what is actually happening with LogCat in the ...
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Why is "Meet Attendance" icon not enabled in Google Meet?
I (seem to) have installed the Meet Attendance Chrome extension for Google Meet by claycodes.org from Chrome Web store from my Android phone. The site responded by messaging that it has been added to ...
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Onyx Boox Max 3 - how save a web page as a pdf (chrome, default)
My Onyx Boox Max 3 ebook reader uses Android 9. There is no print option from the share menu though. I've installed a couple of web to pdf apps and can't get those to work either. Any ideas?
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Where to find IndexedDB in Android
I have this problem that I cannot open the page anymore since I already reach the max limit
capacity of my indexeddb but I wanted to copy it so that I can migrate it to another device.
My question is ...
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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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Google and Chrome - are they independent?
I have a Hudl 2 tablet and am running out of space. I have just bought an SD card but it seems I am very limited with what I can move to the SD card. Also it seems I can not install new apps directly ...
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How do I get rid of the search suggestions in Chrome?
I want to remove these suggestions on chrome for android, but I cannot find how to do it anywhere. Can someone help me with this?
Once I type a letter the normal suggestions appear. I just don't want ...
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Changing User Agent in Chromium browsers on Android
Is it possible to change Chrome, Bromite or Brave browser user agent? I am on Android 10 AOSP rom. Rooted device.
It can be done easily on Android Firefox or Kiwi browser with addons and extensions. ...
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Google Chrome and picture reenabling and reinstalling without authorization or interaction?
As somebody really wary of Google in general, the first thing I did on my phone was to disable Chrome and Google Pictures, and replaced them by apps from F-Droid
For a few days now, I've seen them ...
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What is the URL of the bookmarks or favorites section in Chrome for Android?
I need to add my bookmarks window to the main page. For that, it asks me for a URL which I don't know what it is. I know that the URL for the history list is chrome://history.
I tried with the PC or ...
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WhatsApp Built in Scanner Won't Work
I have spent 2 days reading everything on the web concerning this issue and trying all the solutions suggested, with no success.
The problem:
When I try to connect to to WhatsApp Web, the QR will ...
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Chrome and Firefox cannot add specific URL to home screen
I'm using Chrome and Firefox on Android 10. I need to add a link to my home screen and I can't find a way to add the specific link.
I know that I can do the following:
Go to the URL
Tap the overflow (...
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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 can I allow my friend to see my screen using a web browser without requiring installation of any app on their or my device?
I am specifically not looking for an App. The reason is that I want to just be able to send a link to a friend without them having to download an app.
Also sharing part of the screen, for example a ...
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Move Chrome's address bar to the bottom
From How to Move Chrome Address Bar to Bottom or Top, Chrome's address bar can be moved to the bottom by using experimental features from chrome://flags. However, it has been deprecated since Chrome ...
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Unable to sync chrome passwords on Huawei P20: "Android system sync disabled"
Recently, my passwords are no longer being synced to my phone, which is a Huawei P20.
When I open Chrome - Settings, it says: "Android system sync disabled". When I click on this, it says:
Sync isn'...
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Android devices don't show up on Chrome's "send to your devices"
I'm trying to share a link between my desktop and Android, I'm using Chrome on both and am fully synced.
On my Android, when I tap the link -> Share -> Send to your devices, I only see my laptop ...
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How can I transfer/copy open chrome tabs from an android phone to a windows pc?
There is already a question regarding this exact same topic here: Android Enthusiasts
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The reason I'm posting this query again here is because I can't comment on the answers available there since I ...
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How to stop a website from referring to it's app/play store?
I'm trying to use Prime Video as a desktop website on Chrome (Galaxy S9+). The PrimeVideo app would not let me view any better than 720p, which is ridiculous. But the website always refers me back to ...
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Samsung keyboard won't respect my input language choice in web browsers
I just got a new Samsung S20 and am working on getting it configured properly. The system language is English because I like all my technical things in English, but the input language I want is ...
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Chrome shortcuts on long press
I added a shortcut to my home screen through Chrome by selecting the "Add to Home screen option", but unfortunately added a few that do not work (they come up with "page expired" when I tap the ...
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Chrome - swipe to dismiss articles on home page missing
As in title
With the latest version 80.0.3987.132, I noticed you can't swipe to dismiss articles. Instead you need to tap 3 dots menu next to each article and "hide story". Articles also take up much ...
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Can online games from websites be played in Android?
My nephew and I were playing an old Atari videogame from a website on the PC. He has an Android phone and asked me if he could play it on that. I went to the site on Google Chrome and the game loaded ...
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Is it possible to open new tabs/links next to current tab in Chrome?
In Chrome (or Chrome Canary), I'd like to be able to open new links/tabs next to the current tab I'm on. If this was on a PC, the equivalent would be tabs/links opened at the top of the tab tree/stack....
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