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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Browsing play.google.com without opening Play Store
When I try opening play.google.com in Google Chrome, it redirects to the Google Play Store app. I want to access the Play Store from my browser so I can easily get links to different apps for sharing. ...
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How can I use a dark theme for all webpages on Chrome for Android?
How can I use a dark theme for all webpages on Chrome for Android?
I don't mean having a dark theme for only the Google chrome UI (which can be done via Settings, Theme, Dark Mode) but also the ...
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How can one remove the animation when searching for a string in a web page in Google Chrome for Android?
How can one remove the animation when searching for a string in a web page in Google Chrome for Android?
For example searching for "law" with the "Find in page" Chrome feature on https://en.m....
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Change default folder for Chrome bookmarks
Every time I add a bookmark in Chrome, it saves it to "Mobile bookmarks". I now have to press "Edit" and change the folder to "Bookmarks bar". I'm sure that Chrome previously saved to the last folder ...
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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 remove Chrome's per-site notification entry on the Android settings?
I'm using Samsung Galaxy S10. Sometimes when I visit "certain" websites, the site requests to send notifications to me through Chrome.
How do I remove these Chrome site notification ...
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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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Firefox's "stop loading X" button. Where is similar function in Chrome for Android?
I'm using Firefox newest update and Chrome newest update on my cheap walmart LG phone. For certiain web browsing puposes I find it handy to use the "stop loading X" button on the immediate right hand ...
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Forcing a minimal font size on Android Chrome without any exceptions
Is it possible to truly, no ifs or buts, force a minimal font size on Android 9, Chrome 78?
Yes, it may break the layout, but that's another problem. I don't even get that far to get Chrome ...
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Android Pie keep reinstalling Google Chrome even disabled
I've got Brave as my primary browser for my LG V30 (H93230d) running on Android Pie several months ago with Chrome disabled in my settings.
However recently I started to see Chrome appearing in my ...
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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 do I open an offline website on Android?
I have a directory with some .html files, some .jpgs, an index.html file, and some other stuff. If I drag the index.html into chrome (or other browsers) on my desktop PC this static/offline website ...
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Rooting the android subsystem on a Acer Chromebook R11
I already have my chromebook in developer mode.
I have play store apps enabled.
How do I root the android os on my chromebook, so I can use apps like AdAway?
I have tried the commands
sudo /usr/...
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How do I remove an account, which I already signed out of, from the "Choose an account" page and Android Chrome?
Someone signed-in their Google account on my phone and now I can't get it to disappear from the "Choose an account" list (the one with the "I" icon) on the Chrome browser whenever I access a Google ...
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Sign in to Google in Chrome without signing in on Android
On desktop, you can sign in to multiple google accounts by clicking on your picture and selecting "add account".
You used to be able to do this on Android. Chrome would automatically sign you in if ...
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How to I undo deleted shortcut from chrome new tab in android? [duplicate]
Currently my android google chrome new tab looks as follows,
It used to show twitter as well. I made the mistake of long pressing twitter icon and removing it. Since then I'm seeing times of India ...
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Any way to find the list of webpages I added to homescreen from Chrome Android?
I had to disable Chrome Android on my phone today due to an unrelated software install issue. In the process, all the webpages I had added to my homescreen on my S8 phone from Chrome Android ...
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Chrome user data taking up lot of space
Chrome in my redmi note 4 is taking up a lot of space. I tried clearing cookies, site data, cache and browsing history. How can i access this storage without root?
Edit : i've attached the ...
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Google chrome won't connect to the internet on mobile data
This site can’t be reached
m.facebook.com refused to connect
No issues browsing the net on Chrome using WiFi
No issues browsing the net on Firefox using mobile/WiFi
No issues installing app for the ...
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Unable to open Wikipedia app on Android TV
I have Mi TV 4a pro and I want to open Wikipedia app on it. I had installed Wikipedia app on TV via pendrive but when I open the app it crashes. Is there is any way?
Further I had installed chrome ...
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How to determine what's causing Chrome to consume cellular data
Short: How can I know why my Android Chrome consumes so much data - which sites, maybe some rogue plugins etc.
Background: Recently I've been getting notifications from my carrier and also from my ...
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Use another Google account in Chrome only
My Android phone has 2 Google accounts set up. I see those when I go to Google > Account in my phone settings:
Google Account 1 (main user)
Google Account 2
Google Chrome is configured to use ...
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Chrome Uses Background Data Despite Its Background Data Has Been DISALLOWED in Android Setups
Android Chrome eats LOTS of background mobile data on my phone. This is despite the fact that in Android setups I DISALLOWED Chrome to use background data (i.e., Settings -> Connections -> Data usage -...
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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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Chrome on Android has just eaten all my data plan
I am using Chrome on Nexus 5X.
Nothing like this ever happened until the last 2 days - my data plan was depleted suddenly, the carrier's app claimed that I have no more data, and when I checked my ...
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How to watch chrome history of my friend, who is logged in from my gmail id?
What i did - I have signed in, one of my friend's android phone (its samsung j2) with my gmail id.
What i want - I want to monitor his phone's youtube and chrome browsing history using my gmail id
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Vysor app isn't working for chrome on windows 7
I referred this site to install and run vysor app but it turns out that it needed a graphic card instead of using integrated graphic cards on my windows 7
there was solution on how come over this ...
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In Google Chrome for Android, how to remove permanently all the visited pages icons - or restore all the removed ones
I want to have a clear new tab page in Chrome so that I don't get suggestions on what to browse. For that reason I pressed each of the icons on it and remove them. However new ones keep appearing all ...
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cannot see option to turn off my google news feed
I am using a Moto G7 Power , android phone
When I open the Google browser (chrome I suppose), it says on the bottom
"discover, updates, search, more...". If I choose "more..." and then 'settings', ...
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Is there a way to always fire up my express VPN app whenever I open an incognito tab in chrome?
Is there a way to always fire up my express VPN app whenever I open an incognito tab in chrome?
Basically something like a batch file or shell script maybe that can trigger this?
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Double tap to zoom on Pixel 3a chrome browser?
I've just switched phones from iPhone to a Pixel 3a and one of the things I'm missing right now is double double tap to zoom in Chrome. I haven't found anything suggesting the feature doesn't exist on ...
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how can i get the http sends requests from chrome just like from the network tab?
just like that .
pls do not mention network monitoring tools like wireshark
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How to save sessions in browser
I use Session Buddy browser session manager chrome plugin quite heavily on desktop and I want similar functionality on android.
I know chrome does not have plugin support on Android. So I tried bunch ...
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Is it possible to access Chrome data without root?
I have a OnePlus 5T. Android version 9. OxygenOS version 9.0.5.
Is it possible to access the /data/data/com.android.chrome/app_tabs/0 folder without root privileges?
As I understood, rooting will ...
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How to bookmark a custom URL in Chrome mobile browser?
I have an entry URL into an app1 like
https://www.example.com/go/app1
which actually goes through a few redirects including SSO login and then finishes on something like
https://www.example.com/...
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Moving Chrome saved passwords to Brave browser
Is it possible in any way to replicate Chrome passwords to other Chromium-based browsers such as Brave? I have a rooted device. I tried copying the "Login Data" file from the Chrome data ...
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Use flags in Chrome command line without root
I'm using Chrome version 74.0.3729.136. My phone is not rooted. I'm trying to use flags in Chrome command line without root.
I use the guide from Run Chromium with flags. According to that guide, with ...
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How do I go back to the old tab switcher on Chrome?
I don't know when this happened but in the latest version of Google Chrome for Android, I can't swipe down from the 'open tabs' button to get the card UI of all open tabs and switch to or close the ...
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How can I force a website to provide its mobile page?
I'm trying to access the following page using Chrome on my Galaxy S10+, but the website always returns the desktop page, even with the Desktop site check box unchecked.
Facebook's built-in browser ...
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Mobile video player in Chrome doesn't work on certain site
I have a problem with build-in video player in Chrome.
For such sites, as m.youtube.com it's work correctly and looks like this:
It worked for site yummyanime.club as too.
But some days ago video ...
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Modifying etc/hosts file doesn't work for redirecting to something else
I need to do it for security testing purpose of an app. I have a rooted emulator which runs 7.1.1, It is rooted, I changed hosts file by using echo command, root file explorer, adb push and every else ...
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Disable smooth scrolling in Android Chrome 73
Is there a way to disable smooth scrolling in Android Chrome 73.X? It seems like it's now enabled for all sites by default, and setting it to “Disabled” in chrome://flags does nothing.
Motivation: ...
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Android automatically setting Chrome as the default browser eve though I change
I don't want Chrome to be my default browser. I set my default browser to Firefox. Then when I click a link, It opens in Chrome again. I get back to default apps settings to check and I see Chrome is ...
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Chrome - unprompted auto-download of files after opening the browser - bug or something else?
Upon opening google chrome on android, it suddenly downloaded (unprompted by me) a jpeg, as well as a "seed" file.
After scanning both files with the mobile version of kaspersky, i opened the jpeg ...
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Is there a way to check the default web browser that is set up on my smartphone?
I want to use "Chrome Custom Tab."
However, to use "Chrome Custom Tab," the default Web browser must be set to "Chrome".
Is there a way to determine which default web browser is being used on your ...
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I just want to call numbers I find on the internet!
When I click on a phone number in Chrome on the internet it prompts me to download Hangouts. I just want to call it with the default Samsung dialer not Hangouts! How do I do this?
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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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How to create app-like Chrome shortcuts?
I have a Chrome application which, at some point, I added to my home screen and it was behaving like a real application: there was no Chrome toolbar (for the URL and other settings). The icon was also ...
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Chrome and keyboard minimizes
My phone is acting really weird today.
While browsing in Chrome, it'll suddenly minimize to the lower right corner of my phone. And, my keyboard continues to suddenly hide, about every minute or so.
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How to remove quick links in Chrome for Android homepage?
How do I remove these quick links from Chrome for Android app?
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