Use tabs in Chrome

You can open as many tabs as you want in Chrome. You can also view all your tabs and switch among them.

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Open a new tab

1. On your Android phone, open the Chrome app .
2. At the top right, tap More   New tab.

Open a new tab on Android tablet

1. On your Android tablet, open the Chrome app .
2. At the top, next to your open tabs, tap New tab .

Customize your new tab page

When you swipe up on the address bar or open a new tab, you'll see websites you visit often. If you haven’t used Chrome before, you'll see some popular sites.

• To visit a site, tap the icon.
• To remove a site, touch and hold an icon. Tap Remove.

Close a tab

1. On your Android phone, open the Chrome app .
2. To the right, tap Switch tabs . You'll see your open Chrome tabs.
3. At the top right of the tab you want to close, tap Close . You can also swipe to close the tab.

Close all tabs

1. On your Android phone, open the Chrome app .
2. To the right of the address bar, tap Switch tabs . You'll see your open Chrome tabs.
3. Tap More   Close all tabs.

Close tabs on Android tablet

1. On your Android tablet, open the Chrome app .
2. On any tab you want to close, tap Close .

Close all tabs

1. On your Android tablet, open the Chrome app .
2. On any tab, touch and hold Close .
3. Tap Close all tabs.

Switch to a new tab

1. On your Android phone, open the Chrome app .
2. To the right of the address bar, tap Switch tabs . You'll see your open Chrome tabs.
3. Swipe up or down.
4. Tap the tab you want to switch to.

Switch tabs on Android tablet

1. On your Android tablet, open the Chrome app .
2. Tap the tab you want to switch to.

Reorder tabs

1. On your Android tablet, open the Chrome app .
2. Touch and hold the tab you want to move.
3. Drag the tab to a different position.

Group your tabs

On your Android device:

1. Open the Chrome app
2. Tap Switch tabs . 
   • Create a tab group: Touch & hold a tab, then drag over another tab you want to group it with. 
   • Add a tab to an existing group: Touch & hold the tab and drag it into the group.
   • Name your tab group: Tap the tab group  More   Edit group name.
   • Share a tab group: Tap the tab group  More   Share group.
   • Remove a tab from a group: Tap the tab group  More   Remove tabs from group.
   • View tabs in a group:​​​​​​ 
     1. Tap Switch tabs .
     2. Select a group.

Refresh tabs

1. On your Android phone, open the Chrome app .
2. To the right of the address bar, tap More .
3. Tap Reload .

Refresh tabs on Android tablet

1. On your Android tablet, open the Chrome app .
2. At the top left, tap Reload .

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