Use tabs & suggested articles

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

Open a new tab

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

Open a new tab on Android tablet

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

Hide suggested articles for you

When you open a new tab, you’ll find recent bookmarks and suggested “Articles for you.” If you’re signed in to Chrome, suggestions are based on your recent Web & App activity. 

To hide suggested articles:

  1. On your Android phone, open the Chrome app Chrome.
  2. Open a new tab.
  3. Next to "Articles for you," tap Hide.

Manage suggested articles

  • To remove an article, swipe left or right. 
  • To read articles offline:
    1. Touch and hold the article.
    2. Tap Download link.

Learn how to read pages offline.

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

Close all tabs

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

Close tabs on Android tablet

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

Close all tabs

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

Switch to a new tab

  1. On your Android phone, open the Chrome app Chrome.
  2. To the right of the address bar, tap Switch tabs 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 Chrome.
  2. Tap the tab you want to switch to.

Reorder tabs

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

Refresh tabs

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

Refresh tabs on Android tablet

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

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