Use tabs & suggestions

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 .
2. To the right of the address bar, tap More .
3. Tap New tab.

See websites you visit often

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

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

See and edit suggested articles

You can see recent bookmarks and suggested articles when you open a new tab. If you're signed in to Chrome, suggestions are based on your Web & App activity.

• To remove an item, swipe left or right.
• To save items to read offline, touch and hold the article. Then, tap Download link. Learn more about reading pages offline.
• To stop seeing suggestions, tap Articles for you.

Close 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. 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.

View 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 the tab you’d like to see.

See 2 tabs at the same time

If your device has Android N and up, you can see two tabs side-by-side.

1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Chrome app .
2. At the bottom, touch and hold Overview . You'll see 2 screens.
3. To the right of the Chrome address bar, tap More .
4. Tap Move to other window.

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 .
3. Swipe up or down.
4. Tap the tab you want to switch to.

Refresh tabs

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

Related links

• Set your homepage and startup page
• Browse in private with Incognito mode