You can open multiple tabs in Chrome. You can also check and switch between all your tabs. When you open a new tab, Chrome opens a personalised New tab page.
Some of the ways that you can customise your New tab page content are with:
- Different themes
- Your basket
- Your shortcuts
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Common actions with tabs
Perform basic actions when you search the web on Chrome.
Open a new tab- On your Android device, open Chrome .
- At the top right, tap More New tab .
Tip: At the top of your Chrome window, you can also open a new tab when you tap New tab .
- On your Android device, open Chrome .
- To the right of the address bar, tap Switch tabs . Any open tabs will appear.
- At the top right of the tab that you want to close, tap Close . You can also swipe to close the tab.
- On your Android device, open Chrome .
- To the right of the address bar, tap Switch tabs . Any open tabs will appear.
- Tap More Close all tabs.
- On your Android device, open Chrome .
- To the right of the address bar, tap Switch tabs . Any open tabs will appear.
- Swipe to the tab that you want and tap it.
- On your Android device, open Chrome .
- To the right of the address bar, tap Switch tabs .
- Touch and hold the tab that you want to move.
- Drag the tab to a different position.
- On your Android device, open Chrome .
- Tap Switch tabs .
- Create a tab group: Touch and hold a tab, then drag over another tab that you want to group it with.
- Add a tab to an existing group: Touch and hold the tab and drag it into the group.
- View tabs in a group:
- Tap Switch tabs .
- Select a group.
- To remove a tab from a group:
- Tap the tab group.
- Touch and hold the tab that you want to remove.
- Drag the tab to the ‘Remove from group’ area at the bottom of your screen.
- On your Android device, open Chrome .
- Navigate to a link that you want to open.
- Touch and hold the link.
- Tap Open in new tab in group.
- On your Android device, open Chrome .
- To the right of the address bar, tap More Reload .
Perform bulk actions on tabs
You can perform bulk actions when you tap More or when you touch and hold tabs.
Close tabs- On your Android device, open Chrome .
- To the right of the address bar, tap Switch tabs .
- Tap More Select tabs.
- Select the tabs that you want to close.
- Tap More Close tabs.
- On your Android device, open Chrome .
- To the right of the address bar, tap Switch tabs .
- Touch and hold any tab or tap More .
- Tap Select tabs.
- Choose the tabs that you want to group.
- Tap More Group tabs.
- On your Android device, open Chrome .
- To the right of the address bar, tap Switch tabs .
- Open a tab group containing the tabs that you want to ungroup.
- Touch and hold any tab, or tap More Select tabs.
- Choose the tabs that you want to ungroup.
- Tap More Ungroup tabs.
- On your Android device, open Chrome .
- To the right of the address bar, tap Switch tabs .
- Open a tab group containing the tabs that you want to close.
- Tap More Select tabs.
- Select the tabs that you want to delete from the group.
- Tap More Close tabs.
- On your Android device, open Chrome .
- To the right of the address bar, tap Switch tabs .
- Touch and hold any tab, or tap More Select tabs.
- Choose the tabs that you want to share.
- Tap More Share tabs.
- Choose where you want to share.
- On your Android device, open Chrome .
- To the right of the address bar, tap Switch tabs .
- Open a tab group containing the tabs that you want.
- Tap Select tabs.
- Choose the tabs that you want to share.
- Tap More Share tabs.
- On your Android device, open Chrome .
- To the right of the address bar, tap Switch tabs .
- Touch and hold any tab, or tap More Select tabs.
- Choose the tabs that you want to bookmark.
- Tap More Bookmark tabs.
Open new windows on your Android tablet in Chrome
You can open up to five windows at a time and move tabs from one window to another on your Android tablet.
Open a new window
- On your Android tablet, open Chrome .
- Tap More New window.
Move a tab to another window
- On your Android tablet, open Chrome .
- In the tab that you want to move, tap More .
- Tap Move to other window.
- Select the window to which the tab is to be moved.
- Tap Move tab.
Switch windows
- On your Android tablet, open Chrome .
- Tap More Manage windows.
- Tap the window that you'd like to open.
Close a window
- On your Android tablet, open Chrome .
- Tap More Manage windows.
- Next to the window that you want to close, tap More Close window.
- To confirm, tap Close window.