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
- On your iPhone, open the Chrome app
.
- At the bottom right, tap More
.
- Tap New tab
.
Open a new tab on iPad
- On your iPad, open the Chrome app
.
- At the top, next to your open tabs, tap New tab
.
Customize your new tab page
When you open a new tab, under the search box, you'll see icons of the websites you visit often. If you haven’t used Chrome before, you'll see some popular sites.
- To visit a site, tap its icon.
- To remove a site, touch and hold its icon. Then, tap Remove.
Close a tab
- On your iPhone, open the Chrome app
.
- At the bottom, tap Switch tabs
. You'll see your open Chrome tabs.
- At the top right of the tab you want to close, tap Close
.
Close all tabs
- On your iPhone, open the Chrome app
.
- At the bottom, tap Switch tabs
. You'll see your open Chrome tabs.
- At the bottom left, tap Close All.
Close tabs on iPad
- On your iPad, open the Chrome app
.
- On any tab you want to close, in the upper right corner, tap Close
.
Switch to a new tab
- On your iPhone, open the Chrome app
.
- At the bottom, tap Switch tabs
. You'll see your open Chrome tabs.
- Tap the tab you want to switch to.
Switch tabs on iPad
- On your iPad, open the Chrome app
.
- Tap the tab you want to switch to.
You can also:
- Swipe left or right at the top to switch tabs.
- Select the Tab switcher
to find all tabs and switch between them.
Reorder tabs
- On your iPad, open the Chrome app
.
- Touch and hold the tab you want to move.
- Drag the tab to a different position.
Drag URLs across apps
- On your iPad, open the Chrome app
.
- At the bottom, tap Switch tabs
- Open another app in Split View.
- To drag a tab’s URL to another app: Touch & hold a tab, then drag it to another app. When you let go, the URL will be pasted into the other app.
- To open a URL from another app in Chrome: Touch & hold the URL in the other app, then drag it to the Chrome window. When you let go, a new tab will be created in Chrome.
Refresh tabs
- On your iPhone, open the Chrome app
.
- At the bottom right, tap More
.
- Tap Reload
.
Refresh tabs on iPad
- On your iPad, open the Chrome app
.
- At the top left, tap Reload
.
Open new windows in Chrome
- On your iPad, open Chrome
.
- Select More
New Window.
- To open a link in a new window: Touch and hold the link.
- To move windows around: Slide the divider between windows to the left or right.
Show or close all windows
- On your iPad, touch and hold Chrome
.
- Select Show all windows.
- To close each window, touch the window and swipe up.