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 shortcuts
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 .
If you haven't used a tab for 21 days or more, it'll move to the 'Inactive tabs' section.
To manage your inactive tabs:
- On your Android device, open Chrome .
- On the right of the address bar, tap Switch tabs Inactive tabs.
- If you have inactive tabs, you can find them at the top of the tab grid.
- Tap the tab that you want to open.
Tips:
- Only ungrouped tabs can become inactive.
- Once a tab becomes active again, the active tab count will be updated.
- 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 .
- Tap Inactive tabs.
- At the bottom, tap Close all inactive tabs Close all.
- On your Android device, open Chrome .
- Tap More Settings Tabs.
- To hide inactive tabs, select the time period.
- To turn off this feature, tap Never more.
Tips:
- Inactive tabs automatically closed after 60 days in the inactive tab folder.
- If you don't want to close inactive tabs after 60 days, turn off Close after 60 days.
- To access the settings page within 'Inactive tabs', at the top right, tap More Settings.
- 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.
- Drag over another tab that you want to group it with.
- Enter the tab group name.
- Select the tab group colour.
- Select Done.
- Add a tab to an existing group:
- Touch and hold a tab.
- Drag the tab into the group.
- Find tabs in a group: Select a group.
- 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.
- Create a tab group:
Tips:
- To open a link in a new tab in a group, touch and hold the link, then tap Open in new tab in group.
- On your Android tablet:
- To add a tab into an existing tab group in the tab strip, drag the tab into the group.
- To remove a tab from a tab group in the tab strip, drag the tab out of the group.
- 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
Open a new window
- On your Android tablet, open Chrome .
- Tap More New window.
Move a tab to another window
Move a tab from the menu
- 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.
Move a tab by drag and drop
- On your Android tablet, open Chrome .
- In the tab that you want to move, touch and hold, then drag it to the other window.
- You can drop the tab in the tab strip, tab switcher or over site content of the other window.
Tip: When you drag a tab over site content, the site content will be replaced by the contents of that tab.
Important: Split screen only works on Samsung tablets.
To open a new window and trigger split screen:
- On your Android tablet, open Chrome .
- To open a tab in a new window, touch and hold, then drag and drop it to the edge of your screen.
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.