Use tabs and 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 that you visit often

When you swipe up on the address bar or open a new tab, you'll see images of the websites that 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

• To see suggested content, such as recent bookmarks and interesting articles, swipe up on the address bar or 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.

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 that 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 that 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 two 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 that 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 start-up page
• Browse in private with incognito mode