You can open as many tabs as you want in Chrome. You can also view all your tabs and switch between them. When you open a new tab, a personalised New Tab page based on your browsing history appears.
Some of the ways that you can customise your New Tab page content are with:
- Different themes
- Your basket
- The 'Recipes' card
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Open a new tab
- On your Android device, open the Chrome app
.
- At the top right, tap More
New tab
.
Tip: You can also open a new tab by tapping New tab at the top of your Google Chrome window.
Close a tab
- On your Android device, open the Chrome app
.
- On the right, 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.
Close all tabs
- On your Android device, open the Chrome app
.
- To the right of the address bar, tap Switch tabs
. Any open tabs will appear.
- Tap More
Close all tabs.
Switch to a new tab
- On your Android device, open the Chrome app
.
- 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.
Reorder tabs
- On your Android device, open the Chrome app
.
- 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.
Group your tabs
- On your Android device, open the Chrome app.
- Tap Switch tabs
.
- Create a tab group: Touch & hold a tab, then drag over another tab that you want to group it with.
- Add a tab to an existing group: Touch & hold the tab and drag it into the group.
- View tabs in a group:
- Tap Switch tabs
.
- Select a group.
- Tap Switch tabs
- 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.
Refresh tabs
- On your Android device, open the Chrome app
.
- To the right of the address bar, tap More
.
- Tap Reload
.
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.