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 personalized New Tab page based on your browsing history appears.
Some of the ways you can customize your New Tab page content are with:
- Different themes
- Your cart
- 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 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 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 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 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.
- Tap Switch tabs
- To remove a tab from a group:
- Tap the tab group.
- Touch and hold the tab 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 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.
- On your Android device, open Chrome
.
- To the right of the address bar, tap Switch tabs
.
- Tap More
Select tabs.
- Select the tabs 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 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 you want to ungroup.
- Touch and hold any tab, or tap More
Select tabs.
- Choose the tabs 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 you want to close.
- Tap More
Select tabs.
- Select the tabs 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 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 you want.
- Tap Select tabs.
- Choose the tabs 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 you want to bookmark.
- Tap More
Bookmark tabs.
Open new windows on your Android tablet in Chrome
You can open up to 5 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 you want to move, tap More
.
- Tap Move to other window.
- Select the window to move the tab to.
- Tap Move tab.
Switch windows
- On your Android tablet, open Chrome
.
- Tap More
Manage windows.
- Tap the window you'd like to open.
Close a window
- On your Android tablet, open Chrome
.
- Tap More
Manage windows.
- Next to the window you want to close, tap More
Close window.
- To confirm, tap Close window.