Chrome helps you browse more securely by alerting you when it detects a site that may be unsafe to visit. When a site may be unsafe, Chrome changes the icon next to the site address.
Check site information
- On your Android device, open Chrome
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- Open a web page.
- To check a site's security, to the left of the web address, check the security status symbol:
Default (Secure)
Info or Not secure
Not secure or Dangerous
- To find a summary of the site's privacy details, cookies and site data, permissions, history of visits, and information about the page, select the icon.
- To find out more about the source and other perspectives on the page's topics, select About this page
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Info or Not secureLearn more about About this page.
Tips:
- If you want Chrome to ask you before you use an unsecured connection, turn on Always use secure connections.
- When Always use secure connections is on, if a site doesn't support HTTPS, Chrome displays a “Connection is not secure” warning. Learn more about Always use secure connections.
What each security symbol means
These symbols indicate whether Chrome has or hasn’t established a secure and private connection with a site.
Resolve connection issues
About this page
When you select About this page, you can find information about the source, page topics, and images on the page. Depending on the information available, this might include:
- Web results about the source.
- In their own words: A description of the source as represented by the site itself.
- When the site was first indexed by Google. Learn more about a web page.
Tip: If you can’t find the About this page , check if:
- Make searches and browsing better is turned on. Learn how to change your Make searches & browsing better settings.
- Your default search engine is Google. Learn how to set default search engine and site search shortcuts.