When you open a new tab, you may find shortcuts to sites you’ve visited lately as suggested by Discover articles. If you're signed in and synced to Chrome, suggested articles are based on your recent Web & App activity.
To find the latest articles in the “Following” section on your Android device or iPhone and iPad, you can manually follow sites and searches. Learn how to use tabs in Chrome.
When you’re signed in to Chrome with your Google Account, you can get article suggestions based on your preferences and interests. If you indicate that you’re not interested in a topic or publisher, you won’t get suggestions from them again.
Suggestions are also based on your interactions with the suggested articles, like when you tap on or scroll past an article.
To get better suggestions provided to you in the future, your preferences are stored in your Google Account. Learn more about your Web & App activity.
Manage your Discover content
- Stop suggestions based on new activity:
- Next to "Discover," tap Settings Manage Activity.
- On the left, tap Menu Activity controls.
- Turn Web & App Activity off.
- Delete per article: You can review and delete your Discover activity feed in My Activity.
- Get the latest articles: On your Discover feed, from the top of the screen, pull down to refresh and get your updated content.
- On your iPhone or iPad, open Chrome .
- Next to "Discover," tap Settings Turn Off or Turn On.
Important: You must be signed in and synced with Chrome to use these features.
- To manage interests for all your suggested articles, next to "Discover," tap Settings Manage Interests.
- To let Chrome better know your interests, next to an article in Discover, tap More Not Interested in [topic] or Don't Show Content from [publisher].
To remove an article:
- At the bottom right of the article, tap More .
- Tap Hide this .
To save an article to read later:
- Touch and hold on the article, or tap More .
- Tap Add to Reading List .
To open an article in a new tab:
- Touch and hold the article, or tap More .
- Tap Open in New Tab.
To preview an article:
- Touch and hold the article.
- To open the article, tap the article preview.
To turn link previews off:
- On your iPhone or iPad, open Chrome .
- Tap More Settings .
- Find and tap Content Settings.
- Turn Show Link Previews off.
To hide stories in another language:
- On your iPhone or iPad, open Chrome .
- Open a new tab and find "Discover."
- At the bottom right of a story, tap More Don't show stories in [language].
- To get your updated stories, from the top of the screen, pull down to refresh.
Tip: This feature may not be available for all stories.
To unhide stories in another language:
- On your iPhone or iPad, open Chrome .
- Open a new tab and find "Discover."
- Next to "Discover," tap Settings Manage Hidden.
- Under "TYPES OF INFO," unhide the language you want to bring back.
To follow a site:
- Go to the site you want to follow.
- Tap More Follow.
To follow a search:
- Open Chrome .
- Search an interest in the address bar.
- In the results, find and tap Follow or Follow this search.
To find and manage followed sites and searches in one place:
- Next to "Following," tap More Manage Interests.
- Select a site or search you want to unfollow.
- Tap Following.