You can open multiple tabs in Chrome. You can also check and switch between all your tabs. When you open a new tab, Chrome opens a personalized New Tab page.
Some of the ways you can customize your New Tab page content are with:
- Different themes
- Your shortcuts
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 .
If you haven't used a tab for 21 days or more, it'll move to the “Inactive tabs” section.
To manage your inactive tabs:
- On your Android device, open Chrome
.
- On the right of the address bar, tap Switch tabs
Inactive tabs.
- If you have inactive tabs, you can find them at the top of the tab grid.
- Tap the tab you want to open.
Tips:
- Only ungrouped tabs can become inactive.
- When a tab becomes active again, the active tab count will be updated.
- 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
.
- On the right of the address bar, tap Switch tabs
.
- Tap Inactive tabs.
- At the bottom, tap Close all inactive tabs
Close all.
- On your Android device, open Chrome
.
- Tap More
Settings
Tabs.
- To hide inactive tabs, select the time period.
- To turn off this feature, tap Never more.
Tips:
- Inactive tabs automatically closed after 60 days in the inactive tab folder.
- If you don’t want to close inactive tabs after 60 days, turn off Close after 60 days.
- To access the settings page within "Inactive tabs," at the top right, tap More
Settings.
- 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
.
- To create a tab group:
- Touch and hold a tab.
- Drag over another tab you want to group it with.
- Enter the tab group name.
- Select the tab group color.
- Select Done.
- To add a tab to an existing group:
- Touch and hold a tab.
- Drag the tab into the group.
- To merge tab groups:
- Touch and hold, then drag a tab into a group you want to merge it with.
- This action can delete the dragged tab group across devices.
- Touch and hold, then drag a tab into a group you want to merge it with.
- To edit a tab group:
- To change the tab color:
- Tap the tab group.
- On the left of the tab group name, tap the color.
- Select the color of the tab group.
- To rename the tab group:
- Tap the tab group.
- To rename, select the title.
- Enter the new tab group name.
- To change the tab color:
- To find tabs in a group: Select a group.
- 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.
- To close a tab group:
- Touch and hold a tab group or tap More
.
- Tap Close group.
- A closed group isn't deleted and is saved in the bookmarks bar or in the menu. You can re-open a closed group again.
- Touch and hold a tab group or tap More
- To close all tab groups:
- At the top right, tap More
.
- From the dropdown, tap Close all tabs.
- To confirm, tap Close all tabs and groups.
- At the top right, tap More
- To open or re-open a tab group:
- Tap Grid
.
- Under “Tab Groups,” select the name of the tab group you want to open or re-open.
- Tap Grid
- To create a tab group:
Tips:
- To open a link in a new tab in a group, touch and hold the link, then tap Open in new tab in group.
- To keep tab groups from automatically syncing across your devices, tap Settings
Sync, and then uncheck Open Tabs.
- By default, tab groups are automatically open from other devices. To turn off:
- Tap Settings
Tabs.
- Under “Tab Groups settings,” turn off Automatically open tab groups from other devices.
- Tap Settings
- On your Android tablet:
- To add a tab into an existing tab group in the tab strip, drag the tab into the group.
- To remove a tab from a tab group in the tab strip, drag the tab out of the group.
Important: When you delete a tab group, it’ll be removed on your device and other devices that use the same Google Account.
- On your Android device, open Chrome
.
- Tap Switch tabs
.
- Touch and hold a tab group or tap More
.
- Tap Delete group.
- To confirm, tap Delete group.
You can also:
- On your Android device, open Chrome
.
- Tap Switch tabs
Grid
.
- Select the tab group name you want to delete.
- Tap Delete.
- To confirm, tap Delete group.
- 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
Open a new window
- On your Android tablet, open Chrome
.
- Tap More
New window.
Move a tab to another window
Move a tab from the menu
- 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.
Move a tab by drag and drop
- On your Android tablet, open Chrome
.
- In the tab you want to move, touch and hold, then drag it to the other window.
- You can drop the tab in the tab strip, tab switcher, or over site content of the other window.
Tip: When you drag a tab over site content, the site content will be replaced by the contents of that tab.
Important: Split screen only works on Samsung tablets.
To open a new window and trigger split screen:
- On your Android tablet, open Chrome
.
- To open a tab in a new window, touch and hold, then drag and drop it to the edge of your screen.
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.