Chrome introduces new features to simplify tab management

Chrome is checking feature that proactively indicates websites opened on other devices, which would reduce need to bookmark

Tech Desk - Sep 10, 2024

An undated image showing new update of Chrome. — Google

Google is set to include some new features to its search engine browser — Chrome — that focuses on helping users manage and keep track of their browser tabs across both desktops and smartphones.

Alphabet-owned Google unveiled in a blog post that tab groups — which enable Android and desktop Chrome users to keep similar pages together in custom-labelled groups — are set to be launched in Chrome for iOS starting today.

Once Chrome is updated, iPhone and iPad users can access the feature by opening the tab grid, long-pressing on a tab, and choosing “Add Tab to New Group.” Custom names and colours can then be assigned to the created tab groups to help keep them managed and simply identifiable.

Meanwhile, another feature set to roll out across Android and desktop Chrome apps is the capability to sync those saved tab groups across multiple devices. This would help users keep track of any in-progress activity without losing any work or specific tabs.

If Chrome users start creating vacation plans on a phone, for example, they can group those open tabs together and automatically sync them to their desktop account if they need to move to a larger screen. Google says this update is coming to Chrome on iOS “soon.”

Moreover, Chrome is checking a feature that proactively indicates websites opened on other devices, which would reduce the need to bookmark them. The experimental feature will direct users to revisit specific web pages when they open a new Chrome tab on Android, iOS, and desktop.