5 tips and tricks for Chrome on Android (2018,2019 edition)

#1: Copy the current URL faster
There are several different ways to copy the URL of
a page. The most common method is to tap the
address bar, press 'Select All' in the text menu, and
then press Copy. Not very fast, especially since you
often have to expand the text menu before Select
All appears. Thankfully, there are quicker methods.
First, you can press the Share button in the main
overflow menu, and then select 'Copy to Clipboard.'
Another option is to hold down on the address bar
instead of tapping it, which will select the entire
URL automatically - then you just have to press
Copy. If you see a green lock or info icon in the
address bar, you can tap it and hold down on the
URL to copy.
Finally, if you're using a Chrome Custom Tab, you
can just hold down anywhere on the top bar and the
URL will be copied.
#2: Receive Facebook and Twitter notifications in
Chrome
The Facebook app for Android has never been
great, especially in light of recent events . Twitter's
app is less awful, but if you don't use the service
frequently, you might not want the app taking up
storage. Thankfully, you can receive notifications
from both services through Chrome (or Firefox, or
Samsung Internet).
For Facebook, log into the site on your device, tap
the menu icon on the top right of the page, and
scroll down to 'Account Settings.' Then tap
'Notifications' and press the 'Turn on' button.
For Twitter, log into mobile.twitter.com and tap on
the notifications button. You should see an option
for turning on push notifications. If not, tap the
settings button on the top-right corner, select 'Push
Notifications,' and then press 'Turn on.'
#3: Switch tabs with a swipe
The most obvious way to change tabs in Chrome is
by pressing the tabs button and selecting the one
you want from the list. But there are two other ways
to change the current tab. You can swipe left and
right across the address bar, or swipe down on the
bar to see the full stack of tabs.
#4: Turn on the Modern UI
Google is constantly testing interface changes for
Chrome. One of the features in testing right now is
'Modern Design UI,' which makes the app white with
rounded buttons. If you like the way it looks, you
can enable it from the flags page.
Just paste chrome://flags/#enable-chrome-modern-
design into Chrome, select 'Enabled' in the
dropdown menu, and restart the app twice. If you
ever want to go back, just change that dropdown
menu to 'Disabled' and restart Chrome twice again.
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At the time of writing, this feature is only available
in Chrome Beta/Dev/Canary.
#5: Download pages once you're online
If you need access to a certain page, but you have
a spotty connection, constantly trying to reload can
be incredibly frustrating. Thankfully, Chrome offers a
solution to this. If you try to load a page while
offline, you can tap the 'Download page later'
button. As soon as you have an internet connection,
Chrome will download the page and give you a
notification.