How to create tab groups in Chrome on Android with Chrome Flags

Opening multiple tabs on your Android device makes it easy to lose control. Of the many tabs that are open, finding the tab you need is difficult.

The following Chrome Flags will help you group your tabs by subject and be more comfortable when switching from tab to tab. However, there are a few things to consider before you use these Chrome Flags.

The danger of testing flags in Chrome

Chrome Flags are experimental features that Google wants to add to the stable version but there are still some bugs that need to be fixed. The fact that these flags are still being tested does not mean they will definitely be added to the stable version.

Is your browser experience at risk of changing in a worse way? Yes of course! Remember that these features are not stable and may cause problems for users. Through the use of these experimental features, you may endanger your privacy and security. You also risk losing browser data.

Don't panic! This does not mean that if you enable test flags, allowing you to group tabs in Chrome on Android, it will definitely cause irreparable damage.

But anything can happen. That's why making changes is necessary, but you have to be sure what you're doing. If you change a flag and are not sure what it will do, you can cause some serious problems.

How to access Test Flags in Chrome for Android

To access the Flags page to test Chrome, enter chrome://flags in the address bar of the browser. At the top, you will see a warning telling you that if you make specific changes, you may lose your browser data or may endanger your privacy and security.

How to activate the necessary flags

You now know how to access the test page in Google Chrome. Next, you must know which flags to look for and turn on. In the search bar at the top, look for the following flags: #enable-tab-grid-layout and #enable-tab-groups .

When you activate them, Chrome will ask you to restart the browser. If you do so and notice that nothing has changed, go ahead and restart Chrome again. This is what the article author has to do during the test.

How to access and manage new grouped tabs

If you don't have any open tabs, continue by opening any one. Click the three dots icon at the top right and select New tab . After you've opened a few tabs, click on the number that shows the number of tabs you've opened. Now, you will see the new design.

One of the tabs you create will have the blue "Create group" option . By selecting this option, the icon of the website you have opened will be at the bottom.

You can open a new tab by clicking the plus sign to the right, three dots at the top right or by clicking the plus icon at the bottom right. To remove a set of grouped tabs, you can click on the X on each tab or slide them aside.

The up arrow does not do anything special, but by clicking on it, you will see the first part of the web page you have visited with that tab. To access grouped tabs, click the number to the right of the Chrome address bar.

If you don't see the blue 'Create group' option , just create another tab. After visiting the website you open that tab, select the number, show you the number of tabs you have opened and the 'Create group' option will reappear.

Which design is better?

When you compare two designs, you can quickly come to the conclusion that the experimental feature looks better. With the old model, you open different tabs in sequence. If you open too many tabs, you won't know where a particular tab is located and have to browse through all the tabs until you find what you need.

With the new design, all tabs are in simple view and to find a specific tab, you just have to swipe down. With the new design, you can group tabs by subject if you want. For example, in a group, you can open websites that contain information on Android and another group that contains websites with iOS-related content.

Another advantage that the experimental design has is the ease of switching from one page to another. Website icons are found below and you do not have to close the site you are viewing to go to another website.

New design that you can enjoy by activating flags is worth testing. After a few days of use, many users reported no problems with these flags.

Are you ready to test a new flag in Chrome? Share ideas with everyone in the comment section below!