How to use the Send Tab to Self feature on Chrome

The Send Tab to Self feature in Google Chrome allows you to quickly send tabs between Chrome devices. This feature is enabled through a hidden flag and is available in the stable version of Chrome.

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How to Send Tab to Self works

You can access tabs opened on other devices through the History page without activating the hidden flag if using Chrome Sync but this new feature is smoother and faster.

When enabled, the user will see the new Send to Your Devices option when right-clicking and the website. It will list all Chrome browsers you have logged in with Google account on Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome OS, Android and even on iPhone and iPad. Select the device to send the Chrome tab to that device.

Note: This Send to your devices feature is only visible when you use it in a normal browser, and cannot be used on anonymous browsers.

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Do you still remember the old Chrome to Phone browser from Google? It allows users to send tabs from Chrome browser on computer to Android phone. This feature is similar but you can also send tabs between computers.

Like all flags, this is a feature that is being tested, it can be changed or even deleted at any time. Google may soon release it as a stable feature without a flag. However, it is currently only available in the stable version of Google Chrome 76.

How to enable Send Tab to Self feature

This option is available as a flag. To find it, type chrome: // flags on the Chrome address bar and press Enter . Search Send tab in the search box.

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You will see some other options. Turn on the option Send tab to self and Send tab to self show sending UI by clicking on the box to the right of each option and select Enable .

You can also enable the Send tab to self history option to view the sent tabs in the History page and Send tab to self broadcast to send a tab to all devices instead of sending each device individually.

Finally, if you want to use this feature without activating Chrome Sync, turn on Send tab to self: enable use when signed in regardless of sync state .

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Once that's done, click Relaunch Now to restart Chrome browser with the flag enabled.

Repeat this process on all Chrome browsers used on other devices. If only Send Send to Self is enabled on a device, you will not send the tab to other devices. Note, Chrome for iPhone and iPad has no flags, but still get tabs.

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How to send tabs between devices

After activating the flag and restarting the web browser, you need to access the feature in two places.

Users can right click and the web page to view the Send to Your Devices menu and click on one of the devices to send the tab.

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You also see the same option in the address bar. Click once on the address bar and you will see the Send This Page icon on the right side of the bar and the left is the bookmark icon. Click it to display the list of last active devices.

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When sending a tab, a message appears.

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Notice will appear on other devices. Click or tap the notification to immediately open the tab sent in Chrome.

This feature works differently on some platforms. For example, on iPhone, you don't receive a notification, but you'll see Tab Received at the bottom of Chrome's New Tab page. Touch Open to open the sent tab.

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If you don't see one of the devices in the list, make sure to run the latest version of Google Chrome with the flag enabled and log in to the same Google account on all those devices.

Previously to transfer web pages from the Chrome PC to your phone, you need to install software or use AirDrop, with this new feature from Chrome, it is much easier to send open Chrome tabs to devices.

I wish you all success!