Oct 5, 2022
5 time-saving tips for Android Chrome Browser
1. Share with a single step
Sometimes we need to share many webpages while working on a particular project. It takes a lot of time to search share option from the drop down every time we need it. There’s a simple fix to it :
a) Type chrome:flags into Chrome’s address bar on your phone.
b) Type button into the search box at the top of the screen that comes up.
c) Find the item labeled Adaptive Button in toolbar and tap the “Default” box beneath it.
d) Change that setting to Enabled Always Share then tap the blue Relaunch button at the bottom of the screen.
2. Share link to specific line on a page
Let’s say we have an article with 1000 lines and you want to share the link to a specific line in that webpage. Guess what? you can do it now.
a) Just select the line you want.
b) Right click on it and select copy link to highlight
c) Share the link wherever you want.
That’s pretty much it. You will be shocked with the results.
3. Silence a site in no time
Some websites automatically start playing videos or unwanted sounds on your phone and you can’t figure out which portion of the page is responsible for it. We also have a quick fix for it.
a) Just tap on the padlock sign in the websites address link.
b) You can now see the list of permission the website has and can permanently disable them.
4. Refresh with style
This is a very small but a slick trick hidden in chrome. Guessing many of you would know this trick, it’s just swiping down anywhere on the webpage to refresh it. If you learnt it just now, congratulations you have saved yourself a lot of time. 😃
5. Save a page for offline viewing
Next time you are about to head into a tunnel, a flight or a non coverage area and you want to keep some articles handy to read this option is a life saver. Chrome makes it really easy for you.
a) Go to chrome’s main menu (by pressing 3 vertical dots).
b) Press the download icon and that’s it.
One more tip if you want to make it more permanent then you can also save the webpage as a PDF. Just tap the print option in the menu and then select save as a pdf option. Congrats! you have also got yourself a pdf file for the page.
