To open a new tab in Chrome on an iPhone, tap the three-dot More button and tap New tab. Tap Switch tabs at the bottom to see and move between your open tabs. The same More menu has Add to Bookmarks, and the Share button next to the address bar lets you text a link or send the page to your computer.
These steps follow Google’s Chrome Help pages for iPhone and iPad on managing tabs, bookmarks, and sharing pages. The swipe gestures come from TechPP (2019) and may work differently in newer versions of Chrome.
How to Open a New Tab in Chrome on iPhone
- Open the Chrome app.
- Tap the three-dot More button.
- Tap New tab.
Result: Chrome opens the New Tab page on top of your current tab. Your other tabs stay open in the background.
How to Switch, Close, and Pin Tabs
- Switch tabs: at the bottom, tap Switch tabs, then tap the tab you want.
- Close a tab: tap Switch tabs, then tap Close at the top right of the tab.
- Close all tabs: in the Switch tabs view, tap Close All at the bottom left.
- Pin a tab: press and hold the tab, then select Pin Tab. Pinned tabs appear at the bottom of the screen.
Result: Your tabs are easier to manage. TechPP also describes swiping left or right on the address bar to move between open tabs without opening the tab switcher.
How to Group Tabs
Press and hold a tab, select Add Tab to New Group, and give the group a name. Google says you can rename, merge, search, and delete groups from the Switch tabs view.
How to Bookmark a Page in the Chrome iPhone App
- Go to the page you want to save.
- Tap More > Add to Bookmarks.
- To see bookmarks later, tap More > Bookmarks.
Result: The page is saved in your bookmarks. To change a bookmark’s name, folder, or URL, touch and hold it, tap Edit, and tap Done. To delete one, swipe left on it and tap Delete. Google says that when you sign in to Chrome with your Google Account, your bookmarks are available on all your devices.
- Go to the page.
- Tap the Share button next to the address bar.
- Tap Messages (or another app), pick a contact, and send. Tap More in the share menu to find apps that aren’t listed.
Result: The link goes to the person you chose. The same Share menu has Send to your devices, which opens the page on your computer or another device signed in to your Google Account, and Create a QR Code, which makes a code someone else can scan.
How to Refresh a Page
Tap More and tap the reload button. TechPP describes a gesture shortcut too: with a tab open, swipe down from the top of the page and release on the reload icon in the middle. The same gesture can open a new tab (the + on the left) or close the current tab (the x on the right).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I delete several bookmarks at once?
Open More > Bookmarks, tap Select at the bottom, choose the bookmarks you want to remove, and tap Delete, as Google describes.
How do I open an Incognito tab instead?
See how to open an Incognito tab on iPhone. TechPP notes the tab switcher keeps Incognito tabs, open tabs, and tabs synced from other devices in separate sections.
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Matthew Burleigh has been writing tech tutorials since 2008. His writing has appeared on dozens of different websites and been read hundreds of millions of times.
After receiving his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computer Science he spent several years working in IT management for small businesses. However, he now works full time writing content online and creating websites.
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