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mobile

Share passwords on your phone

Easily and securely share a copy of a password with your family group in Google Password Manager on your phone.

  1. iOS
    1. Tap the Chrome menu > Password Manager .
    2. Select the password you want to share, then tap Share .
    3. Select family members to share your passwords with.
  2. Android
    1. Tap Chrome menu > Settings > Password Manager.
    2. Under Search passwords, select the password you want to share, then tap Share .
    3. Select family members to share your passwords with.

Scan the QR Code to get Chrome on your phone.

A module in Chrome that allows you to share passwords. Next to the module, is a QR code that can be used to download Chrome.

performance

Improve your browser performance with one click

Chrome automatically suggests that tabs using extra resources become inactive, so the tab you're currently using gets a performance boost.

  1. When Chrome finds tabs using extra resources, you’ll get a performance alert.
  2. Click Fix now to make the listed tabs inactive.

productivity

Get what you need from scanned PDFs

With Chrome, now you can search, select, or copy the text you want in scanned PDFs

  1. When you come across a scanned PDF on a webpage, open it in Chrome PDF viewer.
  2. Almost instantly, the PDF will become interactive.
  3. Search, select, or copy the text you want.
Get what you need from scanned PDFs
Get what you need from scanned PDFs
Get what you need from scanned PDFs

productivity

Have Chrome read pages aloud

Chrome can now read web pages aloud. Words on the page are highlighted to help you follow along. Read aloud is best for content like news stories, articles, or even PDFs.

  1. To use read aloud, right-click on a page, and select Open in reading mode. This opens the side panel, which has controls you can use for read aloud.
  2. Click the Play button.
  3. You can adjust the voice , speed , and highlight style in the toolbar next to the Play button.

customize

A new way to customize your toolbar

Pin your favorite features and shortcuts as toolbar buttons.

  1. At the top of your browser, select Chrome menu > More Tools > Customize Chrome .
  2. From the side panel, review the list of toolbar buttons that make it easy to quickly access things like bookmarks, print, Search with Google Lens, and more.
  3. Choose the toolbar buttons you want to pin and they will appear in your toolbar.
A new way to customize your toolbar
A new way to customize your toolbar
A new way to customize your toolbar

security

Check out more quickly and securely with autofill

Fill in your full payment card details the same way you unlock your device - with a fingerprint, face scan, or screen lock PIN - instead of entering your card security code.

  1. Go to > Autofill and passwords > Payment methods.
  2. Select Manually verify every time you pay using autofill to use your biometrics the next time you checkout.
Turn on manual verification for payments autofill.
Turn on manual verification for payments autofill.
Turn on manual verification for payments autofill.

Search

Search anything you see on any page with Google Lens

Google Lens in Chrome makes it easy to search anything you see on your screen. Search within a video you're watching, a slide in a livestream, or an image on a webpage. Google Lens will give you answers right there, in your tab, and you can continue browsing with the new information you’ve found.

  1. Open the Chrome menu.
  2. Select Search with Google Lens .
  3. Select anything on the page by clicking and dragging anywhere on the page.
  4. Refine the answers by typing in the search box in the side panel.
  5. For quicker access, click Pin in the side panel to add the icon to your toolbar.
Google Lens on a product page.
Google Lens on a product page.
Google Lens on a product page.

Search

Chat with Gemini from the address bar

You can quickly get help from Gemini with creative and complex tasks, like planning a trip or learning more about a new topic with this new shortcut in Chrome.

  1. Type “@” in the address bar and select Chat with Gemini.
  2. Write your prompt.
  3. Get your response on gemini.google.com.
Chat with Gemini from the address bar
Chat with Gemini from the address bar
Chat with Gemini from the address bar

Explore more features

    Turn on manual verification for payments autofill.
    Turn on manual verification for payments autofill.
    Turn on manual verification for payments autofill.

    Check out more quickly and securely with autofill

    Fill in your full payment card details the same way you unlock your device - with a fingerprint, face scan, or screen lock PIN - instead of entering your card security code.

    Google Lens on a product page.
    Google Lens on a product page.
    Google Lens on a product page.

    Search anything you see on any page with Google Lens

    Google Lens in Chrome makes it easy to search anything you see on your screen. Search within a video you're watching, a slide in a livestream, or an image on a webpage. Google Lens will give you answers right there, in your tab, and you can continue browsing with the new information you’ve found.

    Chat with Gemini from the address bar
    Chat with Gemini from the address bar
    Chat with Gemini from the address bar

    Chat with Gemini from the address bar

    You can quickly get help from Gemini with creative and complex tasks, like planning a trip or learning more about a new topic with this new shortcut in Chrome.

    Pinning a Chrome side panel to the toolbar
    Pinning a Chrome side panel to the toolbar
    Pinning a Chrome side panel to the toolbar

    Pin your favorite features to the toolbar

    You can pin your favorite side-panel features like Bookmarks and Reading Mode to the toolbar.

    The cursor is shown in the search box with automatically loaded past searches and related topics.
    The cursor is shown in the search box with automatically loaded past searches and related topics.
    The cursor is shown in the search box with automatically loaded past searches and related topics.

    Search and get related suggestions

    Get suggestions in the search box related to your previous searches based on similar things others are looking for.

    Chrome Safety Check runs in the background to check for privacy and security issues, then displays your safety status and any relevant recommendations to improve your safety.
    Chrome Safety Check runs in the background to check for privacy and security issues, then displays your safety status and any relevant recommendations to improve your safety.
    Chrome Safety Check runs in the background to check for privacy and security issues, then displays your safety status and any relevant recommendations to improve your safety.

    Review your privacy & security with Safety Check

    Chrome will let you know when there are safety recommendations for you. You can also visit at any time to see info about your privacy and security settings and to learn how Chrome keeps you safe.

    Review your privacy & security with Safety Check

    Chrome will let you know when there are safety recommendations for you. You can also visit at any time to see info about your privacy and security settings and to learn how Chrome keeps you safe.

    Chrome side panel opened to show Create theme with AI options.
    Chrome side panel opened to show Create theme with AI options.
    Chrome side panel opened to show Create theme with AI options.

    Create a unique image using AI to set as your Chrome theme

    Combine your imagination with subject, style, mood, and color options to bring your custom theme to life.

    An empty Contact Us text box from a website with the Help me write box opened below it. The Help me write box has a prompt entered in the input field and a generated response below.
    An empty Contact Us text box from a website with the Help me write box opened below it. The Help me write box has a prompt entered in the input field and a generated response below.
    An empty Contact Us text box from a website with the Help me write box opened below it. The Help me write box has a prompt entered in the input field and a generated response below.

    Write with more confidence across the web

    You can enter a few words or a first draft to get AI writing suggestions from Chrome.

    An AI tab group suggestion from Chrome that includes a group name and several tabs.
    An AI tab group suggestion from Chrome that includes a group name and several tabs.
    An AI tab group suggestion from Chrome that includes a group name and several tabs.

    Smartly organize your open tabs

    To help you stay organized, Chrome can suggest and help you create tab groups.

    Smartly organize your open tabs

    To help you stay organized, Chrome can suggest and help you create tab groups.

security

Check out more quickly and securely with autofill

August 2024

Fill in your full payment card details the same way you unlock your device - with a fingerprint, face scan, or screen lock PIN - instead of entering your card security code.

  1. Go to > Autofill and passwords > Payment methods.
  2. Select Manually verify every time you pay using autofill to use your biometrics the next time you checkout.
Turn on manual verification for payments autofill.
Turn on manual verification for payments autofill.
Turn on manual verification for payments autofill.

Search

Search anything you see on any page with Google Lens

August 2024

Google Lens in Chrome makes it easy to search anything you see on your screen. Search within a video you're watching, a slide in a livestream, or an image on a webpage. Google Lens will give you answers right there, in your tab, and you can continue browsing with the new information you’ve found.

  1. Open the Chrome menu.
  2. Select Search with Google Lens .
  3. Select anything on the page by clicking and dragging anywhere on the page.
  4. Refine the answers by typing in the search box in the side panel.
  5. For quicker access, click Pin in the side panel to add the icon to your toolbar.
Google Lens on a product page.
Google Lens on a product page.
Google Lens on a product page.

Search

Chat with Gemini from the address bar

August 2024

You can quickly get help from Gemini with creative and complex tasks, like planning a trip or learning more about a new topic with this new shortcut in Chrome.

  1. Type “@” in the address bar and select Chat with Gemini.
  2. Write your prompt.
  3. Get your response on gemini.google.com.
Chat with Gemini from the address bar
Chat with Gemini from the address bar
Chat with Gemini from the address bar

Customize

Pin your favorite features to the toolbar

June 2024

You can pin your favorite side-panel features like Bookmarks and Reading Mode to the toolbar.

  1. From the Chrome menu , open the feature you want to pin:
    • Choose Bookmarks and Lists > Show all Bookmarks .
    • Or choose More Tools > Reading Mode .
  2. Your selected feature will open in the side panel.
  3. At the top of the side panel, click Pin .

Tip: To unpin something, right-click the button in the toolbar and select Unpin .

Pinning a Chrome side panel to the toolbar
Pinning a Chrome side panel to the toolbar
Pinning a Chrome side panel to the toolbar

Search

Search and get related suggestions

May 2024

Get suggestions in the search box related to your previous searches based on similar things others are looking for.

  1. Open a New tab .
  2. Click the search box to see suggestions related to your previous searches.
  3. Click on the topics to view search results.
The cursor is shown in the search box with automatically loaded past searches and related topics.
The cursor is shown in the search box with automatically loaded past searches and related topics.
The cursor is shown in the search box with automatically loaded past searches and related topics.

Safety

Review your privacy & security with Safety Check

May 2024

Chrome will let you know when there are safety recommendations for you. You can also visit at any time to see info about your privacy and security settings and to learn how Chrome keeps you safe.

  1. At the top right, open Chrome Menu and select Settings .
  2. Click Privacy and Security.
  3. Select Go to Safety Check.

Safety

Review your privacy & security with Safety Check

May 2024

Chrome will let you know when there are safety recommendations for you. You can also visit at any time to see info about your privacy and security settings and to learn how Chrome keeps you safe.

  1. At the top right, open Chrome Menu and select Settings .
  2. Click Privacy and Security.
  3. Select Go to Safety Check.
Chrome Safety Check runs in the background to check for privacy and security issues, then displays your safety status and any relevant recommendations to improve your safety.
Chrome Safety Check runs in the background to check for privacy and security issues, then displays your safety status and any relevant recommendations to improve your safety.
Chrome Safety Check runs in the background to check for privacy and security issues, then displays your safety status and any relevant recommendations to improve your safety.

Artificial Intelligence

Create a unique image using AI to set as your Chrome theme

March 2024

Combine your imagination with subject, style, mood, and color options to bring your custom theme to life.

  1. In , turn on Create themes with AI.
  2. Open a New tab and at the bottom of the page, click Customize Chrome.
  3. Under Appearance, click Change theme.
  4. Under Themes, click Create with AI.
  5. Choose from subjects, styles, moods, and colors, and click Create.
Chrome side panel opened to show Create theme with AI options.
Chrome side panel opened to show Create theme with AI options.
Chrome side panel opened to show Create theme with AI options.

Artificial Intelligence

Write with more confidence across the web

March 2024

You can enter a few words or a first draft to get AI writing suggestions from Chrome.

  1. In , turn on Help me write.
  2. Go to a site where you want to write.
  3. Right-click on any open text box and select Help me write, then enter a few words or a first draft into the prompt box.
  4. Click Create to get a writing suggestion. If needed, you can change the length or tone of the suggestion.
  5. When you’re happy with the suggestion, click Insert to paste it into the open text box.
An empty Contact Us text box from a website with the Help me write box opened below it. The Help me write box has a prompt entered in the input field and a generated response below.
An empty Contact Us text box from a website with the Help me write box opened below it. The Help me write box has a prompt entered in the input field and a generated response below.
An empty Contact Us text box from a website with the Help me write box opened below it. The Help me write box has a prompt entered in the input field and a generated response below.

Artificial Intelligence

Smartly organize your open tabs

March 2024

To help you stay organized, Chrome can suggest and help you create tab groups.

  1. In , turn on Tab organizer.
  2. At the top right of your browser, click Tab Search .
  3. Under the Organize tabs section, click Check Now to get a tab group suggestion.
  4. You can edit the group name or remove tabs.
  5. When you’re happy with the group, click Create Group.

Artificial Intelligence

Smartly organize your open tabs

March 2024

To help you stay organized, Chrome can suggest and help you create tab groups.

  1. In , turn on Tab organizer.
  2. At the top left of your browser, click Tab search .
  3. Under the Organize tabs section, click Check now to get a tab group suggestion.
  4. You can edit the group name or remove tabs.
  5. When you’re happy with the group, click Create group.
An AI tab group suggestion from Chrome that includes a group name and several tabs.
An AI tab group suggestion from Chrome that includes a group name and several tabs.
An AI tab group suggestion from Chrome that includes a group name and several tabs.