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Google Chrome for Android gets its home button back

Google Chrome for Android gets its home button back

Posted: 14 Apr 2018, 23:42 , by Alan Friedman

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Tags : Android -Android + Apps -Apps + Google -Google +

The home button on the Chrome for Android address bar has returned

According to XDA, Google Chrome for Android is getting its home button back on the address bar. Most browsers, desktop and mobile, feature the button, which takes the user straight to a webpage selected by him/her as the home page. While Google Chrome for the desktop continued to sport the icon, Google removed it from Chrome for Android in an earlier build. Now, the home button appears to have returned.

While earlier reports indicated that the home button was showing up in the latest beta version of Chrome for Android, it turns out that on our stable version of the app, the home button is there (see accompanying image). If you haven't set up a webpage to be your home page, tapping on the home icon will take you to the Google Search page by default.

To set up your own home page, click on the overflow menu at the top right of Chrome and click on settings. Tap on Home page and type in the URL of the website you want the home button to quickly take you to. Make sure you leave the toggle switch in the "enabled" position. Check out the slideshow to see how it's done.

Chrome for Android's home button is back

Set up your own home page by clicking on Chrome for Android's setting...

...ckick on Home page...

...and type in the URL of the website you want to be your home page.

Chrome for Android's home button is back

source: XDA

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posted on 15 Apr 2018, 07:06 1

1. KingSam (Posts: 1063; Member since: 13 Mar 2016)

Samsung Internet.... The only feature I miss is the ability to save pages for offline reading

posted on 15 Apr 2018, 10:26

2. warrenellis93 (Posts: 372; Member since: 21 Jul 2011)

But chrome uses as much battery when the screen is off as when using the app

posted on 15 Apr 2018, 10:47 1

3. frogec (Posts: 1; Member since: 15 Apr 2018)

I'm using Puffin for the last 6 months and it has been a wonderful experience.

posted on 15 Apr 2018, 12:25 2

4. Venom (Posts: 801; Member since: 14 Dec 2017)

I don't understand why Google removes small things like this that are more beneficial to have. These small changes are annoying sometimes.

posted on 15 Apr 2018, 19:17

6. rouyal (Posts: 586; Member since: 05 Jan 2018)

It’s one thing I really don’t like about android, Google is very inconsistent with things, and changes back and forth all the time. This isn’t a bash at Google or android, a genuine concern, so please save the “bbuuut Apple did this” replies.

posted on 15 Apr 2018, 21:03

7. medtxa (Posts: 1642; Member since: 02 Jun 2014)

They change these small unimportant things pretending perfecting the perfect browser, when in fact chrome is the most boring browser.

posted on 15 Apr 2018, 18:53

5. crazymonkey05 (Posts: 187; Member since: 20 Nov 2012)

I wish Google would bring back the option to have chrome tabs in the recent apps menu. I loved that feature.