In its latest update, the Google Chrome app for Android has received a new "Preview page" option. With it, users can now preview web pages without needing to open them completely in the same window or in a separate tab. When done browsing through the page that's being previewed, the user can choose to close it or fully open it in its own tab.
If this feature seems familiar, it is because we've seen it tested by Google as early as 2018, then known as "Sneak Peek", in the developer and Canary versions of Google Chrome for Android.
While "Preview page" might seem like a niche feature at first, it has the potential to help Android Chrome users stay organized, as it's no longer needed to fully open links in new tabs just to see what's inside.
For example, when you're browsing PhoneArena, you can open an article via Chrome's new "Preview tab" feature without actually needing to leave the homepage or deal with more than one tabs. This feature could also come in handy when researching topics on Wikipedia and in many other scenarios.
How to use the new Google Chrome "Preview tab" feature
Make sure you're using Google Chrome on Android and it's updated to its latest version. Then simply open any website and follow the steps below.
Step 1: Press and hold over a link
In our example we're going to use the "Asus ROG Phone 5 review" link. When you press and hold a link like that one, a popup menu will appear, as shown below.
Step 2: Tap on "Preview page"
When you tap on the new "Preview page" option, the link will open in a popup window over your current page. When you're done exploring the page that's being previewed, you can proceed to either close it or open it in its own tab and continue exploring it.
Step 3: Press "X" to close the previewed page or the icon next to it to open it fully
Alternatively, you can press and slide down the preview page to close it. And again, this was all done within a single open tab, no tab switching needed.
Rado, a tech enthusiast with a love for mobile devices, brings his passion for Android and iPadOS to PhoneArena. His tech journey began with MP3 players and has evolved to include tinkering with Android tablets and iPads, even running Linux and Windows 95 on them. Beyond tech, Rado is a published author, music producer, and PC game developer. His professional work on iPads, from producing songs to editing videos, showcases his belief in their capabilities. Rado looks forward to the future of mobile tech, particularly in augmented reality and multi-screen smartphones.
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