A Complete Guide to Grouping Tabs in Google Chrome on Mobile

A Complete Guide to Grouping Tabs in Google Chrome on Mobile

Rarely do you receive a feature on your phone that wows you. Tab groups in Google Chrome have been such an experience for me. It used to be far too difficult to find the right tab among the pile of open tabs, especially on a mobile phone. But things changed with the introduction of tab groups. If you’ve also received the feature and are curious about how to organize tabs using groups in Google Chrome on Android, you’ve come to the right place.


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Besides organizing, tab groups provide a nice way to hide tabs. More importantly, the external links of a web page will open in the same group. While searching the web, you can switch between tabs without manually adding them to a group. They will automatically open in the same group. You can even rearrange tabs inside a group and remove or add more at any time.

Let’s see various tips and tricks for using Tab Groups in Chrome.

Note: Please update your Google Chrome app to take advantage of all the benefits of Tab Groups.

How to create tab groups in Chrome on mobile

There are two ways to group tabs in Chrome.

Method 1: Create a tab group from links

One of the easiest ways to create a group of tabs is to long-press a link on a web page. When you do this, a menu will appear. Tap “ Open in new tab in group ”


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You will see a new tab bar at the bottom. Tiny circular icons represent various tabs in the group. To switch between tabs, tap the tab you want to open.


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Method 2: Create a tab group from the tab view screen

You can also create tab groups from your existing open tabs. To do this, open the tab selector screen. Here you will find all your open tabs. Now press and hold one tab and drag it to another tab to create a group from both. Likewise, add more tabs to this group or create a new group.

Pro tip: You can even merge groups of tabs using the drag and drop technique. Long press on one group and drag it to another group to merge all tabs.


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Once you’ve created a group, tap the group to show the tabs. Tap any tab to open it. You will find other open tabs of the group at the bottom. Tap the icon to switch between tabs.


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Professional advice: Find out how to save tabs before closing Chrome on PC.

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Convenience of grouping

Using tab groups has been a life changing experience. They make navigation so much easier. Hope Google adds some other useful features to Chrome browser. To begin with, I would like to name my tab groups. What do you expect from Google? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

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Want to improve your experience on the Google Chrome browser? Check out 21 tips and tricks you can use to manage tabs from the following link.

Last updated on August 8, 2020

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