Google Chrome User Guide For Mobile
Tags: webdev, javascript, beginners, tutorial
Published: 2023-04-01 16:33:40

THE TABLE OF CONTENT
1.0	Introduction
2.1	What is Google Chrome
2.1.1	Why Google chrome
2.1.2	Installation
2.1.3	How to use it
2.1.4	Google Chrome alternative
3.0	Conclusion



**1.0 	INTRODUCTION**
The Internet is the most revolutionary invention of the 20th century. It has contracted the world and made the lives of people easy and productive life. Web browsers act as a pipe to access internet features and help us browse different websites for our daily purpose making most difficult tasks easier. In this article, I will talk about advancements in Google chrome. Since it plays a major role in the field of the internet, you will catch the significance, understand the important features of Google Chrome, and why you should prefer it to other major browsers like Safari, Opera and Mozilla e.t.c

**2.1	What is Google Chrome**
Google Chrome is a web browser that's free to download from the internet. Created by Google, it's been designed to be both simple to use and fast. Chrome is a free Internet browser officially released by Google on December 11, 2008.

**2.1.1	Why Google chrome**
 	Reasons why you should use Google Chrome ahead of any other browsers. 
**1.	Speed**
Google Chrome is the fastest web browser, powered by V8, WebKit, and the Omnibox, which increases speed and efficiency by allowing users to type searches and web addresses in the address bar.

**2.     Simplicity**
Google Chrome is a clean, light, and simple-to-use browser with omnibox and multi-tabbed browsing. It also has a built-in PDF viewer, allowing users to print, resize, and save PDFs. This eliminates the need to install any software.
**3.      Security / Privacy**
Google Chrome provides maximum security with its built-in malware and phishing protection, safe browsing technology, and automatic updates to ensure the latest version is always available.


**2.1.2	Installation**
Installation guide to Google Chrome for android users. 
To start with:
**1.	Open your Phone Menu**







![Mobile Menu page](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/5ssckyoi805borcmn06b.jpeg)





Go to your phone menu and search for Play Store if you’re an Android user. If you’re opening the Play store for the first time, you will be prompted to register an account. Kindly do so by inputting your verified email address and a secure and strict password. After successful registration, you have access to play around the Play Store.

**2.	Open your Play Store application**




![Play store Interface](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/cynp4n6vpns2hw5ndifh.jpeg)







When you open your Play store application, this is will enable you to search for any application you want to install on your mobile device. Below is the kind of view or interface you might likely get when you open your play store. 







![Chrome SDK in playstore](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/wu9al9wdxp16kwzlid37.jpeg)






Next up, **click** the search input field at the top of the application you opened, then type “Chrome”. An interface like the image below should appear on your screen 
If you then get the result that appeared in the above image, then we are making significant progress. Just **click** the install button and the downloading signal will be shown to you after the download is completed, the installation will start immediately. Boom! You’ve successfully installed **Google Chrome** on your device. Then **click** the lunch button to start the application you have installed. 

**2.1.3	How to use it**
It is not sufficient that you only install the chrome browser on your mobile device. To get the best of what Google Chrome has to offer you should start using it to browse the internet. If you’re wondering how to get right in with such an experience, don’t panic as I will work you through. This section will teach you how to use Google Chrome to visit the **Appwrite** website. **Appwrite** is a self-hosted backend-as-a-service platform that provides developers with all the core APIs required to build any application. 
Steps to use **Chrome browser** on your mobile device to lunch the Appwrite website: 
1. 	Lunch your chrome application on your mobile and the image below is a description of what you’re going to see. 




![Chrome Mobile UI](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/8gylzr3e3iqdcu441he4.jpeg)







Once you’re able to get to this point, you are just a step away to start visiting any website on the internet.
 
**2.   Click on the search Input.** 
Click the search field visible to you at the top center of your chrome browser and after achieving that, delete whatever text is present in the input field. 

**3.	 Tap the input field** 
Ensure that your keyboard is active for you to type. Begin to type the following text in you see as I quote “appwrite.io” – then press enter when you’re done. The below result in the image will be shown to you. 

		
	

![Appwrite website](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/sent00d8u0el4ee40xo9.jpeg)



Now, at this point, you’re viewing a website you requested through an **HTTPS** request to the [appwrite.io](https://appwrite.io/) domain. Awesome right? 

4.	It is important to note that Google Chrome is not only for just visiting websites but you can use chrome to download graphical and music assets. Similarly, you can use chrome to view and read pdf documents.  A use case is when you download a pdf file from a particular website like appwrite.io, you should be able to see the downloaded file in the download section.  

**_Exploring more features of Google Chrome_**
To visualize countless features embedded in Google Chrome, **click** the three dots icon at the top right of your browser 

**New Tab:**



![NewTab](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/naxfk2wcdd97pjso8nwa.jpeg)







The Google Chrome New tab allows you to create a new interface to search and visit another website of your choice. Note: Pressing New Tab does not close your previously opened websites. 

**New Incognito Tab:**



![Icognito image](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/uaj1onm42daf5p34cusn.jpeg)


Incognito deletes all of your browsing history, cookies, site data, and information entered in forms, so people who use your device won't be able to see your activity.

**History:**




![History](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/c6kxu6av431b2alk376w.jpeg)





Google Chrome History allows you to track all your previous activities like websites you have visited and searches you have made on the application.  

**Downloads:**



![Download](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/tz5xp4if4n39mk8gvjos.jpeg)







Google Chrome Downloads allows you to check assets such as images, videos, applications etc. you have downloaded via the internet. 
 

**Bookmarks:**




![Chrome bookmar](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/yxvebkljqphhlmkyo7id.jpeg)






A bookmark in Google Chrome works like a bookmark in a book, marking a place that you want to find again easily. You can enter as many bookmarks as you want and give each one a unique name, making them easy to identify.

**Recent Tabs:** 



![Image description](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/l05x3hea80156h80f2bf.jpeg)







Google Chrome's recently closed tabs list allows users to reopen closed tabs they accidentally closed or realized needed open.



**Share:**





![Share image](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/4996ihthnkk1843azice.jpeg)





When you browse with Chrome, you can share pages with people through other apps. Go to a page you want to share. Select an app to share the link through.

**Find in page:**
	


![Find in page](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/m3ghqpe7j6ytgtyjsdem.jpeg)




In order to locate a specific word on a page. To do this you first have to tap on Chrome's menu button (found in the upper right corner). The menu will then open, and you should be able to notice a "Find in page" tab.



**Translate:** 




![Translate](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/wnadbc5ga4h2qsfwzp0b.jpeg)






Google auto translation is enabled in both Chrome and Toolbar, allowing Google to automatically translate text from a language you don't speak into a language you do.
	
**Install App:**  






![Install App](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/gfy4v75b5sgjm76ys4my.jpeg)





This feature allows you to install a web application as application into your Android device as a progressive web app. After installation is successful you will locate the installed web app on your home screen. Note: It is not all websites that have a Progressive web app feature. If you visit such a website, you won’t find the Install App option. 

**Desktop site:**
 



![Desktop site](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/3t1kirxkq4wjq1vfitdl.jpeg)






The desktop site view in Chrome Android allows you to view hidden menus and options, but the font size and elements may look smaller. To view the desktop site, launch the Chrome browser on Android.

**Settings:**



![Settings](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/o485ow6g9vvq7rm6jg6k.jpeg)






Here, you'll find a centralized set of controls that manages tabs, search engines, privacy, how content is displayed, how cookies and site data are used, and lots of other settings


**Theme:** Google Chrome theme allows you to change the general color of the application. It is more of a switch between dark and light modes.  To change the color mode of the Google Chrome browser, click the three vertical dots at the top right of your Google Chrome browser -- Settings  Theme --- Pick a color. 



![Theming](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/xcz97w59p93oxk5fdhzz.jpg)
       







Language preference:  When you come across a page written in a language you don't understand, Google Chrome allows you to translate the page. You can use the listed steps to achieve that. 
1.	On your mobile phone, open Google Chrome.
2.	Go to a webpage written in another language.
3.	On the right of the address bar, click Translate.
4.	Click on your preferred language.
5.	Google Chrome will translate your current webpage.

**2.1.4	 Google Chrome alternative**
	It is important that I mention to you that chrome is not the only browser out there you can use to visit websites on the internet. There are many of them but to mention a few, there is Safari, Opera, Mozilla, and Edge among others.  

1.	**Safari** is a web browser developed by Apple. It is built into Apple's operating systems, including macOS, iOS, and iPadOS, and uses Apple's open-source browser engine WebKit, which was derived from KHTML. Safari was introduced in Mac OS X Panther in January 2003. In the Safari app, you can browse the web, view websites, preview website links, translate webpages, and add the Safari app back to your Home Screen if it gets removed.

2.	**Opera** is a multi-platform web browser developed by its namesake company Opera. The browser is based on Chromium, but distinguishes itself from other Chromium-based browsers through its user interface and other features.

3.	**Mozilla Firefox** or simply Firefox, is a free and open-source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation and its subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation. It uses the Gecko rendering engine to display web pages, which implements current and anticipated web standards. It allows users to access information in form of text, audio, images, and videos from around the world.

4.	**Mircosoft edge** or simply Edge, is a proprietary, cross-platform web browser created by Microsoft. It was first released in 2015 as part of Windows 10 and Xbox One and later ported to other platforms as a fork of Google's Chromium open-source project: Android and iOS, macOS, older Windows versions, and most recently Linux. Edge is a streamlined browser built on web standards and designed for web services. It was code-named Spartan in development, a reference to the browser's lightweight structure, which is designed to make Edge functional across multiple, often mobile, device platforms.
 




**3.0	Conclusion**
The Google Chrome User Guide for Mobile provides a comprehensive overview of the features and functions available on the mobile version of this popular web browser. By following the instructions outlined in the guide, users can learn how to navigate the browser, customize their settings, and make the most of the many tools and resources available to them. Whether you are a new user or an experienced Chrome veteran, this guide is an essential resource for anyone who wants to get the most out of their mobile browsing experience. So, if you want to stay connected, informed, and productive on the go, be sure to check out the Google Chrome User Guide for Mobile today.