USER'S GUIDE ON GOOGLE CHROME FOR MOBILE USERS.
Tags: technicalwriting, googlechrome, learningisfun
Published: 2023-04-06 08:48:05

**INTRODUCTION**

Google Chrome is a browser made by Google and offered as a free download for desktop and mobile devices. It is also the name for Google’s desktop operating system. Google’s Chrome is now the biggest browser in the world, with half of the world using it as their default browser. It is not an open source, it’s simply freeware. Hence, Google released the source code that made chrome from a different open-source project called Chromium.

In this article, we are going to learn what Google Chrome is, why we should use it, how it can be installed on mobile phones, it’s alternatives and how to use it? It is a simplified guide for mobile users wanting to know more on Google Chrome browser.

**WHAT IS GOOGLE CHROME?**

![Google Chrome Logo](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/xhswp43rg7axyd02pqaj.jpg)

Google Chrome is a cross-platform web browser developed by Google. It was first released in 2008 components for Microsoft Windows, built with free software components from Apple WebKit and Mozilla Firefox. The browser is also the main component of Chrome OS, where it serves as the platform web applications.

**INSTALLATION**

Google Chrome for Mobile users is a mobile internet browser that makes it easy for users to surf the web at rapid speed with their mobile devices. Users can download Google Chrome and install it on their tablet or smartphone devices. The Android version for Google Chrome on Mobile Android is available on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich or downloaded from Google Play Store while for iPads or iPhones, the Google Chrome mobile app available is iOS 5.0 and can be downloaded at the Apple App Store.

**A. For iPads or iPhones Users:**  Open the App Store which resembles a White A with a blue background icon on your phone, then enter Google Chrome on the Search tab. Making sure the app is created by Google LLC, open the Google Chrome app page, and tap Get, then the Google Chrome will begin installing on your device. You can now start using Google Chrome. 

![iPhone and iPad Google Installation Stage 1](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/nze03svs3df6xjbdgut2.jpg)
![iPhone and iPad Google Installation Stage 2](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/pnvn5qmq66dgnahsps9u.jpg)
![iPhone and iPad Google Installation Stage 3](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/t49qv8zfrejfdmi5ypoy.jpg)
![iPhone and iPad Google Installation Stage 4](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/c8ewzxu9t531ecsdkch9.jpg)
![iPhone and iPad Google Installation Stage 5](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/qm5skvd1a1dk9i45ytt8.jpg)
**Note:** You may be asked to enter your Apple ID password before you can install the application. Following this step, you can download Google Chrome from your iPhone or iPad and start using it.

**B. For Android Users:** For most Android devices, Google Chrome is already the default browser. If not on your device or you are trying to troubleshoot Chrome, you would go to Play Store on your mobile device, search for it and click on the install button. Then you can go ahead and make it your default browser, enjoying its benefits and speed. Following these basic steps, you can download Google Chrome and start using it.

![Android Google Chrome Installation Stage 1](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/h1yxx3zeom4zuug7y7vv.jpg)
![Android Google Chrome Installation Stage 2](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/kh0bgz7of16yvxf2qbjp.png)
![Android Google Chrome Installation Stage 3](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/0sbn07ipx2g6w7vbpiud.jpg)


 **WHY GOOGLE CHROME?**

![Google Chrome Overview](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/1y2st9en33i6gfn1fl2i.jpg)

**•** Chrome is designed to be the fastest web browser, with just a click, it loads web pages, multiple tabs and applications with lighting speed. Chrome is fitted with V8, a faster and more powerful JavaScript engine. It is also primed for new web technologies like HTML5.

**•** Chrome is a clean and simple browser. The omnibox and multi-tabs makes navigation across the web feel like a breeze. It comes with a built-in PDF viewer, eliminating the need to install any software.

**•** Chrome is known for its privacy keeping your information’s safe and sound with its built-in malware and phishing protection. It has a safe browsing technology and shows a warning message when visiting a suspicious site. One can use Incognito mode if their do not want the website visits and downloaded recorded, hence no evidence of search or visit is being made.

**•** Using Chrome, you can customize it to your own liking and taste by using the Chrome Webstore to add Apps, Extensions and Themes. These apps and extensions give the latest in productivity, games, education, etc., whereas the themes allow you to bring your browser to life with colors and graphics. 

**•** In signing in to Chrome, if you are sharing a computer with other people, it allows you to add multiple users to keep your bookmarks, apps and extensions separate. Hence, once you sign in to your own account, you decide what you want to sync.

**GOOGLE CHROME ALTERNATIVES**

Google Chrome runs on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and iOS! Likewise, other browsers and its alternatives includes:

**A. Mozilla Firefox:** It is a cross-platform web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation, available for Android, Windows, iOS and macOS.  It’s open source nature unlike other browsers which enables the ability for developers to modify the browser, redistribute their own versions and add source code repository that would officially update the browser.
![Firefox Logo](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/478s09skdzmiqphjlcul.jpg)

**B. Brave:** It is a free, fast and secure website browser with a built-in blocker for ad blocking which is used in tracking and security protection, likewise optimized data and battery experience.
![Brave Browser Logo](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/xfo7r8dvdptikruotak9.jpg)

**C. Opera Browser:** Opera is an innovative browser that focus on implementing new technologies with simplicity and ease of use, speed, and security which supports and contribute to open web standard. It has a built-in VPN, extension, Picture in Picture and Cloud sync.
![Opera Browser Logo](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/q2e365qv5bnm1krs29xe.jpg)

**D. Tor Browser:** It is a browser software that protects one from surfing his/her communications around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around the world. It is privacy focused having a built-in VPN and is portable.
![Tor Browser](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/lf9t1qv0fm6brv98theu.jpg)

**E. Chromium:** It is an open-source browser aimed to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all users to experience the website. It is portable, has extension and Chrome is gotten from its source code.
![Chromium Logo](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/jug8smqyybcadgcn9690.jpg)

**F. Microsoft Edge:** Rebuilt from Chromium, Microsoft Edge is a class compatibility and performance website that provides security and privacy, support large files, has built-in dictionary, extensions and PDF annotation.
![Microsoft Edge Logo](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/quhweg5t85qz9gnl0zfs.jpg)

**KEY GOOGLE CHROME FEATURES:**

Google chrome offers a range of features, which includes:
![Google Drop-down Menu 1](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/03o7kd9sgu1effyruyda.jpg)
![Google Drop-down Menu 2](https://dev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/articles/veeho8ym3zk2oue0x8zt.jpg)

**A. Omnibox Search:** It combines Chrome’s address bar with a Google search bar, letting users search and type in a URL all in one place. It allows the users search for text inside webpages.

**B. Password Protection:** It uses encryption to generate, store and protect user’s password. Google automatically fills in user’s passwords and monitors whether any have been exposed in data breaches.

**C. Chrome Extension:** Chrome extensions are available on the Chrome Web Store, also known as Chrome apps and Google apps. They are HTML (Hyper-Text Markup Language) , and JavaScript-based programs to enable customization of the browser.

**D. Incognito Mode:** It is a safe browsing feature that lets users search the internet on Google Chrome without Google logging their browsing history, cookies, site data and information submitted in online forms.

**E. Syncing across devices:** It is possible when using Google Chrome for users to sync on its settings. This allows them to access their password, bookmarks, payment information and Gmail account on any devices.

**F. Picture-in-Picture mode and live caption**: It allows users to pop out videos on websites into their websites into their own windows and read caption if they disabled the hearing or mute the volume.

**G. Task Manager:** Each tab and extension of Chrome runs as a separate process. And Chrome includes a built-in task manager to know which process is taking too many resources. It shows all the running processes and how much memory or CPU is being used.

**HOW TO USE GOOGLE CHROME?**

After downloading Google Chrome on Mobile device (Android, iPhone and iPad). When you have a need to browse for information, learn new things and others.
You would simply open up the Google Chrome app and make use of it to browse and search for anything and anyone from any part of the world.  For example, like in the case of using Appwrite, let’s take various approaches:

**A.** Let say you’re a novice on technical issues but you heard about Appwrite from a couple of your tech friends and it struck your interest but you feel ashamed to ask them what is it really about. You could simply go to your Google Chrome and type the word as simply as “Appwrite” and it would give you various information necessary regarding what it does, how it is used, it’s benefit and downsides.

**B.** Likewise, if you are into the tech industry and would like to build application. With the knowledge that “Appwrite is a self-hosted backend service platform that provides developers with all the core APIs required to build any application. You could simply open the Appwrite website on Google Chrome app on your phone and at your own comfort zone, you could use Appwrite to create as many applications as you want.  

**IN CONCLUSION:**

-- Google Chrome for Mobile users is a browser made by Google using Chromium, it is known for its speed and privacy. It can be easily downloaded on the mobile app and used anywhere to look up information. Also, one can have more then one account, syncing through them. With its amazing benefits and how easy and flexible it is to use; it should be made as a default application on every mobile device.                                                             

**REFERENCING**

**1.** https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/browsing-at-wrap-speed-your-guide-to-chrome/ - The Easy Guide to Google Chrome.
**2.** https://www.wordstream.com/googlr-chrome-mobile - Goggle Chrome Mobile.
**3.** https://www-wikihow-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.wikihow.com/Download-and-Install-Google-Chrome?amp=1&amp_gsa=1amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mp331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=169013196452&referrer=https%3A%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wikihow.com%2FDownload-and-Install-Google-Chrome – How to Download and Install Google Chrome?
**4.** https://www.techtarget.com/searchmobilecomputing/definition/Google-Chrome-browser#:~:text=Google%20Chrome%20browser%20is%20a,issues%20several%20updates%20a%20year. – What is Google Chrome browser?
**5.** https://www.ditoweb.com/2014/02/top-5-reasons-you-should-use-google/#:~:text=Security%2FPrivacy,a%20site%20that%20is%20suspicious. – Top 5 Reasons You Should Use Google Chrome.
**6.** https://appwrite.io/ - Appwrite – Open-Source End-to-End Backend Server.
**7.** https://alternativeto.net/software/google-chrome/ -Google Chrome Alternatives
**8.** https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/Firefox#:~:text=Firefox%20lets%20users%20develop%20and,Firefox%20Monitor. -What is Firefox?