5 Chrome for Android features everyone should know about

1. Fixing the scroll while loading the page

It happens to everyone. You open a long page and start reading without waiting for its final download. At this time, images are finally loaded and embedded in the page, as a result of which you lose the place where you left off.

To prevent this from happening again, open the service settings page for mobile Chrome located at chrome: // flags. Next, you need to find the "Scroll Control" option and set it to the "Enabled" position.

2. Saving traffic

The Chrome browser has a very useful function for saving mobile traffic, which for some reason very few people use. It allows you to significantly reduce costs due to data compression. The appearance of the web page practically does not change, but its weight becomes several times less.

You can activate traffic compression directly in the program settings. Be sure to also check back here periodically to see the results of this feature.

3. Opening desktop tabs on mobile

If you use the Chrome browser on all of your devices, then you probably know that data is being synced between them. Therefore, it is not at all necessary to save the page in bookmarks if you started reading it at the computer and you suddenly need to go somewhere else. You can simply open the "Recent Tabs" section on the way in your mobile browser, where you will find links to all the pages you have viewed recently, regardless of the computer used.

4. Saving pages for offline reading

There are many programs for deferred reading, but not always there is a need for them, because Chrome itself is able to save pages for reading without an Internet connection. This feature is disabled by default, but it can be easily fixed.

You can enable this feature on the Google Chrome experimental settings page. Enter chrome: // flags in the address bar, and then find and activate the chrome: // flags / # offline-bookmarks setting.

5. Using hints on the page

If, while reading the article, you come across some term, the meaning of which needs to be clarified, then do not rush to immediately contact the search engines. You can select the desired word, and then select the "Show hints" item in the context menu. After that, a panel with buttons will appear below, allowing you to send a request directly to the desired application or service.