Browsers generally have the toolbar at the top of the screen . However, if our device has a large screen or in certain cases we have accessibility problems, this can result in somewhat uncomfortable browsing. Setting the position of the Chrome search bar will be our main goal.
If this is your case, you came to the right place, because in Look How It’s Done we will talk about: How to put the Chrome search bar at the bottom of your Android .
Index( )
- How to change the address bar to the bottom of my screen?
- What are the hidden features to customize Chrome?
- Step by step to activate the “flags” of the browser
- Chrome Duet
- Settings for stable version of Chrome
- Changes you can make in the Beta version of Chrome
- How to reverse the change of the Chrome address bar?
- How to keep Google Chrome browser updates active?
How to change the address bar to the bottom of my screen?
Browsers like Firefox Previev or Vivaldi face this challenge by modifying the design of the interface and the address bar at the bottom of the screen. Although this option is liked by many users, it is not yet extended to most browsers .
However, in the case of Google Chrome you can move and put the Chrome search or address bar at the bottom of the screen on Android. This is a configuration that is hidden which we can unlock r. Next we will explain how it is done:
Something we should know is that the arrangement of the address bar or Chrome searches at the bottom of the screen in Android is available as an experiment . This means that in order to move it and set it we must activate ‘flags’. If we have no idea what a flags is, it will be interesting to know what Chrome Flags are , as well as activate its hidden functions.
What are the hidden features to customize Chrome?
Flags, or flags as it is known in English, are configurations that the developer offers the user to play with, so to speak. They are projects that are tested on users before they are officially implemented. The Chrome search or address bar at the bottom is part of the new Duet design that Google is preparing for Chrome.
It is expected that in the future the activation of these new configurations will be much more accessible. While this is happening, the unlocking of this hidden function is done from the flags section . Something that is very useful is to increase the browsing speed in Google Chrome .
Step by step to activate the “flags” of the browser
- The first thing to do is open the Chrome application and write the following: ‘ chrome: // flags‘ without the quotes. In the menu at the top, in the search engine we write: Chrome Duet.
- When you press the ‘Default’button , which is next to Chrome Duet, the system immediately offers the option to change the address bar applying different formats.
- ‘ Enabled Home-Search-TabSwitcher’: Add the home page buttons and tab list in the lower address bar.
- ‘VariationeEnabled Home-Search-Share’: Adds the home page, search and share buttons to the Chrome search or address bar.
- ‘VariationEnabled NewTab-Search-Share Variation‘: Allows you to add home page buttons, search and share to the address bar or Chrome searches, in the position where it is.
Chrome Duet
This is a new format that Google is looking to give its Chrome browser. In this, the browser toolbar is divided into two: one at the top for searches and another at the bottom for functions . Currently, the development team of the format allows everyone to test it on their mobile.
Settings for stable version of Chrome
It is important to clarify that the ‘flags’ or special settings can only be activated in the beta version of Google Chrome . In the basic version, which is not beta, it will not be possible to apply them. However, it will not be long to wait.
This is because the Chrome Duet developer team is looking for the best possible feedback to apply the most successful changes to the new update .
Changes you can make in the Beta version of Chrome
For now, only 3 available settings can be applied , only in the Beta version of Chrome. One of them, and the reason for this article, is Home-Search-TabSwitcher . This is responsible for adding the home page buttons and the list of tabs at the bottom of the mobile browser.
Another variation that can be configured is Home-Search-Share . This flag for its part adds the buttons of the home page, search and share to the search bar of Chrome.
Likewise, NewTab-Search-Share Variation allows the user to modify the shortcuts that will appear in the browser’s search bar. It should be noted that the fusion of these three settings offers people the ability to customize the way they use the search engine.
It is important to emphasize that for the changes to be applied, the application will have to be restarted at least twice . After this, the browser will start with the new Chrome Duet menu.
How to reverse the change of the Chrome address bar?
With the options of ‘Default’ and ‘Disabled’ , the configuration of the address bar will remain as it was, at the top. This allows you to return the Chrome browser to its initial settings without any inconvenience. It will only be enough to apply the described commands and that’s it.
How to keep Google Chrome browser updates active?
On Android mobiles, G0ogle Play Store is in charge of updating all the applications you have. It is the same case with the Chrome browser. You should only be aware when the Google Play Store tells you that there is a new update available to click on ‘Update’.
You can also keep the ‘automatic updates’ so that whenever a new update comes out, your mobile will download it as soon as possible. Be that as it may, we recommend that you keep your browser app updated so that you can enjoy all the new functions it offers you.
In summary, to move and put the address bar or Chrome searches we must activate one of the options that we mentioned above. Then a message will appear advising us that we must restart the browser to apply the changes. Now, click on the ‘Relaunch’ icon, then the browser will close and reopen with the settings.
Something we should mention is that we may have to restart the app a couple of times for the changes to take effect. This is because we are facing an experimental functionality , however, we can say that it works perfectly without problems.
