Chrome on Android is finally getting this desktop feature

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Have you ever wished that Google Chrome on Android worked a bit more like the desktop variant? If so, you're not alone. This week, and several years later than expected, Google is rolling out a feature that lets you pin tabs in Chrome for Android, keeping the browser tabs you want front and center.

The Chrome browser hasseveral great features, and over the last several months, we've seen more arrive.Google has been on somewhat of a roll, fromadding vertical tabs for desktop users in the latest Canary release toadding HTTPS warnings and integrating an option to helpcurb unnecessary notifications back in October. Now, Chrome for Android users can look forward to a small but meaningful new change.

Pin Tabs on Chrome for Android

First spotted byWindowsReport, a feature we've all been using in Chrome foryears on the desktop and onother mobile browsers is finally coming to mobile. The option to pin tabs on mobile first started emerging this summer, and it's now available by default in the latest Chrome beta for Android. The beta makes it easy to pin a tab, which keeps it at the top (and first) of your tab list, making it easier to find important pages.

Several reports suggest it's available by default in the Chrome Beta, but I'm not seeing it on my end. However, it can also be enabled via Chrome flags on other versions or inside the beta. As you can see above, while tweaking the flag, the description indicates that it adds the ability to pin tabs through options such as context menus and overflow menu items.

Once enabled, you'll find the pin tab feature inside the three-dot menu button, and it's that easy. Once you pin a tab, it'll be at the top left of the screen as the primary tab, regardless of how many tabs you open or when it was opened. Finally! It's worth noting that the pinning feature works alongside everything else we use with Chrome, like tab grouping, tab switching, and other Chrome tools.

Then, as you can imagine, unpinning a tab works similarly. Tap the three-dot menu button again and tap on the option to unpin the tab. And for those wondering, yes, you can pin multiple tabs with this new Chrome for Mobile feature, which is great for power users or anyone who's constantly switching between important tabs.

In closing, this new Chrome for Android feature is currently available only in beta, but it'll likely come to the stable version soon. If you don't want to wait, grab the beta below.

Source:Windows Report