You Can Finally Move Chrome's Address Bar On Android - Here's How

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET

Nearly a period ago, Google announced a small but highly anticipated summation to Chrome connected Android -- nan expertise to relocate nan browser's reside barroom to nan bottommost of nan screen. "Depending connected nan size of your manus and your device," Google explained, "one reside barroom position whitethorn consciousness much comfortable than nan other." This update gives you nan elasticity to take your preferred location.

Also: You tin inquire Gemini AI thing straight successful Google Chrome - here's really and why you should

It's been a slow rollout, but things are picking up arsenic nan characteristic is now disposable to a wide number of users.

Some users are getting a notification astir nan caller action erstwhile they unfastened Chrome, but not all. I ne'er received immoderate notification connected my Pixel 9 Pro, truthful I wasn't alert of immoderate changes, but I was capable to relocate nan barroom erstwhile I tried.

Screenshot by Artie Beaty/ZDNET

How to move your Chrome reside barroom connected Android

To move nan reside barroom successful Chrome, you'll request to person nan latest type of Chrome. If you do, you person 2 easy options. The first is to pat and clasp connected nan reside bar. You should spot "Move reside barroom to nan bottom." Tap that option, and nan barroom will move. The different measurement is to pat nan three-dot paper successful nan apical correct corner, unfastened nan settings menu, and look for nan caller "Address bar" option.

If you're funny astir why this alteration moreover matters, effort it out. Phones are larger than ever, and I person a ample model. When I moved my Chrome reside barroom to nan bottom, adjacent my phone's different navigation buttons, I recovered it importantly easier to caput to a caller tract aliases entree my bookmarks. 

Recalling nan times I've dropped my telephone connected my look while late-night scrolling, it's almost ever erstwhile I'm trying to entree nan browser reside bar, truthful this is astatine slightest an betterment connected that front. 

Other mobile browsers for illustration Firefox, Samsung Internet, and Microsoft Edge already person a akin feature.

Get nan morning's apical stories successful your inbox each time pinch our Tech Today newsletter.