Google Chrome options you don't know yet! Or yes.

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Did you know that Google Chrome contains a lot of useful and fun options? You have landed on our page because you are curious about what options these are. Below is a list of options that you may not have known about Google Chrome.

Google Chrome as a media player

Google Chrome is a media player. Drag an image or video file to a new tab to start playing.

If you want to watch on a bigger screen, you can take your video to the big screen by going to the Chrome settings menu and then tapping Cast. You then send the contents of your tab to a Chromecast. You will need that Chromecast.

Google Chrome T-Rex game

Google has programmed an addictive little game into one of the most annoying screens on Chrome.
When Chrome warns you that it cannot connect to the Internet, just press the spacebar to start an endless T-Rex game.

Tap the space bar again to make the sprinting dinosaur jump over the obstacles. Good luck with the high score 😉

Accidentally closed tabs in Chrome?

Accidentally closed a Chrome tab that you still wanted to use? No problem.

Just go to “File > Reopen Closed Tab” to bring it back. On a Mac under “File > Reopen Closed Tab”.

Create an email from the address bar in Google Chrome

Google Chrome is a handy multi-app application.

Type mailto: followed by your recipient's email address in the address bar. Select Enter, chrome will start your standard mail client, with the recipient already pre-populated.

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Quickly clear your cookies, browser history and application data in Google Chrome

Type: chrome://settings/clearBrowserData in the address bar, after which you can quickly find the clear history from Google Chrome.

Go incognito style in Chrome

You want to visit the Internet without web pages following you and spreading information across the Internet. Google Chrome offers an incognito option.

Go to File > New Incognito Window to open it to visit the internet anonymously. Please note, this is not a proxy or VPN option. Your IP address can still be viewed by website administrators.

Find your Android phone

Did you know that Google Chrome can quickly find your Android phone? Type in the address bar: Find My Phone and Chrome will open a page to find your Android phone. You must be logged in with the same Google Account in both Chrome and your phone.

Google Chrome is boring, new theme?

Type in the address bar: https://chrome.google.com/webstore?hl=nl&category=theme

You can now choose from a variety of new Google Chrome themes to make Google Chrome just that little bit more attractive!


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2 comments
  1. Good day,

    I'm having a problem with Chrome. Can you help me further?
    The following is the case. I receive a link from my bank to a special page, their shop. I'm using Chrome, the GMail tab is open. And when I click on the link in the email, the shop opens in a new tab. So far nothing wrong. I create a shortcut on my desktop. If I click on it... opens a browser window without tabs, address bar, bookmarks, etc.
    That has happened before with a link, I just don't remember which one it was. But I find it quite annoying. How do I ensure that links that open in such a window open in my standard browser window again? Help!!

    Yours faithfully,
    Hans M. Roeper

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