Google Chrome is a neat little browser that is packed with many useful applications to improve browsing experience or test out some applications without having to install a full program
Here as some of the hidden features of Google chrome 9 browser that will interest you.
- Mute Tab: Browsing for information in the internet usually means users need to open up several tabs. However, some websites are programmed to automatically play videos and advertisements in certain sections of the page and this sometimes rattles users who are unprepared for the barrage of noise from such sites.Once this is enabled, Chrome will show an audio/speaker symbol on the tab which is playing an audio and clicking the symbol would automatically mute the entire tab.
- Play and Broadcast Any Media File: Google Chrome can be used as a playback device for any media file and all a user has to do is to drag a file to an empty Chrome tab. The added bonus is that, if you use the “Cast” feature in the browser the user can actually broadcast the media playing on their browser to their Chromcast enabled televisions.
- Find Android Smartphones: Like Apple’s “Find my iPhone,” Google Chrome also offers the same feature for Android phone users. If you find yourself at a loss on where you could have possible left your Android device, all you have to do is type in “Find My Phone” in the browser’s address bar and it will open up a page giving users an idea of how and where to find their phone. Of course, you will probably have to log-in to make full use of the features.
- Chrome Experiments: Google actually hosts a website containing experimental applications developers are working and users can take a look at the unfinished products. Just type in chromeexperiments.comin the address bar and check out some demos.
- T-Rex Game: Chrome users usually see a T-Rex whenever they lose their internet connection but not all users know that it is also a game they can play to pass the time.
- Re-Open Tabs You’ve Accidentally Closed: Accidentally closed a Chrome tab that you were still using? No problem.Simply head to File > Reopen Closed Tab to bring it right back.
- Navigate Your Tabs Without A Mouse: Retire your mouse by holding down the Control key (or Command on macOS) and then tapping any number keys between 1 and 9.Each of these numbers is associated with a different tab in your Chrome browser, with 1 starting all the way to the left.
- Compose an Email from your Address Bar: Google Chrome really is a one-stop-shop kind of application. Typing mailto: followed by the email address of your recipient into the address bar and hitting enter speeds up your email.Chrome will launch your default mail client, with the recipient already filled-out.
- Clear Your Browsing, Cookies and Cached data: Embarrassed by your recent Google Chrome acivtity?
Type chrome://settings/clearBrowserData into the address bar and hit enter.You can then choose exactly what data to ditch, and save yourself from any embarrassment.
- Cast To The Big Screen: Fancy doing your web browsing on a bigger screen?The latest version of Google Chrome lets you share whatever is on your screen with a ChromeCast with just a few clicks.Navigate to the tab you’d like to see on your TV, then click on the Chrome Settings menu, followed by Cast.
