Published 13:50 IST, January 31st 2022

Google Chrome on Android to ask for confirmation before closing all tabs; check steps

Currently, if a user taps on "Close all tabs" on the Google Chrome application on his or her Android smartphone, it does not ask for confirmation.

Reported by: Shikhar Mehrotra
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Google Chrome is one of most used web browsers for both desktops and smartphones. web browser allows users to group several tabs within one, bookmark a web dress to come and view later and work with many tabs at same time. While a user is garing information from multiple tabs simultaneously, accidentally tapping "Close all tabs" option inste of "New tab" can be very frustrating, simply because browser does not ask for confirmation and closes all tabs right away. However, Google might be working on a confirmation dialog box that has recently been spotted as a beta feature (called Experiments) on Google Chrome. 

Currently, if a user taps on "Close all tabs" on Google Chrome application on ir smartphone, it does not ask for a confirmation. second a user taps on "Close all tabs," all tabs open on web browser are gone instantly. While process to close all tabs is quite easy, it might create a slight inconvenience for users who realise that y did not want to close a particular tab. With new feature, Google will dress this issue. By following steps given below, interested reers can enable this feature in Google Chrome for Android smartphones. Since feature is being tested, its performance might be slightly unstable at moment. 

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How to enable "Close all tabs" warning on Google Chrome on Android?

  • Open Google Chrome on your smartphone.
  • In URL section at top, "chrome://flags".
  • A new web page titled "Experiments" will open - it is here where all features in test phase are available.
  • In search box at top, "Close all tabs modal dialog".
  • An option with same title will appear in search results. 
    • description of "Close all tabs modal dialog" should re "Shows a confirmation modal dialog when ing Close all tabs in app menu ~ Android".
  • On box below feature description, tap on arrow and select "Enable".
  • Once enabled, users should see confirmation dialog box when y tap on Close all tabs.

13:50 IST, January 31st 2022