Google adds a feature to the Chrome for Android app that many want but most won’t get
Google adds a feature to the Chrome for Android app that many want but most won’t get
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Publish Date: 2026-03-17 14:27:00
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On Android smartphones, the Chrome app is the default mobile browser for the operating system. This results in Chrome having some very impressive usage numbers. For example, over 71% of Android users worldwide use Chrome as their primary browser. In Android-dominant Emerging Markets like India and Africa, Chrome’s share is more than 90%. Even though it is offered to iPhone users via the App Store, with Google as its developer, Chrome is more often associated with Android handsets.
Many Chrome for Android users have been asking for a Bookmark Bar similar to the one on the desktop version
The bar runs the same length as the Omnibox above it and a chevron facing right at the end of the page allows you to view bookmarks that don’t fit including folders. Pressing “All Bookmarks” opens the full-screen browsing UI. If you need to see the URL of a bookmark, long-press on a bookmark entry.
The location of the Bookmark Bar on the app is exactly where you find it on your computer screen, right under the address bar. To enable it, open the Chrome for Android app and tap the profile icon in the upper right corner. Go to Settings Appearance Show bookmarks bar. Apparently, Google is limiting this feature to large-screened Android devices only, and it does not appear on my Pixel 6 Pro even though it is running version 146 of the Chrome Browser. So you can expect to see it on Android-powered tablets and foldable phones.
Not all Android phones will get the Bookmark Bar, only those with a certain characteristic
Perhaps Google will add this feature to Chrome for Android on handsets equipped with regular-sized displays. This is something that we will be on the lookout for, and if Google decides to broaden the rollout of the Bookmark Bar for the Android Chrome app, we will certainly let you know. If you have a large-screened device, have version 146 of the Chrome for Android app and the Bookmark Bar still doesn’t appear, try to Force…
