Google Chrome Just Got These New Features on Mobile
You can see trending topics, expanded search suggestions and more in the app.
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If you use Chrome on a mobile device, it might soon be easier for you to quickly find more information each time you search. Google said Wednesday that it's releasing four new features for its mobile Chrome app, including the ability to see trending search topics and more search suggestions.
Nick Kim Sexton, Chrome's product manager, wrote in a post that the new features should make it easier to find information when you're on the go.
Here are the new features you might see in your Chrome mobile app.
See related searches
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If you're planning a trip to Italy's Lake Como, for example, and are looking at a webpage about the best things to do there, you can now tap the address bar and pull up other searches related to that webpage. Chrome might suggest searches for hotels or information about whether you can swim in Lake Como.
This feature is rolling out on iOS and Android now.
Trending search topics
Android users can now see trending search topics in the Chrome address bar. Just open the Chrome app, tap the address bar and scroll down to see Trending searches. You can tap on any of these topics to start a search and see why they're trending.
Google said this feature is available on Android devices now and will be available on iOS later this year.
See related searches with Touch to Search
Touch to Search on Android lets you quickly search for a word or phrase on a webpage. Now, Android users can use Touch to Search to see related searches, too. Selecting a word or phrase will now pull up a carousel at the bottom of the page with searches related to that word or phrase.
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More search suggestions
When you started searching for something in the Chrome app before, you'd get six suggestions. Now, you'll see 10 suggestions by scrolling down the page. That's not a huge difference, but it might help you see more related suggestions you wouldn't have thought of before. While this feature was already available on Android devices, it's now available for iOS.
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