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Key takeaways

• The latest Chrome for Android has a handy new feature.
• You can now better organize your tabs on Chrome for Android.
• The feature is available in Chrome v 144.

One of my biggest issues with mobile browsing is how tabs are managed. I understand that mobile browsers can't match how well tabs can be contained and corralled on the desktop (for example, Workspaces on Opera). Mobile browser tabs have been an Achilles heel for some time and have been the main reason why I don't do much web browsing on my Android phone.

That could change with the introduction of new tab features on Chrome for Android. 

These two features are pinned tabs and tab groups. It's about time.

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Both pinned tabs and tab groups are exactly what they sound like: the ability to pin tabs to the Chrome start page and create tab groups to help better organize your tabs. Although these features do not work together, they do work well and could easily make Chrome a much better option on Android (I currently default to Tor Browser because it offers far greater privacy and security than Chrome).

These features arrived in version 144 of Chrome on Android. Although it was released in February 2026, the feature is just now starting to trickle down to widespread users.

As expected, both pinned tabs and tab groups on Chrome for Android are very easy to use, but you have to know how to find the option. Hint: it's hiding in plain sight.

Up to this point, working with tabs on Chrome for Android has been an exercise in frustration. You could wind up with far too many open tabs, which makes it challenging to find what you're looking for. On top of that, with far too many tabs open, Chrome could start consuming far too many system resources, causing your phone to slow down. 

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Unless you manually close inactive tabs, that could be a problem. If you're like me, you wind up leaving tabs open in Chrome simply so you can more quickly access those tabs. And because Chrome holds inactive tabs in place for 3 months (until they are automatically deleted), this can become a recurring issue.

That's why pinned tabs are so important. You can pin the tabs you need to keep open and close everything else.

How to pin tabs on Android

Pinning tabs on Android is quite easy. All you have to do is locate the tab you want to pin, long-press that tab, and then tap "Pin tab" in the context menu.

Once the tab is pinned, it will live at the top of your tab list. Even if you manually close all inactive tabs, those you've pinned will remain.

A bonus feature

The latest Chrome also carries with it a bonus feature related to pinned tabs. That feature is tab groups. Tab groups essentially create a folder for the tabs you add, so you can better organize your tabs.

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You create a tab group by long-pressing a tab and then tapping Add tab to group. A new pop-up then appears, where you can either create a new tab group or select the tab group that will hold the new tab.

You can also add new tabs to a group by opening the group, tapping the + symbol at the top right, and navigating to the tab in Chrome. Once the page loads, it will automatically be added to the group.

Better than bookmarks

Confession time: Since the advent of pinned tabs and tab groups (or, even better, workspaces), I've not used bookmarks in years. I find the combination of pinned tabs and groups to be far more efficient and effective than bookmarks because I can better organize my tabs while also making them far easier to access.

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If you're still using bookmarks on Chrome for Android, you should give the pinned tabs/tab groups combo a try. I can almost guarantee that you'll walk away from bookmarks and never look back.

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