Chrome 87 offers a very useful new capability: Chrome Actions. Essentially, it rotates the browser’s address bar (or omnibox) at a command prompt, so you can access various tools and features without having to delve into menus and navigate dialogs.
The trick is to find out what Chrome Actions are, although suggestions will appear from some that appear as you type. Google says the feature is developing slowly, so you may not see it yet, but at least you can make sure you upgrade to the latest version of Chrome by first selecting Help then About Google Chrome from the browser menu. (Below, we outline the currently available Chrome shares, but apparently more on the way.)
Once you’ve typed in a sentence, you’ll see the corresponding action button below, which you’ll need to click to confirm (in our Chrome version, at the very least, just write the sentence and then press Enter). How XDA Developers points out that each action can be initiated in many different ways.
Try it in the omnibox with Chrome Actions enabled.
“Delete browsing data”
As expected, this will take you directly to the navigation data pop-up window, where you can clear your browsing history, cookies, hosted data, and more. You can choose what types of data are deleted, and you can choose how far you want to go in your Chrome history using the drop-down menu at the top.
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You will be automatically directed to Advanced from the dialog box, which gives you a little more control over the information you’re deleting. Note that if data is syncing between devices (such as your browsing history), it will be deleted from all your devices at once, so check again what you delete before you click Clear data.
Chrome’s individual actions can be worded in several ways, but they all lead to the same shortcut. You can also type “clear cache,” “delete data,” “Delete history,” “Clear information,” “Clear history,“And” clear history “to enable this action, but they all lead to the same place within Chrome.
“Manage passwords”
Chrome has evolved into a capable password manager in recent years and you can use this text shortcut to quickly see all the passwords your browser has saved. They will carry you your main password list, where you can search among the passwords you have stored (using the box at the top right) and see if any of your passwords may have been compromised.
Click the eye symbol next to any password to see your login credentials, or click the three dots next to any password to copy or delete it. Whenever you try to reveal or interact with a password, you must enter the password for the user account on your computer. to prove that you are who you say you are for an extra layer of security.
Other phrases you can deploy here include “change password,” “Credential Editing,” “Show passwords,” “Password view,” or “view credentials”: they will all show the same action button and lead to the same screen.
“Manage payment methods”
Chrome can store your card details and fill them in automatically when needed, and this shortcut gives you direct access to the list of saved cards. You can edit current payment methods, add new ones, and more, basically, andIt’s the same as choosing Configuration then Payment Methods from the Chrome menu.
Editing any of the saved payment methods involves launching the Google Pay site, but it only takes a few clicks. You can also tell Chrome not to save your payment information after entering it on the web, and to completely remove any cards and accounts from the list if you don’t want them to be stored anymore.
You can show the same Chrome Actions box with several other commands, such as “edit credit card,” “Letter Editing,” “Update payments,” “Change browser payments,” “Manage letters,” and “save letters.”
“Incognito”
One word is all it takes to show this particular Chrome action, although there are other options. You probably know how incognito mode works at this stage: No browsing history is saved while you’re incognito, and Chrome won’t store cookies on your computer permanently either.
Also keep in mind the limitations of incognito mode, as you will still be tracked if you sign in to Facebook, Google, Amazon, or anywhere else. Downloads are still preserved and your ISP will still know everything about the various sites you visit (unless you have contracted the services of a VPN).
You you can start it in several ways: type “Private window,” “Enter incognito,” “Start incognito,” “Start private mode,” “Open incognito mode,” “Private Tab Launch,“And” private tab “(but you can’t actually have a single private tab (it should always be a separate window).
“Translate this”
Google Chrome usually does a good job of translating pages into a foreign language on the fly, but you can also display the on-demand translation pop-up with this phrase. Chrome will try to detect the language in which the website is written and will do so will allow you to convert it to your default language.
If the languages on the screen are not identified correctly, you can click the three dots to the right of the pop-up dialog box to specify the language you want to use. It is also possible to completely disable the translation of the page where you are currently.
Other ways to make this Chrome Action button appear include typing “webpage change language,” “Translate page,” “Change language page,” “Browser translation page,” “Translate website,” and “Chrome page translation.”
“Update Chrome”
Earlier we mentioned how to check to make sure you are running the latest version of From Google browser, but this Chrome action makes the process even easier. It is a good example of how these actions can save you time.
IYou can see which version of Chrome you are currently using and update it if necessary. Chrome is usually good to stay up to date, but this is a useful backup.
Other commands that will work here are “browser update,” “CChrome update,” “Install the browser,” “Refresh browser,” and “install Google Cchrome.” As long as your sentence is something close to that, the action will appear.