Google Chrome is introducing a new update to help you properly navigate all of your open tabs. The organization proclaimed today the launch of “tab groups” for the beta version of its web browser, which will allow you to easily organize, mark, and even color-code your tabs. The functionality will make its way to the stable version of Chrome next week.
To use the new function, right-click on the tab and choose “Add a tab to the group.” You can then pick an existing group to pass the tab to or build a new one, which will also be named and labeled.
The organization had been researching this approach for several months before today’s public release, as some had already noted. Based on this early study, Google has found that many users prefer to arrange their tabs by subject — like a project they’re working on or a collection of shopping and review sites, for example.
Also Read: ABCs of cognitive analytics & Its Working
Others, however, should arrange tabs as a matter of urgency — labeling items like “ASAP,” “this week” or “later.” Google also suggests that tab groups can be used to help keep you focused on the progress of the mission, by grouping them into areas like “in progress,” “need to track” and “completed.”
And if you want a more minimalist look, tab groups often endorse the use of emoji on their labels, The problem of having too many tabs open is one that is common to anyone who spends time on the internet, whether it’s for work, school, research, online shopping or just browsing for fun. Tabs start stacking up all the stuff you need to get back to at some other time — unless, of course, they’re part of your permanent collection of pinned tabs that never get closed.
Given the prevalence of the “too-many-tab” problem, Google has yet to implement a solution for Chrome users. This led to the development of a cottage industry of tab management software such as OneTab, Workona, Toby, and many others.
Meanwhile, many browser vendors have tapped into a market appetite for better tab management solutions to make it a selling point for their Chrome alternatives. For example, Vivaldi provides automated tab stacking to keep the tab clutter down. And earlier this year, Opera released a new version of its web browser that helps you to arrange tabs around various workspaces.
Google is unlikely to be overly worried about losing its majority market share to its competitors, despite its near-complete mobile domination. But Chrome dropped from a 71.15 percent share of the desktop browser market in August 2019 to 67.15 percent as of April 2019, as other browsers made inroads.
This may have been just enough of a drive to get Google to concentrate on innovations that will keep customers in their ecosystem.
Conclusion:
Tab Groups are available for preview in Google Chrome Beta as of today. The functionality will also be available on Chrome’s desktop through Chrome OS, Windows, Mac, and Linux when the modified version begins rolling out next week.
