Turn on and off the Option to Merge Google Chrome Tabs with the Active Apps Section of HTC One M8
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Hello and welcome to VisiHow. In this video we are going to show you how to turn on and off the option to merge Google Chrome tabs with the active apps section on an HTC One M8.
Steps
- 1To begin turn the phone on by pressing the Power button located on the top of the phone.
- 2To unlock the phone swipe the screen upwards.Once the phone has been activated we will see the lock screen.
- 3At the bottom we will see some icons.Once the phone has been unlocked we will see the home screen.
- 4That is because in this section we can see all of the applications that are currently open on the HTC One M8. We can also see all of the different Google Chrome tabs that are open. We can see all of the different web pages and apps that are open in one place. We can see those by pressing the icon at the bottom of the home screen on the right-hand side. It is a white frame.What we want to show first is the active apps section.
- 5Press down on this icon and it will open up the active apps section.
- 6We can see all of the active apps that are activated and are open right now. This is because the option is turned on. However, we can turn this option off. We can separate these two sections, the Google Chrome tabs and the active apps. To do that we need to press the Back arrow in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen.In this section we can see all of the Google Chrome tabs that are open.
- 7We need the icon located at the bottom of the home screen. In the middle we can see that there is a grid made of white dots.Now, we're back on the home screen.
- 8Press down on this icon and it will open up our "Apps" folder.
- 9We can see the Google Chrome icon which is a big circle made up of different colors. Underneath, it says the word "Chrome". The Google Chrome application may be in a different position in this folder. Therefore, we'll need to find it.In this folder we need to find the Google Chrome application.
- 10Once we've found the Google Chrome icon, press down on it to enter the application.
- 11It consists of three small black dots in a vertical line.We now need to use the icon in the top right-hand corner of the screen.
- 12Press down on this icon and it will open up our menu.
- 13We now want the "Settings" option.
- 14The second option in this area says, "Merge tabs and apps". This option is currently activated. We can see it says the word "On". As we saw in that section earlier, we can see both the Google Chrome tabs and the active applications.Press down on the word "Settings".
- 15We can see it says the word "On" in the upper left corner, and the switch icon on the right is blue.To separate these, press down on this section.
- 16A message appears that says, "Separate tabs and apps" and "Tabs will move to a tab switcher inside Chrome". Now if we want to see the different tabs, there will be a specific button or icon for this within the Google Chrome application.If we press down on the switch, it's going to turn it off.
- 17When we do that it's going to take us out of the application and then back in.If we want to continue, we'll press down on the word "OK".
- 18It is a box with a number "1" inside. That's because we only have one tab open currently.Now, we can see that there is an icon at the top of the screen.
- 19We can add more tabs by pressing down on the icon with three dots in a vertical line located in the top right-hand corner.
- 20On the menu that appears, we can tap to create a "New tab".
- 21Let's do that by entering an address in the "Search or type URL" box.
- 22We can go to BBC by typing it in on the keypad.
- 23Now, we can see that it says the number "2" in the box at the top right corner because there are two tabs open.
- 24If we press down on the box, we can then scroll through all the different tabs.
- 25Press down on the three dots in a vertical line.If we want to turn this option off, we'll just repeat the process.
- 26Scroll down and press to open the "Settings" menu.
- 27Go to the option that says "Merge tabs and apps".
- 28Then we can turn this option back on if we want or need to.
- 29If you have any questions, comments or queries regarding this video or about the process that you have witnessed in this video, then please leave them in the comment section below. We shall answer them for you.This concludes our tutorial on how to turn on and off the option to merge Google Chrome tabs with the active applications section on an HTC One M8.
Video: Turn on and off the Option to Merge Google Chrome Tabs with the Active Apps Section of HTC One M8
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