How to make Google Chrome faster on Android

Google Chrome flags are features that allow you to optimize and accelerate navigation. They work according to the platform, and many are developed for the Android application. With these features, you can increase the speed of image loading, as well as speed up the sending and receiving of information.

Because they are experimental tools, we recommend that less experienced users do not change the flags settings on their own. However, several flags have been on the list for quite some time and are stable - those are advised by TechTudo below. You can also turn off functions individually or all at once if you do not like the result on your smartphone.

Here's how to use flags to speed Chrome on Android

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Accessing the Chrome flags on Android

Step 1. To activate any of the flags, first of all you need to open Chrome for Android and type "chrome: // flags", without the apas, in the address bar.

Accessing the Chrome Flags in the Android app

Increase the "raster thread"

Step 1. Images used on sites in general ─ like JPEG, PNG and GIF ─ are of the raster type. They are formed by pixels and read by the system in lines. To speed up loading images on Chrome for Android, go to "Number of raster threads" and select "4".

thread "in Chrome for Android

Step 2. The change will be made after restarting Chrome. To undo this operation simply access the tool, available in the shortcut "chrome: // flags / # num-raster-threads", and return to the "Default" option.

Prompts to restart Chrome and undo operation

Enable automatic loading of visible tabs only

Step 1. Look in the "Only Auto-Reload Visible Tabs" list or go to "chrome: // flags / # enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only" to find the function more easily. Tap the check box and check the "Enabled" option to enable the feature.

Enable automatic loading of only visible tabs in Chrome

Step 2. Activation will prevent pages that failed to load loaded all at once, which slows down the browser. With the feature enabled, only the visible tabs will load automatically. To disable it, click the box again and select "Disabled".

Disable automatic loading of only tabs visible in Chrome

Step 3. To ensure that the feature is completely disabled, go to "Offline Auto-Reload Mode" (the option immediately above) and select "Disabled" also in this field. To apply any change, tap the "Restart Now" button.

Automatic load disabling while Chrome is offline

Enable TCP Fast Open

Step 1. The "TCP Fast Open" accelerates the opening of data channels, making sending and receiving information faster. To enable this function, look for it in the list ─ or type "chrome: // flags / # enable-tcp-fast-open" in the app's address bar ─ and tap "Enable". Select "Restart Now" to apply the changes. If you want to undo the feature, go back to the flag and tap "Disable".

Fast Open "on Chrome for Android

Enable FontCache scaling

Step 1. Enabling "FontCache scaling" causes Chrome to reuse cached fonts to load pages faster. To enable the function, look for the flag in the list (chrome: // flags / # enable-font-cache-scaling), click the checkbox and check "Enabled".

scaling "on Chrome for Android

Step 2. The procedure will modify the appearance of the sites. If you do not like the effect, go back to the flag, click on the checkbox and choose "Disabled" to disable the feature.

scaling "on Chrome for Android

Activate Fast tab / window close

Step 1. The "Fast tab / window close" flag speeds the closing of tabs and windows in the browser. It can be located through the "chrome: // flags / # enable-fast-unload" shortcut. Go to it, touch "Enable" and then "Restart now." To disable the tool, go back to the flag, click "Disable" and then press "Restart Now".

Quick tab / window close flag on and off in Chrome

Disabling all flags

Step 1. If you do not like the way Chrome started behaving on Android but at the same time can not identify which flag might be generating the unwanted effect, the solution is to disable all flags at once. Go to "chrome: // flags" and touch "Reset all to default". Then select "Restart Now" to apply the settings.

Disabling all Chrome flags for Android at once

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