Recently, Google made a change to its UI by moving the address bar to the bottom on Chrome on iOS similar to the address bar position in Safari. Google started testing out this feature a few months back and it appeared for some users in the flag. After a while, it has become available to the public.
By default, the address bar appears at the top. If you want to experience this change, then you can do so by changing the layout manually. Currently, this change has only arrived for iOS users but Android users could be getting this update soon.
If you’re looking to know how to change the layout, then this guide will be helpful. In this guide, you will get to know how to move the address bar to bottom on Chrome for iOS users.
How to move the address bar to bottom on Chrome for iOS users
Google has kept it very simple for you to change the layout of Chrome for iOS users. Here are the steps to move the address bar to bottom on Chrome –
- First, you should ensure that you update your Google Chrome to the latest version
- Now, launch the Chrome browser on your iPhone or iPad
- Open any URL in the browser
- Long-tap the address bar and you will get a list of options
- You need to choose the one that states “Shift address bar to bottom”
Bring the address bar to the bottom from Chrome Flags
It is possible this feature might not have appeared in your browser. This is why there is an alternate method you can use. Here is how to move the address bar to bottom using the Chrome flag –
- Open the Chrome app on your iPhone
- In the Address bar, you’ll need to search chrome://flags/#bottom-omnibox-steady-state
- It would open up the Chrome flag page
- Here, you should be using the Bottom Omnibox feature to switch the address bar to bottom
- Ensure that you’re setting the flag as “enabled” and the address bar will get moved to the bottom
- Now, relaunch the Chrome app
