What are Chrome Flags and how can we activate these hidden functions?

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It wouldn't be a surprise to anyone if it was mentioned that today Google Chrome is one of the best web browsers of 2020, millions of users around the world have it on their computers or phones and use it every day of their life. But do you know how to use it fully? Today you will discover a new world in your browser, the Chrome Flags.

What are Chrome flags and how can we enable these hidden features?


    The mystery of hidden functions, what is a Chrome flag?

    Don't worry, if you're still having trouble understanding, we're still getting started. So changing the Google Chrome search engine isn't an option for you until the end.


    The first thing to keep in mind is that they are not in the beta phase of Chrome, they come to us in the final version (the one we all have), so everyone has free and free access to them. Even so, it is still considered one of the best products, tools and services offered by Google.

    They are basically what you read in the title, the functions, which will help us have a more pleasant and comfortable experience when browsing the web as usual, the big difference with others and why they are " hidden "is because Chrome flags are experimental.

    The functions we see and use day after day have already been applied, you are too, but they may or may not be preserved in the final product (i.e. they may be removed in the future depending on the use and user experience).

    For the rest, they are a lot simple to use, each brings its respective text explaining what it is for, and we users are the ones who decide whether to try them or not.



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    How to access or activate these mysterious functions?

    You don't have to be a genius to activate it, you just have to go to our search bar and " Inserisci "the following URL: chrome: // flags, here will show us a menu full of options, which most likely I don't know.

    Now there is something to take into consideration, the Chrome Flags as we have said are in the testing phase, they work yes, but in the long run, activating many of them can cause our browser to start presenting errors, even with a few depending on the page we enter, it might cause some problems.

    If you agree to take this risk, go to the Flags section. You will notice those who say " Available "those are the ones that are available, so just hit the button that appears right there with the legend" Qualified "to activate them or" Disabled "to deactivate them.

    So you just have to press a blue box " Restart ", with this Chrome will restart with what you placed.

    In case the warning is satisfied and your browser becomes unstable due to many flags (which is logical if you are curious), you just have to go back to the menu " Flag "and select" Restore all to their default values "button, and so everything will return to normal.


    If you went too far and you didn't get inserted " Flag ", first make sure you log in to Chrome (so as not to lose passwords), go to the phone menu on" Settings ", go up " Applications "and then to Chrome in the same menu, where it says" Archiving "we press" Eliminate storage space ", And that's it.



    Know some of these shortcuts and make your life easier

    To have no doubts, here are some examples of the best Chrome Flags available today.

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    "Force dark mode for web content"

    With this feature you will place dark mode on all web pages (not all of them look good).

    "Smooth scrolling"

    This results in smooth scrolling, and that's basically it, it slows down how you get off and down move on the screen.


    "Hardware accelerated video decoding"

    This is a favorite, what it does is speed up video playback forcing the hardware.

    "Previews of offline pages"

    One of the best for those whose internet connection isn't the best or is going through a bad time. Chrome will load a previously saved version of the page (if available). Like you there are many others, but it remains in your curiosity to look for them and start surfing the web like a pro.

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