How to change Google Chrome menu icons on Android

Google Chrome has reached its version 87 With it have come numerous features that increase productivity and improve the user experience. Focusing on the desktop version, we have told you how to activate automatic tab groups or the new search tool. In addition, the latest update includes quick actions executable from the address bar that can be activated in the experimental functions menu.

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But, it's not all going to be Google Chrome on desktops. Version 87 has also reached Android with a redesign of the main menu. Now, each option in the list has an icon that will help you identify it quickly. In addition, Google has seen fit to place each shortcut in different sections, separated by a horizontal line. To enjoy this new design, you just have to update Google Chrome to the latest version and wait for Google to activate it on the server side. If you already have it, here are some tricks to customize it to your liking.

How to customize the new menu with icons in Google Chrome for Android

Like its big brother, the desktop version, Google Chrome for Android also has experimental featuresTo access them you must write the URL chrome://flags in the address bar. To locate the options regarding the main menu, use the top search engine to type tabbed . The three options available to customize the main menu will appear on the screen. Next, we detail what you can do with each of them.

• tabbed-app-overflow-menu-icons. With this flag you can activate or deactivate the menu icons. This will give you a look that is closer to that of versions prior to Chrome 87. The available options are Default , Enabled , or Disabled .
• tabbed-app-overflow-menu-regroup. Thanks to this experimental feature you can customize one of the top shortcuts. With the options selector, it is possible to choose between the share button or the go back button.
• tabbed-app-overflow-menu-three-button-actionbar. Using this feature, you can remove two of the top buttons, reducing the total number of buttons to three. It also adds a shortcut next to the Downloads and Bookmarks sections.

To achieve the ideal look for you, we advise you to spend some time trying out the different combinations. Every time you modify any of the options, you must restart the browser.