How to Customize Google Chrome with New Material Theming Options

Sep. 9, 2023

How to Enable Material Theming in Google Chrome

1. First of all, open thethree-dot menuin the top-right corner.

2. Now, navigate to Help ->About Google Chrome.

3. Once here,check for updatesand update Chrome to the latest version (116.0.5845.179/.180).

4. After that, paste the below URL in the address bar and press Enter to open theChrome Flagspage.

5. Here, search for “Chrome Refresh” and enable both flags from the drop-down menu.

6. Now, click on “Relaunch” at the bottom.

7. Next, open the “New Tab” page and click on “Customize Chrome” at the bottom-right corner to find the new Material You theming options.

8. Here is the newMaterial You lookon Google Chrome.

9. And here is aside-by-side comparisonbetween Chrome classic theme and Material You theming.

10. This is how thecustomization menuhas changed on Chrome.

Apart from that, Google has also integrated a “Search this page with Google” option under the 3-dot menu. It’s basically a Google Search side panel where you can perform additional searches on the same webpage. Note that the feature has not been rolled out to all users yet.

Finally, the Chrome refresh brings SGE (Search Generative Experience) to the Google side panel. On eligible websites, you cangenerate AI-powered answersto the key points, the same as Bing Sidebar in Microsoft Edge.

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