Browse websites

Your phone connects to your carrier's cellular network or to a Wi‑Fi network to access the internet. To save data charges on your cellular plan, use a Wi‑Fi connection.

Browse with Chrome

Visit and bookmark websites

  1. Open the Chrome app .
  2. Go to a site by tapping the bar at the top and typing the address.

  3. On a web page:

    • To bookmark it, tap more options icon > star icon.

      Or, tap more options icon > Add to Home screen to put a shortcut on your home screen.

    • To search for text on that page, tap more options icon > Find in page.
    • To open a link, tap it.
    • To see options for opening a link in a new tab and copying or sharing a link, touch & hold the link.
    • To print the page, tap more options icon > Share > Print. If you don't see your printer listed, set up your print service.
  4. To return to the previous page tap .

To learn more about browsing or managing bookmarks, read Google's help.

Open and switch tabs

In the Chrome app :

  • To switch tabs, tap tab icon.
  • To open a new tab, tap tab icon, then tap plus icon.

Clear browsing history

  1. Open the Chrome app .
  2. Tap more options icon > History.

  3. Tap Clear browsing data.

    To learn more, read Google's help.

You can also review and delete your search history.

Change default browser

You can download other browsers from Play Store. After you've installed one, you can make it your default browser.

  1. Go to Settings > Apps.

  2. Tap Default apps > Browser app.

  3. Tap the app to use.

Fix an issue

For issues with Chrome, read Google's troubleshooting information.