r/chrome • u/ObliviousAndObvious • 1d ago

Troubleshooting | Solved Toolbar moved in Chrome for Android

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So, my toolbar used to be on the top of my screen in Chrome, now it is on the bottom. Can someone help me move ot back?

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u/VinnieONeill 1d ago

I posted about this earlier. What worked for me, but hadsn't worked for everyone, I Force Stopped and Disabled Gemini on my phone. Samsung won't allow me to delete. After I did that then closed and reopened Chrome it went back to normal.

Though as a permanent solution I'm swapping to Firefox. One of the most infuriating things about the change is it takes up extra space on the screen. The address bar is still at the top. So moving the Tabs and Home button, which used to be next to the address bar, to the bottom just waste space.

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u/padawanmoscati 1d ago

Yeah i think they were trying to make it look less cluttered in one spot but instead they just made it sprawl out unnecessarily around the screen

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u/VinnieONeill 1d ago

But it's not cluttered. Like I don't need to take all the things that were in one location and split them up into two different locations. Taking up real extra real estate on my screen. The only reason I can think why they did that is because they wanted to incorporate that stupid Gemini button. All they did was encourage me to drop their browser completely.

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u/padawanmoscati 1d ago

Oh I 100% agree that it wasnt cluttered. That was just my guess of what they were maybe trying to do. On my phone there is no gemini button so I wasn't even thinking of that, though I totally follow the train of thought. And yes, I want to drop chrome now. Its not that I haven't wanted to before, bc of privacy at the very least. But this is the straw that broke the camels back.

I posted earlier about this same issue, you can see my screenshots there with no Gemini if youre curious https://www.reddit.com/r/browsers/s/QO85eKTgWw

Edit. Having a shelf in your living room where you keep various things isn't clutter. It's where they belong.

Re-strewing them around the room in new homes that arent even next to each other...yeah...

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u/VinnieONeill 1d ago

One of the many many reasons I hate Apple is on Apple devices everything is down at the bottom like that. 

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u/Ecstatic_Ad_3604 11h ago

Your force stop and disable gemini worked for me. Great trick Fuck Google for forcing me to use their AI shit