Chrome Now Syncs Tabs Across Devices

 By 
Pete Pachal
 on 
Chrome Now Syncs Tabs Across Devices

If you're like me, you use Google Chrome as your primary browser, and at any one time you have dozens of tabs open. While it's nice that Chrome remembers your tabs if you ever quit the app, you've probably at some point wished you could fire up the same tabs on another machine quickly and easily.

Now you can. With the new version of Chrome (version 19, for those scoring at home), Chrome now syncs all your open tabs across devices, be they PCs, Macs and yes, even phones. Right now the only version of Chrome for phones is a beta version on Android, although an iPhone version is rumored to be in the works.

The feature will even remember your browsing history on the other machine, so the back and forward buttons should work just where you left off.

Keeping tabs on your tabs is just the latest in Chrome's syncing functionality. Chrome has had the ability to sync your bookmarks and sign-in information between devices for a while, and Firefox has a similar feature that includes the ability to sync tabs. In the upcoming Windows 8, Internet Explorer 10 will sync all your browsing information via a Windows Live ID.

To sync your tabs -- indeed, anything -- via Chrome, you'll have to sign in with your Google account. We had trouble using the feature between a MacBook Pro and a Dell laptop, but Google says you should be able to see the option to open your tabs from the other machine when you open a blank tab.

Is this the Chrome feature you've been waiting for? Tell us in the comments.

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