Chrome for iOS update will focus on tab management

Google is preparing even more updates to Chrome on iOS, all designed to help users manage their tabs while browsing on an iPhone.

Google has steadily rolled out features to its Chrome browser, including some that take advantage of its AI tools. In the next wave, the focus will be on Chrome for iOS, and specifically on tab usage.

Introduced via a blog post on Tuesday, Google plans to bring three more features to its mobile version of Chrome. First is tab groups, which has already been available on the versions of the browser on macOS and desktops, as well as Android.

With tab groups, users will be able to join related tabs, giving all a custom name and color for quick identification.

Syncing of tab groups across multiple devices has also been added. Users will be able to save and sync their tab groups on one device, and use them in the browser on another.

Google proposes that with the feature, a user looking up places to eat or things to do for a trip may want a bigger screen to work on than their iPhone. After initial research in a tab group on an iPhone, it will automatically sync to a desktop browser and be immediately usable.

The last change, an experimental one, is Chrome-assisted suggestions for pages to revisit. This will work based on the pages and tabs open on other devices.

Google's example is a user browsing a website while at work, but then wanting to continue researching while on the commute home. Without requiring a bookmark, Chrome will proactively offer to take users to pages from the Chrome New Tab page.

The changes to Chrome on iOS won't be immediately available, but Google says it will gradually roll out over a few weeks.

Previous updates to Chrome included searches of a user's browser history and AI-assisted writing tools.