Chrome for Android starts rolling out bottom address bar, redesigns settings

Abner Li | Apr 15 2025 - 2:58 pm PT

After testing started in earnest last October, Google Chrome is beginning to roll out the bottom address bar option on Android to the stable channel.

Some users are being prompted about how “You can touch and hold to move the address bar to the bottom.” You might also want to check in Setting for a new “Address bar” menu.

The Chrome Omnibox simply moves to the bottom edge of your screen for improved reachability. This is quite straightforward, and arguably a bit too basic. Namely, Google has not reordered the overflow menu.

Options like bookmarking, New tab, and History are still near the top. This three-dot menu should have really been reversed to place those controls near your thumb as part of the broader move. Other parts of the UI, like the New Tab Page, remain unchanged.

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We’re seeing this bottom address bar option on just two devices running Chrome 135 in recent days. It’s not yet widely rolled out, but does signal that Google is ready to roll this out on Android. As a reminder, this came to Chrome for iOS in October of 2023.

What is widely available today is a redesign of Chrome Settings. “You and Google” is still first, but “Basics” has been thinned out to just four options: Search engine, Address bar, Privacy and security, and Safety check.

“Passwords and Autofill” groups together related settings: Google Password Manager, Payment methods, Addresses and more, and Autofill services.

Everything else is under “Advanced”: Tabs, Homepage, New tab page cards, Toolbar shortcut, Notifications, Theme, Accessibility, Site settings, Languages, Downloads, and About Chrome.

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