With the help of Chrome Web, you can install web-based applications, browsers-themes, and add extensions for the browser. These apps will help you to create documents, play games or you can even and edit photos.
Here certain features come for free while you might need to pay for some of the app and, extensions. Furthermore, if you publish your app in the Chrome web store, then you will be able to reach more people and you can even earn revenue.
However, in the New Tab page, you will not find any way to remove the Chrome web-store link or any help to customize this page manually. Thus, you need to use a browser extension to hide the link.
How the New Tab Page Works?
When you open a new tab on Google Chrome, a new page pops up every time. Sometimes, the tab page might appear as the home page if you set it in such a process.
If you want to disable the new homepage, then go to the address bar to open chrome://settings/browser. Head over the “On startup” and “Homepage” headings to edit the settings.
Move to Another Apps Page
Sometimes, without using an extension you might want to remove the Chrome Web Store link. Then, create a second page for Apps and click one or more app icons. You should not close the New Tab screen because in the near future it will appear whenever you open a new tab.
Switch to the Most Visited Page
In the New Tab screen, you will find the most visited page. To access that page, you need to click on the link at the bottom of the screen. Make sure that you have not closed the New tab screen because it will appear whenever you open a new tab.
Actually, you can’t delete the Chrome Web Store link as it is hidden from view. In order to remove a site thumbnail from the list, click on the small cross.
Install a Browser Extension
There are multiple extensions available on the internet. These extensions will help you to customize the New Tab page. But, you should know that none of these are developed officially by Google.
Custom New Tab extension helps you to select between a blank page or a URL. You can install these extensions from the Chrome Web Store.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. How to remove Package Manager from Google Chrome?
Here are the steps that you need to follow in order to remove the Package Manager from Google Chrome.
- Go to the top right corner of Google Chrome and click on the Chrome menu icon.
- After that, navigate to the More Tools and then click on “Extensions”.
- After opening the “Package Manager” and other installed browser add-ons, make sure to remove them.
2. How to remove unwanted ads on Chrome?
If you want to remove unwanted ads on Chrome, then perform the below-mentioned steps:
- When Chrome finds an unwanted program, then click on the Remove option.
- Now, Chrome will remove the software and make sure to change the settings to default.
- Thereafter, the extensions need to be turned off.
- Head over the “Reset and Clean up” and then click on the “Clean up Computer” option.
- Now, you will be prompted to remove unwanted software and then click on the Remove.
3. How to stop ads from popping up on your phone?
Here are the steps that you need to follow to stop ads from popping up on the phone screen.
- At first, the Chrome app needs to be opened.
- Thereafter, go to the right side of the address bar to tap on the More Settings.
- Now, make sure to tap on the Site settings Pop-ups and redirects.
- In the end, you need to turn Pop-ups and redirects on or off as per your choice.
4. How to delete the Chrome app from a phone?
Sometimes, you might need to delete the Chrome app from your phone. To do so, go through the steps that are mentioned below.
- After unlocking your android phone, you need to tap on the app’s icon.
- Now, tap and hold the Chrome icon and then drag the icon to the Remove tab.
- Next, select OK. You can even select the Remove option from the confirmation pop-up.
- This will confirm that you want to delete the Chrome app from your Android’s Apps tray.
