{"id":147732,"date":"2025-08-21T15:32:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T19:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/?p=147732"},"modified":"2025-08-21T15:32:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T19:32:10","slug":"how-to-activate-essential-chrome-mobile-settings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-activate-essential-chrome-mobile-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Activate Essential Chrome Mobile Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"daves-1043563349\" class=\"daves-single-post-before-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><p>Last week, we talked about how to turn off tracking on Instagram. If you missed that one, here it is:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-turn-off-map-location-instagram\/\">How To Turn Off Map Location Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This week, I wanted to continue to keep you informed on those mobile devices. What am I talking about? Good question. I wanted to share how you can <strong>Stay Secure Online<\/strong> by enabling <strong>Google Chrome Safe Browsing<\/strong> on your mobile device. Plus one other setting to keep you safe. That&#8217;s right, some settings can keep your information more secure when using the internet browser. Before I show you how this is done, make sure to check out these other articles I have written:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-amplify-sound-on-samsung\/\">How To Amplify Sound On Samsung<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-deny-facebook-access-to-photos\/\">How To Deny Facebook Access To Photos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-increase-internet-speed-on-phone\/\">How To Increase Internet Speed On Phone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-stop-phone-from-listening\/\">How To Stop Phone From Listening<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-hide-reaction-count-on-facebook\/\">How To Hide Reaction Count On Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now that you are all caught up, let&#8217;s start our lesson of the week.<\/p><div id=\"daves-1732192508\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How To Activate Essential Chrome Mobile Settings<\/h2>\n<p>This will be shown on my Motorola Edge Android phone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong>: Look for the <strong>Google Chrome<\/strong> app on your device. Tap it.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-App.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-147761 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-App.jpg\" alt=\"motorola-edge-google-chrome-app\" width=\"600\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-App.jpg 600w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-App-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-App-150x107.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong>: Once on the home screen look to the top right for the <strong>3 dots<\/strong>. Tap them<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Menu-Link.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-147762 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Menu-Link.jpg\" alt=\"motorola-edge-google-chrome-menu-link\" width=\"600\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Menu-Link.jpg 600w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Menu-Link-350x209.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Menu-Link-150x90.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong>: A menu will appear, and you will need to find the <strong>Settings<\/strong> link near the bottom. Tap It.<\/p><div id=\"daves-3732112771\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-2\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Settings.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-147763 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Settings.jpg\" alt=\"motorola-edge-google-chrome-settings\" width=\"342\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Settings.jpg 342w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Settings-228x400.jpg 228w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Settings-86x150.jpg 86w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4<\/strong>: On the <strong>Settings<\/strong> screen, find the <strong>Privacy and Security<\/strong> option. Tap it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Privacy-And-Security-Link.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-147764 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Privacy-And-Security-Link.jpg\" alt=\"motorola-edge-google-chrome-privacy-and-security-link\" width=\"396\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Privacy-And-Security-Link.jpg 396w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Privacy-And-Security-Link-264x400.jpg 264w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Privacy-And-Security-Link-99x150.jpg 99w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5<\/strong>: Here, you will see the section called <strong>Security<\/strong>. Under that, find <strong>Safe Browsing<\/strong>. Tap it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Safe-Browsing-Link.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-147765 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Safe-Browsing-Link.jpg\" alt=\"motorola-edge-google-chrome-safe-browsing-link\" width=\"545\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Safe-Browsing-Link.jpg 545w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Safe-Browsing-Link-350x385.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Safe-Browsing-Link-136x150.jpg 136w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 6<\/strong>: The <strong>Safe Browsing<\/strong> screen will appear with some options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enhanced protection<\/li>\n<li>Standard protection<\/li>\n<li>No protection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I recommend the <strong>Enhanced Protection<\/strong> option since it uses real-time AI to protect you. Tap the circle to the left of that option. To learn about what this one does, tap the arrow on the right of it for the <strong>Description<\/strong> screen. This is one way to be safer on here, but there is another one I want to cover.<\/p><div id=\"daves-268358699\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Safe-Browsing-Screen.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-147766 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Safe-Browsing-Screen.jpg\" alt=\"motorola-edge-google-chrome-safe-browsing-screen\" width=\"436\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Safe-Browsing-Screen.jpg 436w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Safe-Browsing-Screen-291x400.jpg 291w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Safe-Browsing-Screen-109x150.jpg 109w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Enhanced-Protection.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-147767 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Enhanced-Protection.jpg\" alt=\"motorola-edge-google-chrome-enhanced-protection\" width=\"401\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Enhanced-Protection.jpg 401w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Enhanced-Protection-229x400.jpg 229w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Enhanced-Protection-86x150.jpg 86w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 7<\/strong>: Head back to the <strong>Privacy and Security<\/strong> screen. Now, under <strong>Safe Browsing<\/strong>, there is an option you should enable.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Warn you if a password was compromised in a data breach. When you use a password, Chrome warns you if it has been published online. When doing this, your passwords and usernames are encrypted, so they can&#8217;t be read by anyone, including Google.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Tap the switch on the right to enable this feature. That is all you need to do to keep yourself a little safer on your <strong>Google Chrome<\/strong> app.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Privacy-And-Security-Sreen-e1755793587992.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-147768 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Privacy-And-Security-Sreen-e1755793587992.jpg\" alt=\"motorola-edge-google-chrome-privacy-and-security-screen\" width=\"432\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Privacy-And-Security-Sreen-e1755793587992.jpg 432w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Privacy-And-Security-Sreen-e1755793587992-350x305.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Motorola-Edge-Google-Chrome-Privacy-And-Security-Sreen-e1755793587992-150x131.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now you know how to be a little safer using your Google Chrome app. Time to share your new knowledge with the world.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p><div id=\"daves-931721618\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-4\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"daves-3373224526\" class=\"daves-after-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3225321574\" \ndata-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, we talked about how to turn off tracking on Instagram. If you missed that one, here it is: How To Turn Off Map Location Instagram This week, I wanted to continue to keep you informed on those mobile devices. 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