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Chrome tab groups now allow mobile-desktop sync, and it’s utter chaos
- Google has introduced a feature allowing users to sync their tab groups across mobile and desktop, with quiet phased rollouts after the announcement in September.
- Reddit posts from months ago express confusion and frustration towards the new feature of synced tab groups in Chrome.
- The feature allows for organized tab management with color-coded groups, available on both mobile and desktop versions of Chrome.
- However, users have encountered issues such as overwhelming numbers of ungrouped tabs and lost tab groups upon disabling sync.
- Despite potential productivity benefits, users report challenges in keeping personal and work-related browsing separate.
- Reports indicate broken functionality, including lost tab groups, duplicate groups, and tabs landing on blank pages after restarts.
- Disabling tab group syncing through Chrome flags seems to be a partial solution to managing tab chaos across devices.
- Synced tab groups in Chrome have been criticized for being resource-intensive and causing confusion with an unclear interface on certain devices.
- Comparatively, other browsers like Edge offer tab syncing features with limitations, pushing users to rely on workarounds and experimental systems.
- Ultimately, the varied experiences with tab grouping features highlight the challenges users face in managing and syncing their browsing activities across different devices.
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