Google Chrome is aiming to make its browser stickier by making sure you get access to your tab groups and recently opened tabs across all of your devices.

The company is introducing tab groups on iOS. Within the Chrome app, a long tap on a tab in the tab switcher view allows you to create a new tab group or add to an existing tab group. You can also assign a color code to a whole tab group. Chrome had first implemented tab grouping on the desktop in 2020 and pushed it to Android later. Of course, Safari already had tab groups, so the latest rollout by Google brings the browser further in terms of feature parity.

Now that iPhones and iPads have tab groups, Google announced yesterday it will soon have that feature sync across devices. This is helpful when you're planning a trip or have saved pages for 15-minute dinner recipes on your desktop and want to access them on your phone later in the kitchen.

Sometimes you have an open tab on your desktop but did not bookmark it, and when you want to open it on your phone, you can't remember the URL; Google is experimenting with a feature that will proactively suggest you currently opened tabs on one of the other devices.

For instance, if you opened a long article on your desktop but have to rush out to catch a cab or a bus, Google will surface that tab by way of "continue with this tab".

While tab group syncing and URL suggestions are tantalizing, they haven't rolled out yet. We will have to wait until the company actually rolls it out to understand if the handoff between devices works well.