How to remove Chrome’s AI Mode and Create Image buttons from the New Tab page

Chrome is pushing Gemini AI Mode and image generation chips under the New Tab search bar. Here’s how to hide them with a flag ...
XDA Developers

Your Chrome new tab page is a vibe coding project waiting to happen

Mahnoor Faisal is a tech journalist covering AI and productivity tools with bylines at XDA, SlashGear, MakeUseOf, Laptop Mag, and Android Police. She's been writing professionally since she was ...
Android Police

Google Chrome preps redesigned new tab page on Android

Matthew Zucca, a tech enthusiast and former consultant from Canada, joined Android Police in 2023. Leveraging his technical knowledge and previous consulting experience, Matthew got his first two ...
9to5google.com

Chrome New Tab Page adding AI Mode shortcut

Like the Pixel Launcher, Google is adding an AI Mode shortcut to desktop Chrome’s New Tab Page. “AI Mode” appears to the right of the voice input microphone and Google Lens. It looks just like the ...
BleepingComputer

Google Chrome may soon block New Tab hijacker extensions by default

Google is preparing a new Chrome security feature that would block policy-installed extensions from hijacking the New Tab page or changing the default search engine. BleepingComputer spotted the ...
The Droid Guy

How to Set a Custom Website as Your Default New Tab in Google Chrome (2026)

Chrome doesn’t let you change the new tab page to a custom URL through its built-in settings. Every time you press Ctrl+T (or Cmd+T on Mac), you get Chrome’s default New Tab Page with a Google search ...