The Google Chrome extensions that we can normally easily install on computers can also be used on any Android mobile. Although, it will not be so easy to install these tools on a phone. Well, at first, we will not have a support that allows us.
However, we are going to be able to use Chrome extensions on an Android smartphone by following a series of tricks or tips that we will see later. And it is that, although it seems that it is not possible to use this type of complements, we will have the opportunity to use them. Although, to achieve this, you will have to use a different browser, in addition to following a series of steps that we will give you below.
What are Chrome extensions for?
Before going on to see the process with which we will be able to add Google Chrome extensions on Android mobiles, we must know what these types of add-ons are for . Well, not everyone knows the great utility of having these softwares. Although, if you knew of its existence, since you have used one on a computer, the truth is that it does not change at all.
But, for all those who do not know how these add-ons work, it does not hurt that you know specifically what they are for. Mainly, we find that Chrome extensions are a kind of applications, like the ones we install on an Android mobile, but that we install directly in the smartphone’s browser as a plugin.
And, just like the apps that we download from Google Play, these add-ons fulfill a series of specific functions for which they have been developed. For this reason, we can find a wide variety of alternatives , from extensions to instantly translate texts into other languages, to play games, improve security while browsing the web, among many other options.
Where are they?
From a computer, we will have it much easier, because from the web of extensions in the Chrome Web Store we can find each of the most popular ones, as well as those that are less known. However, and as we have been warning you, when using an Android mobile, the truth is that the process is complicated.
Basically, because the mobile version of the Chrome browser does not have this functionality . Therefore, the option to search for accessories from the app that we have installed on the mobile is not available. For this reason, we must resort to other browser applications from which we can add the famous extensions that Google offers us.
For this reason, if you want to find and start using this software on an Android smartphone, we will have to use alternative browsers to Google Chrome . So that you can achieve this, we will explain the methods or, rather, other options with which we can add a large number of functions as an extension to any mobile.
How to install them on Android
Now comes the moment of truth. We will see each of the alternatives that we will have available so that we can add Google Chrome extensions to an Android mobile . In this case, we will show you three options that users who want to use this type of plugin use more. In addition, we will tell you step by step the process that you must follow to install this software in each of the browsers that we will recommend.
From Yandex Browser
First of all, we will go with one of the browser apps that Android users use the most to start using this type of add-on that Google Chrome offers. And, like all the other alternatives that we will see, this application is totally free in the Play Store. By default, the app offers us three extensions: LastPass, Pocket and Evernote. Although, we can always install more options. Therefore, this will be the process that we must carry out on the device:
- First of all, we will have to download Yandex Browser .
- Once the alternative browser is installed, it will have to be accessed.
- Now, from the browser go to the Google Chrome addons store .
- Choose the extension you like the most and tap on Add extension or Add to Chrome > Confirm the action.
- When it is installed, we will go to the main menu .
- Next, we’ll tap on the three vertical dots in the search bar > Settings > Extension Catalog . Inside, we will see the new plugin that we have installed.
In KiwiBrowser
The second option that we will have available from an Android mobile to use Chrome extensions is Kiwi Browser . We can find this browser for free, as well as easily, in the Google app store for smartphones that have its operating system. In any case, these will be the steps that we must follow to start using the accessories on the phone:
- The first thing will be to download the Kiwi browser on the mobile.
- When we already have it installed, we will have to access the app .
- Next, click on the three vertical points that appear at the top right.
- In this menu, we must press the Extensions option.
- This page will appear blank, but once we get to installing plugins, this is where we’ll find them.
- Now, we will have to tap on the ‘ + (from store) ‘ option.
- We choose the extension we want and click on Add to Chrome > OK .
From Flow
Finally, we are going with another of the options that users come to use to be able to add complements to Android mobiles . In this case, we will find two extensions in this browser as standard, that is, they are activated by default: YouTube ad blocker and WOT (Web of Trust). Although, we can always add more alternatives if we follow these steps:
- Download the browser from Google Play.
- When it is downloaded and installed, we must enter it.
- Then, click on the three vertical points> Extensions .
- From this section, we will see the two software options that come by default.
- Now, we must tap on Google (it appears in blue and underlined) to take us to the add-on store.
- We enter the web and choose the one we like the most.
- Next, we tap on Add to Chrome , and that’s it, we can start using the extension from this browser.
Uninstall the extensions
The method to get to uninstall the different extensions that we have been installing in the different browsers that we have just seen, does not have any kind of mystery. If the time has come, we have tired of the plugin or we want to try another one that fulfills the same function, we will only have to follow the previous steps to find the Extensions menu.
From that section, we will always have the option to delete or remove the browser extension that we have started to use. Although, if we prefer, we will always have the option of doing it from the Google Chrome add-on store itself. Of course, we must access it from the browser in which we add the software, clicking on Uninstall .
Therefore, we will have two ways to completely remove this extension that we had added to the Android smartphone. Although, we will also have the alternative of temporarily deactivating the tool if we slide the switch that will appear in blue from the Extensions menu, as we can see in the following image.
