With threats of ditching Chrome if the Close other tabs option doesn’t make a comeback, Google has seemingly caved in and now has plans to bring the option back in the latest installation of Chrome Canary version. Will change to another browser if you don’t restore.

I might consider jacking chrome if this func removed, Much as I like chrome. I can’t find Close Other Tabs in the context menu.thats the most important func for me. Truth be told, this change might not bother some people, but for power users, removing this option is the worst it could get.

Yes, you cannot open a new tab, close other open tabs, reopen a closed window, or even bookmark all tabs at a go, but you can still close tabs to the right. ( Source)Īfter the update to Chrome 78, right-clicking on a tab reveals that none of the above options exists in the menu that pops up. In Chrome 78, however, Google finally delivered the blow by ditching the “Close other tabs” option but sticking with the “Close tabs to the right” option.īefore the update, right-clicking on a tab in Google Chrome Canary revealed the options to open a New tab, Close other tabs, Reopen closed window, and Bookmark all tabs alongside several others. This change had been in the making for quite some time, with claims of Google removing the option alongside others like “Bookmark all tabs” and “Close tabs to the right” from the tab context menu showing up some four or so years ago before being quashed away in 2017. The Chrome 78 update removed the option to “Close other tabs” from the tab context menu.

Google Chrome recently received a software update that did more harm than good, at least for some people out there.

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