Disable Annoying Features in Chrome (Step-by-Step Guide)

Everyone hates it when a new feature in their favourite browser is helpful but annoying. Some people always hide/disable it periodically (they stay stressed), others want to disable it permanently. I wrote this article for them.

Let's see how to disable annoying features in Chrome. If you use Firefox, click here

Disable notifications

Click on three dots on the top right corner
Select "Settings"
Type "notifications" in the search field
Select "Site Settings"
Select "Notifications" in the "Permission" section
Turn off "Sites can ask to send notifications" by clicking on the switch

Disable Tab Hover Card Feature

Update: Starting in Google Chrome v91, you can no longer disable tab hover cards. They removed this flag. I will update this article when it comes back.

Open chrome://flags/#tab-hover-cards in the Chrome
Select "Disabled" from the drop-down list for the "Tab Hover Cards" option
Relaunch the browser

Remove Search Tabs Button

Update: Starting in Google Chrome v91, you can no longer remove search tabs button. They removed this flag. I will update this article when it comes back.

Open chrome://flags/#enable-tab-search in the Chrome
Select "Disabled" from the drop-down list for the "Enable Tab Search" option
Relaunch the browser

Remove Reading List

Open chrome://flags/#read-later in the Chrome
Select "Disabled" from the drop-down list for the "Reading List" option
Relaunch the browser

Disable Automatic Translation Feature

Click on three dots on the top right corner
Select "Settings"
Type "translate" is the search field
Click on "Language"
Turn off the "Offer to translate pages that aren't in a language you read" option

Disable Sharing Hub

Update: Starting in Google Chrome v99, you can no longer disable this button. They removed this flag. I will update this article when it comes back.

Open chrome://flags/#sharing-hub-desktop-app-menu in the Chrome
Select "Disabled" from the drop-down list for the "Desktop Sharing Hub in App Menu" option
Open the other one under chrome://flags/#sharing-hub-desktop-omnibox
Select "Disabled" from the drop-down list for the "Desktop Sharing Hub in Omnibox" option
Relaunch the browser

Disable Side Panel

Open chrome://flags/#customize-chrome-side-panel in the Chrome
Select "Disabled" from the drop-down list for the "Customize Chrome Side Panel" option
Relaunch the browser

Hide "All bookmarks" button

Open chrome://flags/#side-panel in the Chrome
Search for "Power bookmarks side panel"
Select "Disabled" from the drop-down list
Relaunch the browser

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