
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 disable tab hover cards. 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

- 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/#side-panel in the Chrome
- Select "Disabled" from the drop-down list for the "Side Panel" option
- Relaunch the browser
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