Chrome update

[patruns]

Chrome updated recently and now every time I search it puts and icon/link on the home page. It did this years ago and eventually stopped. Any way to disable this feature? It's quite annoying and I am unlikely to need that link again.

 

[B. Diddy]

I've never seen that behavior before. Does it also happen in Safe Mode?

Also, in Chrome, do you have Toolbar Shortcut set as "Based on your usage"?

 

[patruns]

I did. Tried changing to new and also tried turning off. Made no difference.

I do not know if it does it in safe mode. I have never used it. This is not the first time. It used to do this a long time ago and then stopped after an update. Has been fine for a year or more. Just started up again.

 

[mustang7757]

Have you messed with anything in Chrome Flags Or you dont mess with that?

 

[B. Diddy]

I think it's worth testing in Safe Mode. You never know if/when a system update or an update to one of Google's core apps (like Google Play Services or Chrome itself) might cause some weird interactions with a 3rd party app.

 

[patruns]

https://www.androidpolice.com/google-chrome-previous-search-queries-new-tab-page/

 

[B. Diddy]

https://www.androidpolice.com/google-chrome-previous-search-queries-new-tab-page/

Oh, I was misunderstanding your question -- I thought you meant that there were homescreen shortcuts being created. Now that I read that article and look at your OP again, I see that you typed homepage. Sorry about that!