Google Chrome stood out and continues to discard for many things, but not because of its extensions for Android. In fact, knowing that many users wanted to have them, they never got wet with the subject and little by little they lost their hopes of seeing the famous Chrome extensions on Android.
However, what many Android mobile phone users do not know is that there is a certain way to make them work, which we already explained in another article. As if that were not enough, we are going to review another form of installation, see what they are for and recommend the best Chrome extensions for Android we've seen.
What are Chrome extensions on Android?
It may be that by now you already know this well-known function in the operation of Google Chrome, especially if you are a user of its PC version. But for If you are not from the latter group, we believe that it is okay to explain what the extensions are and what they are for, since you can discover a world and more on your Android mobile phone.
The extensions are those small applications that you install in Google Chrome, as if we were talking about a plugin that improves your life. To continue with the comparison, it could be that application on your mobile phone that fulfills certain functions that make your life or daily experience with the device easier. At this point we can talk about the fact that there is an enormous variety and quantity of extensions; We have them to increase your productivity, to play anything, to improve the security of your navigation and online device and many more that we are not going to list here because it would be a huge list.
In addition, although with some exceptions, almost all the extensions, if not practically all, can be downloaded completely free of charge, and they are easy to access and search since Google has an official store in which it categorizes each and every one, in addition to rating them as if the Google Play Store were, but of extensions.
Yandex Browser - How to install Chrome extensions on Android?
Yandex is already a famous Russian-based multinational technology company. For many years now, he has been developing many applications for Android, and among all of them, we find its own browser, the so-called YandexBrowser. This browser is based on Chromium, the basis of Google Chrome, which allows many Google Chrome functions to be added or even improved.
The main feature of Yandex Browser that we are looking for is that You can install and run extensions on your Android mobile phone. If you open Yandex Browser for the first time, you will realize that its interface is clean and simple, that its home screen is basically what we call a vertical carousel full of shortcuts to different web pages of general interest. If you open the menu at the bottom, however, you will find an option that you will see in very few Android browsers: the famous Extensions
The browser is so ready to use extensions that by default it uses LastPass, Pocket and Evernote. From the browser settings you can access the catalog of extensions that it has installed or that you will install later. You may already be wondering how to install chrome extensions on Android, Well, you already know, having Yandex Browser and then, following these steps:
- The first thing you will have to do is enter the Google Chrome extension store or also known as Chrome Web Store from the Yandex browser on Android.
- Then you must look for the extension you prefer to download, and click on the button "Add to Chrome". After that, a pop-up window will appear in the middle of the screen that will tell you that you have to accept certain things and after that, accept by clicking on "Add extension".
- After these steps and of course, the extension will begin to download and the browser will notify you of it. To be able to check if you have installed it correctly, you can press the button of the browser menu, and enter the section called "Extensions". We already explained it above.
- It may happen that you have to activate it manually, in fact it usually happens in some cases. Then you will have to go back to the extensions menu and activate it. It is not complicated at all and you will immediately see it with the naked eye.
In this way, we have already installed an extension that is available in the Chrome store, and you can use it daily thanks to the Yandex browser for Android. Next we bring you a list of what we think are the best Chrome extensions for Android, which will be in the Chrome Web Store for download for free. It should be noted that all these extensions have their desktop version, because you can have them on your personal computer without any problem, you will only have to download them from Google Chrome.
Google translator
This is one of the essentials if you read foreign press or browse foreign language websites. The Google Translate extension will automatically add a button to your browser's toolbar and just by clicking on the translation icon, you will be able to translate absolutely the entire web page that you have in front of you instantly.
In addition to this, the extension also automatically detects if the language of a page you are on is different the one you use for the Google Chrome interface. If it finally is, a banner will appear at the top of the web page. You just have to click on the button that says 'Translate' in the banner, and then all the text on the page will appear in the new language.
Save to Google Drive
The Save to Google Drive extension will allow you save web content directly and without any other step, in Google Drive. Basically it works through a simple action of the browser itself or the contextual menu, it will not require anything else.
You will be able to save different documents, many images and audio or video, just by clicking on the right button of your mouse and selecting the option «Save to Google Drive«. If you prefer, you can completely save the page you are viewing, simply using the browser tool «Save to Google Drive».
Once you have saved all the content, the extension will allow you to open the file again to be able to do different things. You can rename the saved file, or see it in the list of Google Drive documents that you have. In addition, from that same list of documents, you can organize and share the new document.
Mate Translate - Translator & Dictionary
We bring you another translator but with extra features that Google Translate doesn't have and that we think are interesting, mainly because of one.
If you are one of those people who is reading an article on the Internet and because it is in another language you do not understand a single word, you will only have to select the text of that same web page, click on the Mate access and that's it, you will instantly see the translation in a small window.
If you need to write a text and translate it, the same. You will only have to open the Mate pop-up window by clicking on the access that you will find next to the address bar of your browser. The translator understands 103 languages, teaches you to pronounce, will show you phonetic transcription, transliteration and can also read words and texts with the correct accent. But if for a function we have brought it here, it is because You can translate the subtitles of videos on different platforms, such as Netflix.
WOT: Web of Trust, website reputation ratings
If you are one of those people you are concerned about the safety of the sites where you browse, you will love this extension. If you are not that type of person, you should be, security is important on the Internet.
Wot is an extension that It will warn you of dangerous websites or places, apparent scams, places with malware, phishing dangers, of fraudulent web stores or ecommerce and even dangerous links that you should not enter. As it does? We assumed you were wondering already, because it is an extension of 10 and you should have it. Makes it easy, with reputation icons next to your search results, or what is the same of the SERPS, of the social networks, of the electronic mail and of many other places. Thanks to that reputation, you will have greater ease in making decisions online.
What are the best extensions you have installed on your mobile phone? We read you in the comment box!