Google chrome has now surpassed all web browsers in terms of search and various actions. But even as we use chrome 24 hours a day there are some neat little tricks provided by developers that can crop up during various searches. Google Chrome has some pretty neat tricks up its sleeve in case you didn’t know. Typing certain code words or search queries can actually make Google spin, do a headroll, come crashing and even give you the answers to the universe in a single number. Amazed? Well check out these 12 Google hidden tricks you might not have known about.
Google’s barrel roll was its latest loony Easter egg in 2011. Just search “do a barrel roll” in the search bar. If the instant search results functions are enabled, your results page will spin and do a head roll before you’ve even completed typing.
Do a barrel roll
If you’ve lost your smartphone somewhere around the house or anywhere else for that matter, just type “Find my phone” into the address and Google will launch a page and its map to help you locate your phone. You will have to have Google synced and logged into your phone as well to avail of the feature.
Find my phone
You can redecorate your Google Chrome web browser with an entirely new look from the theme store by pasting the following URL in your address bar: https://chrome.google.com/webstore?hl=en&category=theme
Personalize Chrome
This can be weird. If you type in the search, “the answer to life the universe and everything” Google will open its calculator with the no 42 and several search results that tell you how the answer to your question is the number “42”. If you’ve ever read “the hitch hikers guide to the galaxy, you’ll understand what Google is talking about.
The answer to life the universe and everything
If you really don’t like showing off your recent Google chrome activity then type in the following: chrome://settings/clearBrowserData into the address bar and hit enter. You can choose which data to get rid off and save yourself a lot of embarrassment.
Clear Browsing, Cookies and Cached Data
If you want to browse on a large screen just navigate to the tab that you’d like seeing on your TV, click on Chrome settings menu and click on cast.
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Among Google hidden tricks, this is cool. If you search for ‘Google gravity” and again hitting “I’m feeling lucky", Google will come crashing down literally as an example of its answer. As soon as you move the mouse, all icons come crashing down (Hint: you can disable Google’s instant results in your account preferences page to make sure you get the ‘I’m feeling lucky’ option).
Google Gravity
Google likes a good joke now and then as it has a great sense of humor to give an enriching experience to its user. Type in Google “tilt” and see the tilted search results. You can also try this with the word “askew”
Google tilt
In your Google search bar type “set timer for 10 secs” and you will see a stopwatch open out which you can use for your own purposes. The number given above is an example and you can set your own amount of time.
Google Set Timer