To sync Chrome between your computer, phone and tablet, sign in to Chrome with the same Google Account on each one. Chrome then saves your bookmarks, passwords and more in that account, and they appear on every device where you’re signed in.
- Computer: at the top right of Chrome, select your Profile icon > Sign in to Chrome, enter your Google Account details and select Next.
- Android: in Chrome, tap the three-dot More menu > Settings > Sign in. Choose your account and tap Continue as.
- iPhone and iPad: in Chrome, tap More > Settings > Sign In. Choose your account and tap Continue as.
These steps are from Google’s Sign in to Chrome help. You need a Google Account. Don’t have Chrome on your other device yet? Get it for Windows, Mac, Android or iPhone and iPad.
What syncs
Google’s guide to getting your bookmarks, passwords and more on all your devices lists what you’ll find on every device once you’re signed in:
- Bookmarks and your reading list
- Passwords
- Payment info
- Addresses, phone numbers and other contact info, and more
- Settings and preferences
- On computers, also extensions, themes and web apps
Your browsing history and open tabs are not included until you turn them on.
Sync history and open tabs
- Computer: select More > Settings > You and Google, select your account name, then turn on History and tabs.
- Android: tap More > Settings, tap your account name at the top, then turn on History and tabs.
- iPhone and iPad: tap More > Settings, tap your account name at the top, then turn on History and Tabs.
To open a tab from another device on a computer, select More > History > History, then Tabs from other devices. On Android, tap More > Recent tabs. On an iPhone or iPad, tap More, scroll to the right and tap Recent tabs.
Choose what syncs
Go to the same account page as above (on a computer, Settings > You and Google > your account name; on a phone or tablet, Settings > your account name) and choose what to save in your Google Account.
Bookmarks you saved before signing in
Bookmarks and other info you saved while signed out are kept only on that device. To add them to your account:
- Computer: select your Profile icon > Save items in Account (the button shows how many items), choose what to save, then select Save in account.
- Android: tap More > Settings, tap your name > Save in account, choose what to save, then tap Save in account.
- iPhone and iPad: tap More > Settings, tap your name > Save in Account, choose what to save, then tap Save in Account.
Keep synced data private with a passphrase
Google says your synced data is always encrypted. A passphrase is optional and lets you store your Chrome data in Google’s cloud without Google being able to read it. Payment methods and addresses from Google Wallet are not covered by it. Before you set one, know the trade-offs Google lists:
- You need the passphrase to sign in to Chrome on a new device, and to enter it on devices where you’re already signed in.
- You can’t see your saved passwords at passwords.google.com.
- Your full history isn’t saved to your account. On a computer, only the web addresses you type in the address bar sync.
- To change or remove it later, you have to delete the encrypted data from your Google Account, which signs you out on all your devices. Google suggests exporting your passwords first.
To set one on a computer, go to Settings > You and Google, select your account name, then Encryption options at the bottom. Choose Use your own passphrase to encrypt all the Chrome data in your Google Account, enter it twice and select Save.
Stop syncing
To stop syncing on one device, sign out of Chrome. On a computer, select your Profile icon > Sign out of Chrome. On a phone or tablet, go to Settings, tap your account name and tap Sign out (Sign Out on iPhone and iPad). Google says your info stays safe in your Google Account and is removed from that device.
To delete everything Chrome has saved in your Google Account, open Chrome, go to chrome.google.com/data and select Delete data.
If sync isn’t working
If Chrome says “Sync is paused” or “Verify it’s you”, see how to fix sync paused in Chrome. For bookmarks or passwords that don’t show up on another device, see how to fix Chrome sync problems.