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Best Chrome extensions to synchronize with your Android

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For those who aren’t familiar with Chrome Browser extensions for the popular browser, these are small programs that add functionality to the browser and personalize the browsing experience. Available for most platforms including Windows, OSX, and Linux, we highlight 5 of the best integrated and useful extensions that work in harmony with Android devices.</div>
<figure style="border: 0px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="pocket sync devices teaser" src="http://fs04.androidpit.info/userfiles/3317216/image/pocket-sync-devices-teaser.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /></figure><figure style="border: 0px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">All synchronized between your PC and mobile device. / © Read it later Inc.</figcaption></figure></section><section class="mainArticleContent" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><h2 style="border: 0px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 2.1rem; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin: 2.8rem 0px 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
Pocket</h2>
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<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/save-to-pocket/niloccemoadcdkdjlinkgdfekeahmflj?hl=en" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; color: #769c11; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Pocket</a> is one of the most useful “save it for later” extensions that allows you to mark your favorite websites, articles, videos, and pictures for viewing later. This extension is available for Android, iOS, and Kindle Fire. As one of the longest running applications in the Android world, it is perfectly integrated into more than 280 apps.</div>
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Pocket is very configurable on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. You can customize the way you view your stored items, change the interface themes between a few different options, how often you want to synchronize your data and also can specify whether you want to sync only when connect to Wi-Fi to avoid data charges. A star feature for us is that you can also enable your saved content to be viewable offline, so if you’re looking to read something you’ve saved earlier in the day when you don’t have any network connectivity, you can do so. One caveat is that videos aren’t available to be saved offline and must be viewed later with a connection.</div>
<figure style="border: 0px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="savetopocket chrome extension" src="http://fs01.androidpit.info/userfiles/3317216/image/savetopocket-extension-chrome.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left;"><br /></span></figcaption><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left;">The extensions itself is called Save to Pocket and add an icon into the navigation bar of the browser. If you click on it when viewing a webpage, it will save the contents of the website and you can add tags to categorize it. This is a very comprehensive and highly recommended application for those who like to keep up to date on their favorite websites or just want to save stuff to read later when they’ve got the time.</span></figcaption></figure><h2 style="border: 0px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 2.1rem; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin: 2.8rem 0px 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
Chrome to Mobile</h2>
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In the same vein as Pocket, <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chrome-to-mobile/idknbmbdnapjicclomlijcgfpikmndhd?hl=en" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; color: #769c11; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Chrome to Mobile</a> is a simple way to send something you are viewing n Chrome on your PC straight to your smartphone.  This is a perfect extensions for those who don’t want a complicated way of sending content to your mobile device. With a small icon on the taskbar, you can select which device you want to send the content to and then, BAM, it’s pushed over to it.</div>
<figure style="border: 0px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="chrometomobile extensions maps" src="http://fs04.androidpit.info/userfiles/3317216/image/chrometomobile-extensions-maps.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; text-align: left;">You must have a Google Chrome account for this to work and to enable syncing between both devices. Chrome Mobile is available for devices running Android 4.0 and up.</span></figcaption></figure><h2 style="border: 0px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 2.1rem; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin: 2.8rem 0px 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
Feedly Mini</h2>
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Feedly is probably one of the most popular RSS pieces of software available on your PC and mobile device and its extensions definitely deserves some praise as well. With the extension <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/feedly-mini/ndhinffkekpekljifjkkkkkhopnjodja?hl=en" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; color: #769c11; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Feedly Mini</a>, a small transparent icon is displayed at the bottom of each pages and gives you the ability to quickly and easily add the webpage to your Feedly feed. Among the options displayed, you can save it for later, e-mail it, tweet it, or tag it in your account.</div>
<figure style="border: 0px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="feedlymini chrome extensions" src="http://fs01.androidpit.info/userfiles/3317216/image/feedlymini-extensions-chrome.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">The icon is unobtrusive and brings up a ton of options when required. / © Feedly</figcaption></figure><h2 style="border: 0px; color: #43a8da; font-size: 2.1rem; font-weight: 300; line-height: 1.2; margin: 2.8rem 0px 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
Evernote Web Clipper</h2>
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Another option for saving content, this time under the popular Evernote application, the <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/evernote-web-clipper/pioclpoplcdbaefihamjohnefbikjilc?hl=en" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; color: #769c11; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Evernote Web Clipper</a>. When installed, the extension displays an icon next to the address bar and gives you a quick and easy way for you to save content. You can save the entire article or web page,  a simplified version of the article, create a bookmark from the page you’re on, or even just take a screenshot of the page you’re on.</div>
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Evernote Web Clipper also has a full editor that allows you to customize your selection and add tags and comments in your saved content. Everything syncs seamlessly between your device and Evernote account.</div>
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Hangouts</h2>
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Yes, there is an extension for Chrome for the popular messenger client from Google. What the<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hangouts/nckgahadagoaajjgafhacjanaoiihapd?hl=en" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; color: #769c11; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Hangouts</a> extension does is that it adds an icon next to the address bar and submenus at the bottom of the browser. The submenus contain different chat we have with our contacts and it includes the option to make video calls with up to 10 different people and to send voice messages to our contacts. The menus are hidden discretely, but will pop up when you hover your mouse pointer over the corresponding area. For advanced options, you’ll need to sync up your Google+ account.</div>
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Best Chrome extensions to synchronize with your Android

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How to control your PC with your Android phone or tablet

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There's a lot you can get done with your phone, but there are times when you need to make use of your PC. You may need to access a file, or you may actually need to run a program. If you don’t feel like walking over to your computer, or you are separated from it by distance, you could remotely access it via your Android phone or tablet. Google's <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.chromeremotedesktop" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; color: #769c11; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Chrome Remote Desktop</a> can be used with phone like the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/Motorola%20Moto%20X%20(2014)%20review:%20style%20over%20substance" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; color: #769c11; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_top">Moto X</a> or Nexus 5, but you may find that the extra screen space of a Note 3 or aNexus 7 more useful. But whether you’re on a phone or tablet, you can use the app to control your computer as if you were sitting in front of it.</div>
<figure style="border: 0px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="remote deskop teaser" src="http://fs01.androidpit.info/userfiles/6713134/image/remote_deskop_teaser.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">Everything you need to remotely access your computer can be downloaded free of charge.</figcaption></figure></section><section class="mainArticleContent" style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.chromeremotedesktop" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; color: #769c11; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Chrome Remote Desktop</a> is available free of charge from Google Play and it's used in conjunction with Chrome Remote Desktop on your computer. This is a Chrome app, so you'll need to have<a href="https://www.google.com/chrome/" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; color: #769c11; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Google's web browser</a> installed on your computer</div>
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Setting up your computer</h2>
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It makes sense to make sure that your computer is set up and ready to use first. If you don't already have <a href="https://www.google.com/chrome/" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; color: #769c11; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Chrome</a> installed start by grabbing yourself a copy. With this done you need to ensure that you have <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chrome-remote-desktop/gbchcmhmhahfdphkhkmpfmihenigjmpp" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; color: #769c11; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Chrome Remote Desktop</a> installed as well.</div>
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Pay a visit to the Chrome Web Store to download <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chrome-remote-desktop/gbchcmhmhahfdphkhkmpfmihenigjmpp" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; color: #769c11; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Chrome Remote Desktop</a>. Click the Free button and then click Add in the pop up that appears. Wait for the download and installation to complete and then start the tool by clicking the Launch App button, or by clicking the shortcut in the Chrome App Launcher.</div>
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The first time you use the app you need to authorize it, so click Continue. Sign into your Google account when prompted and click Accept. Once this has been done, you're just about ready to go.</div>
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Chrome Remote Desktop can be used in one of two ways – to share a computer for the purposes of giving remote assistance, or for gaining full access to your own computer. We're interested in the second option, so click the second of the two Get Started buttons that is displayed.</div>
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Now click the Enable remote connections button. You may be prompted to download the Chrome Remote Desktop Host installer – if so, download and install it. You will then be prompted to choose a PIN of at least six digits that will be used to secure your connection. Enter and confirm the PIN you'd like to use and then click OK.</div>
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A popup window will appear asking for your PIN; enter it and click OK. With this done, you're ready to set up your phone or tablet.</div>
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Setting up your Android</h2>
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With your computer configured, you'll need to get your Android device set up so you can connect to your computer and control it remotely.</div>
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Install <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.chromeremotedesktop" sl-processed="1" style="border: 0px; color: #769c11; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Chrome Remote Desktop</a> from Google Play and then fire up the app.</div>
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Assuming you are signed into the same Google account on your phone or tablet as on your computer, you should see a list of computers that you can connect to – in all likelihood, unless you have use the app before, there will only be one to select. Tap the name of the computer you would like to connect to and there will be a slight delay while a connection is established.</div>
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You'll be asked to enter the PIN you set up earlier – do so and hit connect. You can save time for future connections by checking the box to avoid the need to enter the PIN every time, but be aware of the potential security risks involved. A moment later, your computer desktop will appear on your Android device's screen.</div>
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In most instances, it is easier to work with a remote connection if you flip your phone or tablet into landscape mode to the upper right of the screen, tap the double arrow button to switch to fullscreen mode, and next your can then use the drop down menu to access the onscreen keyboard or to exist fullscreen.</div>
<figure style="border: 0px; margin: 1.8rem 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="remote deskop 9" src="http://fs04.androidpit.info/userfiles/6713134/image/remote_deskop_9.jpg" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" /><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;"><br /></figcaption><figcaption style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.2rem; margin-bottom: 1.4rem;">It takes a little getting used to, but accessing your computer on your phone is great!</figcaption></figure><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 1.4rem; margin-top: 1.4rem; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
You can interact with your computer by tapping and dragging around the screen – it's very intuitive, even if your computer does not have touchscreen of its own. If you need to use the Ctrl+Alt+Del keyboard shortcut, you can access it by tapping the menu button and selecting the relevant option. When the time comes to end the remote session – and it is not a good idea to leave it open longer than necessary – you can either hit the Disconnect option in the menu on your Android device, or you can tap the Stop Sharing button on your computer.</div>
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Have you used Chrome Remote Desktop to control your computer from your phone or tablet? What made you set up remote access?</div>
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Custom ARC ARChon lets you run Android apps on Chrome Browser on any Desktop OS

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If you recollect, few days ago Google has begun introducing Android apps to the Chrome Web store which allows you to run Android apps on Chromebook based on Chrome OS. Google has made available only some of the Android apps as an initial work around and we felt that it was cool. If you also feel that was cool, then get ready to get astounded. Canadian developer Vlad Filippov has removed few barriers from the Android Runtime for Chrome (ARC) and made all the apps available on any desktop OS running Chrome browser. Isn’t that Cool?</div>
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Google actually developed ARC to give the Chrome OS users a taste of Android apps and we think Google made a safer move by restricting the compatible apps to a few. But as an Android enthusiasts, we always love to hack the boundaries and explore the whole content without any restriction. Thanks to Vlad Filippov, for creating a custom ARC which will allow us to run all the Android apps on any desktop OS running Chrome browser without any restrictions.</div>
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The hack is made possible because the ARC was just an extension for Chrome OS, but it was built using Native Client, a Google project that allows Chrome to run native code safely within a web browser. The Native client is meant to be cross-platform, but Google restricted it to Chrome OS only by using ARC Chrome Web store which flagged the desktop version of chrome browser as incompatible which made the Android apps run on Chrome OS only rather than the Chrome browser on any desktop OS. This hack has lifted that barrier to make things possible.</div>
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You need to have Google Chrome 37 or later version to support this hack. ARC doesn’t run the actual Android app packages which are in <em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">.apk</em> format, they need to be converted into a Chrome extension to spoof the Chrome that these apps are native and this takes a lot of effort. But the developer created a tool called <em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">chromeos-apk</em> that will do the conversions automatically lifting off any hard work you are supposed to do.</div>
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Learn more about the project by visiting the <em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><a href="https://github.com/vladikoff/chromeos-apk/blob/master/archon.md" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out; box-sizing: border-box; color: #33b5e5; line-height: inherit; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out;" target="_blank">ARChon Github page</a></em>. It’s full of manuals and instructions that will help you to configure everything properly. So now apply this hack in your PC and run Android apps on your Chrome browser.</div>
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So, are you excited about running Android apps on your PC without any emulators?</div>
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Convert Android Apps into Chrome Extension easily with Chrome APK Packager

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As we all know, Google has started rolling out some of the Android apps to the Chrome Web store which allows you to run Android apps on Chromebook based on Chrome OS. Google had made only a few apps available in the Chrome web store. Within a few days, a developer tweaked the native Android runtime for Chrome (ARC) and released the <em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">ARChon Custom Runtime</em> which makes almost any Android app to run in the Chrome browser on any Operating System that supports Chrome.</div>
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ARChon Custom Runtime seemed to be very interesting to us, and started to use it on our desktops. But the instructions were unclear and loading Android app on Chrome browser really seemed tricky. Now another developer has created an app called the Chrome APK Packager that lets you convert the Android apps into Chrome extensions right on your Android device. Such a relief it is, right?</div>
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The Chrome APK Packager is currently in the alpha builds and you can expect few bugs in the app. The app seems fairly simple to use, all you need to do is install the app and select an installed app on your device from the list and click on the Generate button. The Chrome APK Packager will automatically create the Chrome extension package in the form of a Zip file and store it in the SDcard under the<em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">ChromeAPK </em>folder.</div>
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After the packaging is done, you can transfer the Zip file to the PC and unpack-it to load it as an unpacked extension in the Chrome browser. Once the extension is loaded, you can see it appearing along with other apps in the browser. For these extensions to run, you need have the ARchon Custom Runtime installed on your Chrome browser which will allow you to run these apps as any native Chrome app.</div>
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Download the latest Chrome APK Packager app from the XDA developers page link given below.</div>
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Convert Android Apps into Chrome Extension easily with Chrome APK Packager

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How to Protect Google Chrome Browser with Password?

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In present days everyone uses internet for different purposes and most of them uses Chrome browser to browse different websites, play games online and to do so many things. If you are the only user of your computer then there is no problem but if your PC is used by others then you must be worried about your settings, browsing history, saved passwords and everything what you did on internet. To prevent from this situation you can protect your browser with password, but no browser will provide an option to lock your browser with password.<br />
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Don’t worry we come up with one <a href="http://ait-professional.blogspot.in/search/label/Browser%20Extension"><strong>smart extension</strong> </a>which protects your online session history, your web services passwords and so many other things.<br />
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ChromePW:</h2>
ChromePW is the ultimate extension for chrome users to protect their web browsers from others without accessing. It provides an incredible solution to lock down your browser with password. Actually all browsers have some security about storing passwords but no browser give full support to protect everything which is related to you on browser. This extension gives so many options which tighten your browser <a href="http://ait-professional.blogspot.in/search/label/Security">security</a>. Here security means it doesn’t stop hacker attacks and malware attacks, it only protects your browser from other users who try to access physically.<br />
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How to Setup password Protection to Chrome Browser?</h3>
1. First of all you need to download chromePW extension from the below link, after downloading extension install it on your browser by clicking on Add button.<br />
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<li><strong><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chromepw/oeiimoikalhhgfhfkfhngehekefpiaag?hl=en" target="_blank">Download ChromePW Extension</a></strong></li>
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2. After installing it shows a message which means extension installed successfully, before using it you need to do some configurations. Click on Ok button to continue extension setup.<br />
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3. Now you need to enable this chrome extension on <strong>“Incognito mode”</strong> also, because someone try to open it on<strong> private browsing</strong> mode. After enable it on Incognito mode click on next button.<br />
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4. Now it shows another window with some <strong>FAQ(Frequently asked questions)</strong> and answers. It listed four questions about security of extension and provide some tips to harden your browser security. If you use non windows operating system then choose your operating system from drop down list. For future purpose print all question and answers.<br />
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5. After that click on Next button and you will see <strong>extension security settings</strong>. It have 4 widgets and each one have some sort of settings.<br />
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6. First type password which is not easy to guessed by others and again type the same password, type password hint which will be useful in case of forgetting password.<br />
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7. Click on save button to turn on password protection, you can set automatic lock for your browser after certain time. Then it will automatically locks your browser with password protection.<br />
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8. You must<strong> enable security mode</strong> because it protects chromepw extension being terminated by task manager. If anyone try to open another program while chrome browser locked it will automatically closed.<br />
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9. You can also<strong> block websites </strong>from this extension and if you want to reset this extension settings and password click on <strong>Reset Button</strong>.<br />
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As mentioned earlier this doesn’t provide full security because someone try to remove this extension folder who use your computer, so to get<a href="http://ait-professional.blogspot.in/search/label/Security"><strong> advanced security</strong> </a>you must follow guidelines provided by this extension at the time of password setup. I try this extension in my chrome browser and it works efficiently without creating any problems. This will surely protect your browsing data, saved passwords and other important data stored on browser.<br />
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If you have any problems with this application while installing then leave a comment below.</div>

How to Protect Google Chrome Browser with Password?

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