Looking for app-wide settings like theme, color scheme, or default home view? See
Preferences.
Device emulation
Switch between desktop and mobile views to see how pages render on different devices:- Mobile devices — choose from a list of predefined devices (iPhone, Android, tablets)
- Fit to view — scales the emulated device to fit the available space
- Actual size — renders at the device’s native resolution (1:1 scale)
User-agent
Override the default browser user-agent to browse as a different client:- Browse as Googlebot to see how Google’s crawler experiences your site
- Browse as Bingbot, mobile crawlers, or other bots
- Set a custom user-agent string for specialized testing
Network throttling
Simulate different connection speeds to test page performance under real-world conditions. Useful for evaluating Core Web Vitals on slower connections.JavaScript, CSS, and cookies
Toggle individual browser capabilities on or off:| Setting | Effect |
|---|---|
| JavaScript | Disable JS to see how pages render without it — useful for testing crawler rendering |
| CSS | Disable CSS to see the raw document structure |
| Cookies | Disable cookies to test cookie-dependent behavior |
| Caching | Disable browser cache to force fresh requests on every load |
Google search settings
These settings customize how Google search results appear when you search from the browser:| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Google domain | Search on a specific Google TLD (google.com, google.co.uk, google.de, etc.) |
| Language | Set the Google interface language |
| Time filter | Restrict results by time period (past hour, day, week, etc.) |
| SafeSearch | Toggle Google’s SafeSearch filter |
| Personalization | Disable Google’s personalized results for neutral rankings |
| Hide ads | Remove Google Ads from the search results page |
| Custom URL parameters | Append custom parameters like gl=us&hl=en to search URLs |
Google search settings work alongside VPN. Use the VPN for IP-based location, then add
gl and
hl parameters for explicit geo and language targeting to reinforce the location signal. See geo
accuracy for details.Geolocation
Enable browser geolocation and set custom coordinates. This tells the page your reported geographic position — useful for testing location-aware features like maps and local search.Applying settings
Click Apply to save your settings. All open tabs reload with the new configuration. Settings persist until you change them again.Next steps
Preferences
Set app-wide theme, color scheme, stats bar, and default home view.
Keyboard shortcuts
Navigate faster with built-in shortcuts.
VPN
Combine browser settings with VPN for accurate location testing.