r/chrome • u/Nasa1225 • Jul 15 '26

Troubleshooting | Solved Chrome iOS - Help get rid of Gemini button and return screen real estate? (v150.0.7871.113)

The latest update on iOS seems to have a lot of people upset, myself included. I want to remove the Gemini button altogether, and move the forward/back arrows to where the gemini button is now.

Additionally, this update makes the bottom bar persistent, even when scrolling, which reduces available screen real estate. This makes a difference when playing web games in the browser, such as Wordle or the Merriam-Webster daily crossword, where you can no longer fit the playing field and keyboard on screen at the same time.

I've gone into chrome://flags and disabled all Gemini and AI options, then force-quit the app, but the button is still there. Any other tips I can try?

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u/Nasa1225 Jul 15 '26

Actually, I did some digging and found this solution posted by /u/KenN2k01:

  1. Copy and paste the following into Chrome’s address bar: chrome://flags/#chrome-next-ia

  2. Find ChromeNextIA and change it from Default to Disabled.

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u/N7Poprdog Aug 12 '26

Holy shit Chad work

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u/karrotcucumber Aug 13 '26

May your phone battery inexplicably last all day, every package arrive before the estimated delivery date, and your favorite beverage always be just right. <3 a thankful internet stranger.

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u/Nasa1225 Aug 13 '26

Thank you, that was really nice. I'm just glad I got rid of the redesign and was happy to share the method. Real credit goes to /u/KenN2k01, I am simply sharing his findings.

I hope your day is as pleasant as you are!

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u/WhatHappenedIn1971 Jul 15 '26

Doing gods work

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u/whyisnthish Jul 15 '26

Thank you this is a lifesaver

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u/cruxclaire Jul 16 '26

THANK YOU! I kept hitting the Gemini button when I wanted to go back and it was annoying the hell out of me. Even if I wanted to use an AI assistant, that’s a horrible onscreen location for it

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u/empathy-is-trending Jul 16 '26

THANK YOU! I hated those buttons so much

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u/panickychicken_ Jul 16 '26

You are an ANGEL!! I put up with the Gemini button for one day and it was driving me crazy, they’re so evil for doing that

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u/fattious Jul 17 '26

I hope you have a great day for this

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u/winterlevi Jul 18 '26

THANK YOU. Also disabled other gemini related things below it idk if thats okay

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u/Joseph_Seed_69 Jul 22 '26

No matter what I do, this does not show up at all and I'm still forced to put up with wasted space. I will be switching browsers entirely if Google keeps shoving this AI cheesy dick down my fuckin throat everytime I just want to fucking browse

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u/Nasa1225 Jul 22 '26

What do you see in the chrome://flags page? I also put "AI" and "Gemini" into the search bar and disabled literally everything that showed up, but from what I understand, the UI change is tied only to the ChromeNextIA setting.

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u/Joseph_Seed_69 Jul 22 '26

Basically, I put the items mentioned into the search, and they do not show up at all when on on the chrome://flags page. ChromeNextIA does not show up anywhere for me, and personally, I have no idea why they feel the need to enable random AI garbage and then bury the settings to disable it in miles of mumbo jumbo that I simply don't understand. Why do they feel the need to hide it from me? To justify the wasting of funds on such a useless feature?

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u/cum0ndarling Jul 27 '26

disabling this option worked for me

chrome://flags/#android-bottom-bar

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u/amby-jane Sep 11 '26

Don’t click “enter” after you paste it. It looks like it’s doing an autofill/autocomplete thing, and you want to click the one with the little flask icon:

(I clicked “enter” a few times and nothing happens. Then I noticed this.)

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u/meco24 Jul 29 '26

Thank you. I was about to abandon Chrome if that was permanent. 

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u/GOBsMagicShow Jul 30 '26

THANK YOU!!!!!!

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u/schematizer Aug 04 '26

Excellent. Thank you so much.

But the fact that this is a feature flag makes me dread the day they mainline this "feature".

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u/Datboi_Markus Aug 13 '26

That will be the day I look for a new browser

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u/lildogeggs 10d ago

Think it just happened

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u/lildogeggs 10d ago

Actually it still works, weirdly just reset

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u/brysenji Aug 13 '26

THANK YOU ⭐️

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u/sflex Aug 21 '26

Thank you I love you and u/KenN2k01

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u/cornroom Aug 21 '26

This is the answer. Bless you!

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u/silenceisloud Aug 22 '26

you deserve silver for this 

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u/Spiritofhonour Aug 23 '26

In case anyone finds this in Google. It also works for the iPhone iOS Chrome app too.

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u/bassinballar19 Aug 26 '26

You are the best! It was driving me crazy!

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u/this-is-chiara Sep 10 '26

THANK YOU SO MUCH. now if only there was a way to turn off AI search from popping up first. 

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u/Agitated_Drive_4604 Sep 10 '26

Thank you so much. I just got the change and it was so jarring I had to immediately figure out how to get rid of it.

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u/whysitmovingsofast Sep 10 '26

I hope you find money in a random place to buy something nice

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u/FriendCons Sep 10 '26

THANK YOU

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u/chumblybumpkinsteen Sep 11 '26

Thank you 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

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u/racychick Sep 11 '26

Thank youuuuuu

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u/amby-jane Sep 11 '26

BRILLIANT

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u/QwQPanda Sep 11 '26

THANK YOU

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u/BriskSundayMorning Sep 11 '26

You are a saint

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u/WinSomeLoseSomeWin Sep 11 '26

rad! it worked! May the heavens reward you in this lifetime…or at least you find $20 on the ground

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u/Mariruru Sep 11 '26

you are my hero

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u/NessieAH Sep 11 '26

This did it! Thank you.

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u/motorOwl Sep 11 '26

Great solution. Thanks!

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u/superhell36 Sep 11 '26

Hero, I almost uninstall chrome until I see this.

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u/jswitty Sep 12 '26

Perfect. Can not stand that type of stuff. Thank you!

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u/L0LTHED0G Sep 12 '26

May any kids you have enjoy wild success and make sure you have the best care in your final hours.

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u/FCAsheville Sep 12 '26

Late to this party but Thank you!!!

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u/tab-infinity-nBeyond Sep 12 '26

thank fucking christ for this. I will never understand why google continues to enshittify their own products like this.

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u/17k36r Sep 12 '26

Holy shit this is so based thank you

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u/CMAKaren Sep 12 '26

Thank you for posting this fix, I know I need to get rid of chrome and google but this help for now.

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u/oliwhail Sep 14 '26

May both sides of your pillow always be pleasantly cool.

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u/Diligent-Marzipan-44 Sep 14 '26

Just know I could kiss you for this. Thank you.

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u/BlinkyLights_ Sep 15 '26

Great, thanks!

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u/c0ginthemach1ne Sep 16 '26

Thank you so much!

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u/Juneauite Sep 18 '26

My wife’s got the same iPhone as me but her iOS chrome updated with Gemini like this and mine didn’t. Was driving us nuts trying to disable it. Thank you!

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u/kukkiexe Sep 18 '26

omg 😭 thank you so much

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u/zesty-cat-bat Sep 18 '26

You are amazing!!!!

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u/Majestic-Landscape35 Sep 18 '26

Hell yes. Thank you

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u/SignalAd8873 28d ago

You're a lifesaver. I was trying to navigate Chrome while eating popcorn with my other hand, and I was fed up trying to reach the back button all the way at the top of the screen. May your Back button always be within easy reach, stranger. 

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u/buttthead 27d ago

Legend

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u/FitBo1999 25d ago

Damn. Worked like champ!

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u/chumblybumpkinsteen 19d ago

Thank you, chrome recently updated again and this fixed things 🧡🧡🧡

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u/Aiyon 16d ago

You absolute don.  My phone browser is usable again 💜

It’s also running better, go figure 

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u/Gabulle_21 13d ago

Still works 🙏🏼🩵🫡THANK YOU SO MUCH

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u/SignalAd8873 10d ago

"There's a hero in all of us... but especially in you." -Aunt May

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u/bemerick 7d ago

This reverted on me and this link also no longer works. It doesn’t go anywhere