Google is making it easier to switch between user profiles in a new Chrome update that is being released today.
Chrome profiles are nothing new – you can currently switch between Google accounts; maintain custom extensions, apps, history, themes and bookmarks for different users on shared computers; and synchronize these settings between devices as well.
Google is launching a “renewed” profile experience. Now, if you have multiple profiles set up, a “profile selector” will appear each time you restart Chrome, prompting you to select a user or browse as a guest. Chrome will also ask you to switch profiles or create a new one “when you can benefit,” says Google. And finally, when creating a new profile, you can choose your color with a single click.
The new update also includes an expansion of Chrome’s Reading List feature, which was previously limited to the iOS app. You can now save articles to read later in the Android and desktop versions of Chrome as well.