What Windows Report observed
Today, a signed-in Chrome user with sync enabled can reach tabs from other devices through the History page. In the History page's left panel, you click "Tabs from other devices," and the devices that are logged in are listed. The experiment would let you find the same tabs without leaving the tab-management panel.
Windows Report describes the experimental layout like this:
- The new "Tabs on other devices" section appears alongside the other Tab Search sections.
- By default it is collapsed and shows only some of the tabs. That keeps the panel easier to scan than a full list would.
- A three-dot menu offers "Show all" to reveal every tab from other devices. The same menu lets you go back to the shorter view.
- In Windows Report's testing, the section appeared in both horizontal and vertical tab layouts.
Windows Report also says this does not add cross-device tab syncing, which Chrome already supports. It only adds another place to find and open the tabs that already sync.
The flag
Google is testing the feature behind an experimental flag. Windows Report names it "Organizer Panel Foreign Tabs" and gives the identifier #organizer-panel-foreign-tabs. The flag's description says it enables cross-device tabs in the Organizer Panel.
The report doesn't give a Chrome version, operating system, channel or build number for its test. It also doesn't document steps for enabling the flag or confirm which platforms support it. Treat the flag as an experimental toggle, not a supported setting. Flags can change or vanish between builds.
Existing ways to reach tabs from other devices
Cross-device tab access isn't new, and the new section would be a shortcut to something Chrome already does.
- History page. This is the route Windows Report describes. You open Chrome's menu, choose History, and then History again. Then you click "Tabs from other devices" in the left panel.
- A direct address. Typing chrome://history/syncedTabs in a new tab also gets you there.
- Send to your devices. Google's Chrome Help describes pushing a tab to one of your own devices. Both devices must be signed in to Chrome with the same Google Account. You choose More, then Cast, save, and share, then Send to your devices. This is a separate workflow from the reported Tab Search experiment.
- Mobile. Chrome Help says Android tab search can also surface other devices' tabs. Other devices' tabs show up in the results, and you can pick a tab or tab group from them.
One third-party guide, from Supercharge Browser, claims the existing Tab Search menu on desktop already has a "Tabs from other devices" entry. Windows Report frames the feature as new, and I couldn't verify that guide's claim. The two accounts may reflect different Chrome builds. If you see the section already, you may be in an experiment or an earlier layout.
Why it matters
If this ships as described, the main gain is convenience. People who bounce between a work PC, a home laptop and a phone could find a page left open elsewhere from the panel they already use to hunt for tabs. The collapsed view with "Show all" is a sensible design if you have many synced tabs. That is my reading of the design, not a measured usability result.
The reporting leaves several things unanswered:
- how tabs are ordered or how many show in the collapsed view
- how devices are labeled
- any new privacy controls
- keyboard behavior
- whether opening a remote tab affects the original
Rollout
Google hasn't said when, or whether, the feature will reach Chrome's stable channel. Placement and behavior could change during development. Like other experimental Chrome features, it may never ship. For now, the History page and Send to your devices remain the documented routes.