Google Chrome is one of the very popular internet browsers in the market and the same supports different file types as well. It is also capable to download PDF files and the browser automatically opens the downloaded PDF files as well. This particular feature is very convenient. However, if you are downloading a PDF file that contains sensitive information will hurt your privacy when the file opens automatically in front of your friends or family. Today in this article, I will be guiding you on the way to stop Google Chrome from automatically opening downloaded PDFs. So without making any further delay let’s get into the article to check out the step by step guide.
Check out the guide on how to stop Google Chrome from automatically opening downloaded PDFs
Before getting into the tutorial, I will guide you to stop Google Chrome from automatically opening downloaded PDFs on both mobile phones and computers. So let’s start with the mobile phone.
Steps to stop Google Chrome from automatically opening PDFs on Android
First of all, you need to update and open Google Chrome on your device and tap the three dots at the top right corner of the screen.
After that, you need to select Settings option from the list.
Now you need to tap Downloads and turn off the toggle for Automatically open PDFs.
That’s it, now Google Chrome will not automatically open the downloaded PDFs on your device. Now let’s check out the steps to do the same on your computer.
Steps to stop Google Chrome from automatically opening PDFs on computer
You need to do open the Google Chrome browser on your computer.
Now you need to click on the three dots at the top right corner of the screen to open Chrome Menu.
After that, you need to select Settings and you can also type chrome://settings on the address bar and press Enter to open the Settings section of the browser.
Now you need to switch to the Privacy and Security tab, the option will be available on the right side of the screen.
After that, you need to scroll down and click Site Settings.
Now scroll down to the Additional content settings and tap PDF documents.
On the Default behavior for PDF documents, select Download PDFs instead of Open PDFs in Chrome.
That’s it, the Google Chrome browser will never open the downloaded PDF files on your computer. So you can download any PDF file without affecting your privacy.
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