With Chrome 87, Google has introduced a new UI for the PDF reader and here's how you can enable it if you don't have it already.

The Chrome PDF reader now supports table of contents, page thumb previews, rotate and Fit-to-page controls.

But even after you've upgraded to Chrome 87, you may be surprised to find that nothing has changed for you. This is because Google has hidden the revamped PDF viewer behind an optional flag.

How To Fix Chrome Won’t Open PDF Issue By Chad Buenaflor August 3, 2022 August 31, 2023 Is your Chrome PDF viewer not working?

In the latest version of Chrome on Android, folks spotted PDF viewing/opening that happens directly within Chrome. All you have to do now is find a PDF or download one from Chrome and it should ...

Q: Whenever I download a PDF from my web browser it doesn't open up in Adobe Reader as I would like. Instead, it opens up in Google Chrome like a webpage.

New PDF viewer The PDF viewer in Chrome has received small improvements over the years, including annotation and form editing, but Chrome 87 has more drastic changes in store.