了解如何使用Google Chrome的媒体控制选项会派上用场，因为它允许您从当前选项卡管理您在Chrome中打开的媒体内容。(Chrome)这对于我们这些注意力不集中的人特别有用，他们从一个(attention span)视频或歌曲(video or song)跳到下一个。它还可以帮助您立即识别任何嘈杂的标签并将其静音，而无需疯狂地单击您打开的每个Google Chrome 浏览器标签或窗口(Google Chrome tab or window)。阅读本教程，了解Google Chrome的媒体中心如何让您的生活更轻松(life easier)：
注意：(NOTE:)提供的功能在Google Chrome 77及更高版本中可用。检查您的Google Chrome 版本(Google Chrome version)，如果需要，更新您的浏览器。
如何使用Google Chrome中可用的媒体控制选项(Google Chrome)
谷歌(Google)在Chrome中引入的媒体控制选项很容易被忽略。新媒体中心的按钮位于工具栏的右上角，位于地址栏(address bar)和个人资料图片之间。它看起来像一个带有音符的(music note)汉堡按钮(hamburger button)。
如果您在浏览器中看不到该按钮，请不要担心。虽然Windows 10(Windows 10)默认启用此功能，但该按钮仅在媒体内容开始在Google Chrome的一个标签中播放时才可用。播放您最喜欢的YouTube视频，该按钮应显示在您的工具栏中。单击(Click)或点击它以打开媒体中心。
您现在可以从任何Chrome 选项卡或窗口控制您的(Chrome tab or window)视频或音乐曲目(video or music track)，您还可以查看有关它的信息，例如它的名称、它播放的网站，有时甚至是上传者的名字。
虽然该功能在所有包含媒体内容的网站上都可用，但您可以获得不同的选择。如您所料，媒体中心最适合YouTube，这就是我们在本教程中选择关注它的原因。与其他网站相比，您在浏览YouTube时可以获得更多选择，包括视频的预览图像(preview image)，并且控件显示在媒体中心的左侧。
提示：(TIP:)请记住，如果网站被静音，其所有条目都会自动从媒体中心删除。
您的列表中可以有十多个媒体项目，您可以在媒体中心滚动浏览它们。这应该绰绰有余，因为Chrome会在一段时间后自动暂停非活动标签，将它们从列表中删除，直到您重新加载并再次播放它们。如果您打开了更多Google Chrome实例，媒体中心会汇集每个Chrome 窗口(Chrome window)中每个活动选项卡中的曲目和视频。
Chrome会显示更少或更多的媒体控制按钮，具体取决于您正在播放的内容。虽然播放独立的YouTube 视频(YouTube video)带有播放或暂停、倒带和快进选项，但播放列表会显示额外的选项，让您可以跳到下一首歌曲或返回(song or return)到上一首歌曲。单击(Click)或点击条目右上角的关闭 (x)(Dismiss (x))按钮以从媒体中心删除该曲目或视频。(track or video)
要访问任何选项卡，请单击或点击媒体中心中的条目。您会立即转到该选项卡，即使它位于Google Chrome的另一个实例中。
关于媒体中心，我们注意到的最后一件事是，在激活时，它还会在您更改音量级别(volume level)时在屏幕音量控件旁边显示一些信息和选项(info and options)。这在您收听播放列表时特别有用，因为您可以轻松跳到下一首或上一首曲目。
如何启用或禁用Google Chrome的媒体控制选项
在Windows 10上，默认启用Google Chrome的媒体控制选项。(Google Chrome)但是，对于 macOS，您必须手动启用它们。打开谷歌浏览器(Google Chrome)并在地址栏中输入以下命令：chrome://flags/#global-media-controls
这将打开Experiments窗口并突出显示Global Media Controls选项。按旁边的默认按钮打开一个下拉菜单，让您启用或禁用该功能。(Default)
单击或点击重新启动(Relaunch)以重新启动浏览器并应用您的首选项。
您将如何改进Google Chrome的媒体中心？
Google Chrome的媒体控制选项是一种无需导航(Google Chrome)标签和窗口(tabs and windows)即可管理浏览器中正在播放的内容的好方法，因此非常适合以最小的干扰来控制您的生活音轨。我们希望媒体中心成为所有操作系统中浏览器的永久补充，而不仅仅是 Windows 10。它也应该在未来得到改进。你喜欢Google Chrome的媒体中心吗？你会如何改进它？我们对您的意见很感兴趣，所以请在下面给我们留言。
How to use Google Chrome's media control options
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NOTE: The feature presented is available in Google Chrome 77 and newer. Check your Google Chrome version, and, if needed, update your browser.
How to use the media control options available in Google Chrome
The media control options introduced by Google in Chrome are easy to miss. The button for the new media hub can be found in the top-right corner of your toolbar, between your address bar and your profile picture. It looks like a hamburger button with a music note on it.
If you can't see the button in your browser, don't worry. While this feature is enabled by default for Windows 10, the button only becomes available when media content starts playing in one of Google Chrome's tabs. Play your favorite YouTube video, and the button should be displayed in your toolbar. Click or tap on it to open the media hub.
You can now control your video or music track from any Chrome tab or window, and you can also see info about it, like its name, the website it plays from, and, sometimes, even the uploader's name.
While the feature is available on all the websites with media content, you get different options. As you'd expect, the media hub works best for YouTube, which is why we chose to focus on it throughout this tutorial. Compared to other websites, you get more options when browsing YouTube, including a preview image of your video, and the controls are displayed on the left-hand side of the media hub.
TIP: Keep in mind that, if a website is muted, all its entries get automatically removed from the media hub.
You can have over ten media items on your list, and you can scroll through them in the media hub. That should be more than enough, since Chrome automatically suspends inactive tabs after a while, removing them from the list until you reload and play them again. If you have more instances of Google Chrome opened, the media hub brings together the tracks and videos from every active tab in every Chrome window.
Chrome displays fewer or more media control buttons, depending on what you're playing. While playing a stand-alone YouTube video comes with options to play or pause, rewind and fast forward, a playlist displays extra options, allowing you to skip to the next song or return to the previous one. Click or tap on the Dismiss (x) button in the upper-right corner of an entry to remove that track or video from the media hub.
To access any of the tabs, click or tap on their entry in the media hub. You are instantly taken to that tab, even if it's in another instance of Google Chrome.
One last thing we noticed about the media hub is that, while active, it also displays some info and options next to your on-screen volume controls whenever you change the volume level. This is particularly of interest when you're listening to playlists, as you can easily skip to the next or previous track.
How to enable or disable Google Chrome's media control options
On Windows 10, Google Chrome's media control options are enabled by default. However, when it comes to macOS, you have to enable them manually. Open Google Chrome and enter the following command in the address bar: chrome://flags/#global-media-controls
This opens the Experiments window and highlights the Global Media Controls option. Press the Default button next to it to open a drop-down menu that lets you enable or disable the feature.
Click or tap on Relaunch to restart your browser and apply your preferences.
How would you improve Google Chrome's media hub?
Google Chrome's media control options are a great way to manage what's playing in your browser without navigating tabs and windows, thus making it ideal for controlling your life's soundtrack with minimum disruptions. We hope the media hub becomes a permanent addition to the browser in all operating systems, not just Windows 10. It should also be improved in the future. Do you like Google Chrome's media hub? How would you improve it? We are interested in your opinion, so leave us a comment below.
