Chrome Browser Help

To close a tab just tap the tab button next to the address bar and then tap the "X" to whichever tab you want closed.

The reason Chrome doesn't have a native "exit" option is because Android doesn't necessarily need it. It's the same reason the stock browser, Play Store, Gmail, and other native Android apps don't have it; Android manages the memory itself. If things start running slow or lag, Android starts closing running apps itself. Same reason for the task manager debate.

It isn't a perfect system and you can manually close apps via Settings>Apps.

 

Yeah that takes a little getting used to at first. I was originally used to Dolphin where this could be done, then moved to the stock Android browser where I first got used to the lack of an exit feature. Hated it at first and now totally prefer it. The key is the tab management button just right of the address bar. Use that to add/remove tabs. The only thing I don't like about chrome is the lack of a quick button for a new Google tab for searching purposes. Maybe there is something and I haven't found it yet. It takes me a long time to get to my favorites because it breaks them into groups. Another peeve is that it defaults to large text when replying to threads here on android forums. Have to pinch it down to make it manageable. It is fast though.

 

You should be able to log out of any app anyway. I'd love to log out of Play. I don't see why I should have to install a 3rd party app just for privacy. I log in and out on the computer, so why not on the phone?