The Intrusive Pop-ups
Google Chrome features a built-in Autofill manager designed to make online shopping faster. Whenever you type your street address, city, or zip code into a checkout form on a website, Chrome intercepts the text. Before you can even click the “buy” button, a large pop-up window drops down from the address bar, aggressively asking, “Save address?” If you are using a shared computer, or if you prefer to use a dedicated, encrypted password manager (like Bitwarden or 1Password) to handle your sensitive personal information, these constant Chrome pop-ups are incredibly annoying. You must instruct the browser to stop monitoring your checkout forms.
How to Turn Off Address Auto-Save Prompts
You can disable the form-scanning engine via Chrome’s autofill settings.
- Open the Google Chrome desktop browser.
- Click the three vertical dots (⋮) in the top right corner and select Settings.
- In the left-hand sidebar, click on Autofill and passwords.
- In the main window, click on Addresses and more.
- Look for the master toggle switch at the top labeled Save and fill addresses.
- Toggle this switch to the Off position (the switch will turn grey).
Silent Forms
The change takes effect immediately. Chrome will completely shut down the background script that monitors your keystrokes for street names and zip codes. The next time you fill out a shipping form to buy a product, the browser will remain perfectly silent, allowing you to complete your purchase without having to dismiss an unwanted save prompt.