Google’s Chrome browser hit a wall this week on Android tablets. Users tap the familiar icon. A brief toast notification flashes. “You can have up to 5 windows.” The app vanishes. No browser. No tabs. Just an error that refuses to let the program start. This isn’t some obscure glitch on one device. Reports poured in across Reddit forums and tech sites starting around May 22, 2026. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE owners. Tab S6 Lite users. Even some on Tab A11+, Lenovo, and Xiaomi models. All running the stable Chrome version 148.0.7778.178. Android Authority first captured the wave of complaints. So did PiunikaWeb on May 27. But here’s the odd part. Many victims swore they had only one window open. Or none. The message lied. Or rather the code did. Chrome has pushed tablet features hard in recent years. It treats larger screens more like desktop experiences. Split-screen support. Standalone incognito windows that behave like separate app instances. The limit of five concurrent windows makes sense on paper.…