Google adds new features to Chrome on Android

Google in its latest update added new features to Chrome browser on Android.

Published By: Pranav Sawant | Published: Feb 16, 2023, 04:04 PM (IST)

Highlights

  • Google Chrome on Android receives two new features.
  • Partial Custom Tabs and Chrome Custom Tabs are said to bring the best of Chromr to Android.
  • These features are mainly for developers.

Tech giant Google has announced that it has rolled out two new features Partical Custom Tabs and Chrome Custom Tabs that will bring the best of Chrome to Android developers and users. Also Read: X rolls out rebuilt Android app after nearly a year of development; here’s what’s changing

To Keep users engaged with the developer's application, Chrome now provides developers more control over tab height with "Partial Custom Tab," the tech giant said in an Android Developers blogpost. Also Read: Google could launch a powerful new AI chip for Gemini by 2028

Developers can also customise the tab in pixels for a partial overlay, which will allow users to simultaneously interact with the native application and the web. Also Read: Google Pixel 11a massive leak reveals specifications ahead of launch; ALL details

"Partial Custom Tabs are currently supported by a handful of browsers, including Chrome, and we look forward to additional browser support soon," the company said.

Moreover, if users' browser does not support Partial Custom Tabs, they will see the supported full-screen Custom Tab.

On the other hand, with the "Chrome Custom Tabs", developers will give users a fast, safe and seamless way to experience the web.

"Users will know that when they open the web from your app, it will be running in Chrome' so they can use their most loved Chrome features like saved passwords and autofill," he added.

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