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Latest Chrome Beta Update Drops the Address Bar to the Bottom by Default

Kellen August 17, 2017 40

The moving of the address bar in Chrome has now passed from Dev to Beta, thanks to the latest Chrome Beta update on Android. This change first showed up a couple of months back in Chrome Dev, but the thing with Dev builds is you never know if Dev changes will...

Report: Google Chrome Getting Ad Blocker to Kill Bad Ads

Kellen April 19, 2017 54

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Google, an ad company, is considering putting an ad blocker in its Chrome internet browser on mobile and desktop. The ad blocker won't be a full blocker, though, but rather a blocker that targets unacceptable...

Chrome and Android About to Take Progressive Web Apps Seriously

Tim February 3, 2017 10

Announced this week, a new version of the Chrome Beta app will soon roll out, taking steps to bring Progressive Web Apps to the forefront of the Android experience. As of right now, web apps are essentially applications that run directly on a webpage. They...

RIP, Chrome’s “Merge Tabs,” Feature Removed in Chrome Beta 51

Kellen April 27, 2016 72

Chrome Beta 51 just showed up on Android and it killed off that never-quite-implemented-correctly "Merge Tabs" feature that was introduced back with the launch of Lollipop. The death of tab merging first showed up in Chrome Dev a few weeks back, but now that...

Chrome Beta 48 for Android Adds Cast Presenting, Custom Notification Buttons

Kellen December 3, 2015 8

Chrome Beta 48 has been announced at Google's Chromium blog with a couple of specific features for Android users. In the latest beta, Google has added in "presenter mode" when Casting, which is a way of displaying websites on your phone to nearby devices using...

Chrome’s Data Saver Will Now Save Even More Data by Not Loading Images

Kellen December 1, 2015 27

Ever heard of Data Saver in Chrome on Android? It typically pops-up across your device's screen when you open Chrome for the first time, asking if you want to conserve on data usage by allowing Google to compress web pages before you load them. The feature was...

Chrome Dev Gets Colored Toolbars Without Merging Tabs!

Kellen November 4, 2015 24

Through Chrome 39 and Lollipop, Google introduced a little customization option for websites like ours who want to give visitors a semi-custom experience when they stop by. The new option allowed for us to offer a colored toolbar to Lollipop deivces, which we...

Chrome Beta 47 Adds Splash Screens, Auto Dismissing Notifications

Kellen October 22, 2015 8

Chrome Beta 47 arrived last night for all with a changelog posted to the Chromium blog not far behind it. The update introduces splash screens, better desktop notification management support, and a bunch of security fixes. Splash screens are a new feature that...