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Chrome Beta for Android Updates to V45 With Custom Tabs, Updated Media Controls and Bookmarks

Kellen August 3, 2015 18

Google is pushing an update to Chrome Beta (v45.0.2454.21) this afternoon that introduces a couple of tweaks, along with a feature called "Chrome Custom Tabs." Chrome Custom Tabs are better explained by Google here, but basically they allow customization in...

Chrome for iOS Gets Another Cool Gesture Not in the Android Version

Kellen July 22, 2015 121

A couple of weeks ago, we highlighted this really cool swiping gesture in the iOS version of Chrome that allowed you to swipe down to refresh (like in Android), but also close or open a new tab. It's super neat and we weren't able to hide our jealousy at the...

Tip: You Can Now Drag & Drop Photos Into Hangouts in Gmail and the Chrome Extension

Kellen July 9, 2015 9

Mayur Kamat, the product manager of Hangouts and Google Voice, shared some non-Hangouts 4.0 news with us this morning that still should bring some of you some pleasure. You can now drag and drop photos in Hangouts conversations in Gmail and the Chrome...

So Much Jelly: Look at This Neat Trick for Chrome Users on iOS

Tim June 25, 2015 55

Over on the official Google+ page for Chrome, the team showed off a neat trick for iOS users, one which makes us, faithful Android fans, a wee bit jelly. As shown in the above GIF, when a user pulls down on a tab, they can slide their finger ever so slightly...

Tip: Chrome Beta 44 Flag Gives New Tab Screen Icons Instead of Thumbnail Previews, Looks Great

Kellen June 11, 2015 25

Tucked inside the latest Chrome Beta for Android (v44.0.2403.30) is a Flag that turns the thumbnail previews on your "New Tab" screen into icons. You can see it in action in the shot above. How clean is that? On the flip side, you have the default setting...

Chrome’s Touch to Search is Awesome, But No, It Isn’t Google Now on Tap

Kellen June 6, 2015 38

Just over a week ago, Chrome for Android received an update to version 43.0.2357.78 that included a feature called Touch to Search. If you have used the Chrome Beta within the last several months, you know exactly what this feature is. If you haven't, well,...

Chrome Colored Toolbars May be Coming Without the Need to “Merge Tabs”

Kellen June 5, 2015 60

Back in Chrome Beta 39, Google introduced one of our favorite features to Chrome that was unfortunately, only available in select situations, and on select versions of Android. We are talking about colored toolbars, of course. When first introduced, colored...

Chrome Stable for Android Gets Quicker Checkouts, Touch to Search

Kellen May 28, 2015 10

Yesterday afternoon, Chrome stable for Android received an update to version 43.0.2357.78 that gave it a couple of features previously featured in the beta channel. Thanks to the update, users can now "quickly and securely" complete checkout forms with help...