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As competition in the web browser app grocery heats up , thanks to innovations from startup likeArcand others , Google is fix to make a notable change to how its Chrome web browser app engage . The society annunciate Wednesday that it ’s inaugurate a Modern characteristic called “ Minimized Custom Tabs ” that will allow substance abuser to move between a native app and their web content with a spigot . When doing so , the Custom Tab becomes a small , ikon - in - scene window that float above the native app content .
The raw gain focuses on the use of Custom Tabs , a feature in Android web web browser that dedicate app developer a mode to tot a customized web web browser experience directly in their app . Instead of opening the user ’s browser app or a WebView — which does n’t support all the features of the web platform — Custom Tabs let drug user remain in their app while browsing . For developers , the usage of Custom Tabs can increase app appointment and reduce the risk of user leaving the app and not generate .
While denigrate to the picture - in - picture window , the Custom Tab can be docked off to the side of the screen . When the page is maximized , the user can tap on a down arrow to shrink it to the moving-picture show - in - picture window again .
The raw WWW experience come at a time when Google is build accessing the World Wide Web a more baked - in experience on Android . With features likeCircle to Searchand other AI - power integrations , people can regain their style to the web via gestures like circle or highlighting items .
The change is rolling out in the recent interlingual rendition of Chrome ( M124 ) and will be automatically apply anywhere developers are already using Chrome ’s Custom Tabs . Google notes that while the variety is affecting Chrome web browser , it hopes other web web browser makers will adopt similar functionality .
