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Android’s Nearby Share shows up Windows via Google Chrome, but it’s not working just yet

Android’s Nearby Share shows up Windows via Google Chrome, but it’s not working just yet

July 31, 2020
Google's alternative to Apple's AirDrop sharing feature, called Nearby Share, started rolling out to some users in a Google Play Services beta late last month. Shortly thereafter, Google started rolling out Nearby Share support to Chrome OS, allowing Chromebook users to start sharing files with nearby devices by enabling a couple of experimental flags. Now,...
Google Chrome tests “Query Tiles” to speed up searching on mobile

Google Chrome tests “Query Tiles” to speed up searching on mobile

June 5, 2020
The new tab page in Google Chrome has seen several redesigns since its inception and Google continues to experiment with different features to make the previously empty page more useful. Back in December last year, Google started testing a radically new UI for the Chrome new tab page which moved all UI elements closer to...
Google announces new Chrome developer tools to reduce page loads and build native app-like experiences

Google announces new Chrome developer tools to reduce page loads and build native app-like experiences

November 11, 2019
Two decades ago, Google started off as a web search engine, but today, it dominates how we experience and interact with the web. Google Search, in itself, hugely commands most of the online usage, but other products like the world's most popular browser – Google Chrome – as well as the most used mobile operating...
Google Chrome’s split toolbar flag makes it easy to browse one-handed

Google Chrome’s split toolbar flag makes it easy to browse one-handed

June 16, 2018
Google Chrome Duplex arose after Google Chrome Home was deprecated earlier this year. We saw it reach the Canary builds of Chrome a few months ago, but at the time it was buggy and had next to no functionality at all. However, Reddit user /u/armando_rod has discovered that there has been much more functionality added since...