US EditionGoogle Chrome Updated With Improved Support for Android’s New Desktop Mode: Report
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Google wants to introduce the new Android for PCs next year, possibly starting the phase in which Android will become the new desktop OS and replace the previous ChromeOS. Further developments are running in the background, for example with Chrome on Android. The mobile version of Chrome is spat down, has only a few features of the full desktop version. Now Google has to work on how to connect the two worlds desktop and mobile. The latest develo…
Google Chrome Updated With Improved Support for Android’s New Desktop Mode: Report
Google is reportedly testing a new Chrome feature for Android that automatically requests the desktop version of websites when the browser is used in the Desktop Mode. This lets users to access the full desktop-style layouts by default. In the new version, Google Chrome reportedly shows its full tab strip at the top. It is reportedly working by changing the browser’s user agent when connected to an external display.
Google is already preparing Chrome for Android's eventual jump to the desktop
TL;DR Google is testing a new feature in Chrome for Android that automatically requests the desktop version of websites when used in the new Desktop Mode. The feature works by changing the browser’s user agent when connected to an external display, so sites don’t load their mobile layouts by default. This change is part of Google’s broader effort to enhance Android’s recently introduced Desktop Mode, making it a more viable PC alternative. The …
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