Google might update Chrome's "Listen to this page" feature on Android to work in the background. A browser flag spotted in Chrome for Android hints that the functionality is currently being developed.
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Google has highlighted several new features that it has baked into Chrome for mobile recently. They are all designed to improve the search experience and include things like trending topics.
Google is rolling out the ability to lock incognito tabs to Android devices. It's already available for some Android users, but not all. The company said it has already deployed it for iOS.
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Google has rolled out security updates for Chrome across various channels to fix a handful of issues, including one 0-day exploit. Details of the problem are private for now but it has high severity.
Google Chrome for Android has added a new capability that allows you to preview a web page without actually opening it. It's rolling out via a server-side update as part of Chrome 89 for Android.
Chrome for Android now lets you turn on the Google Assistant-powered voice search experience in the browser using a new flag that first appeared early this year. It's live in stable Chrome 87.
Google has announced some upcoming changes to its Chrome browser on Android and the desktop, making it easier to sign into websites, save passwords, and make payments with a Google account.
New code commits on Chromium Gerrit hint at a new feature for Chrome on Android that will prompt users to use Google's browser if it detects that the browser has not been used for long.
Google is testing the addition of a share icon in the toolbar for Chrome on Android. This nifty feature will be a welcome addition. It can be enabled through the experimental flags in Chrome Canary.
You will soon be able to close multiple tabs at the same time on Chrome for Android with a dedicated shortcut button that will be easily accessible, as indicated by a recent commit.
Google has begun rolling out a new feature to the Android version of its Chrome browser which automatically downloads articles when you're connected to Wi-Fi so you can read them offline.
Google has now made parallel downloading available to all users running Chrome 64 Beta for Android via the Chrome flags menu. The feature should speed up the download of large files.
According to two new commits to the Chromium gerrit, Google Chrome on Android could soon be updated to support HDR content, something that Android has supported for some time now.
The search giant is preparing to make your searches even more convenient - or more annoying, depending on how you look at it. Video autoplay is coming to searches on Android devices in the US for now.
After reaching an out-of-court settlement, Google has now made its Chrome browser display a prompt to Russian users of Android devices, asking them to select their preferred search engine.
After details emerged in April of Google's plans to integrate an ad-blocker into Chrome, the browser's latest Canary build includes a setting to "block ads from sites that tend to show intrusive ads".
Google has announced the improved Data Saver mode in Chrome for Android which consumes upto 70 percent less data and speeds up loading of webpages on slow networks by disabling images.
