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Chrome Beta Channel Now Available For Download

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by Rudy Rivapalacio on
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If you’re curious about what improvements are coming to Chrome for Android, install the Beta. Its a safe and easy way to preview the new features and enhancements. Chrome Beta installs as its own app (version 25.0.1364.8) so you’ll still have the stable release available to you if the Beta isn’t filling your needs. Although it has several known bugs (listed below), it offers better HTML5 support and JavaScript performance. Hit the download link as it is only available via the direct link (aka, not searchable). Enjoy!

  • Performance is sluggish, noticeably on Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S
  • Frequent freeze on devices with specific versions of Qualcomm GPU driver
  • Text autosizing may break formatting on some sites
  • 164632 - Editing bookmark feature is broken
  • 165244 - Text position handler jumps or disappears when moving
  • 163439 - Clicking on links in yahoo.com not navigating on Nexus 7
  • 166233 - Unable to submit comments on Facebook posts in desktop version of Facebook
  • 165244 - Text handler jumps or disappears when moving
  • 167351 - Youtube video controls are lost after returning from fullscreen video mode
  • 162486 - iframe scrolling broken

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Chrome for Android updated to support Intel x86 devices

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by Will Gill on
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Chrome is one of the most utilized web browsers on the market. When the stable mobile-version was released in June 2012, Android users took the oppurtunity to grab the app, and since then helped it achieve over 100,000 downloads! The magic of Google Chrome rubbed off on the mobile market, obviously becoming a success. But like any app, when new technology comes out, updates need to be released. And Google is constantly prepared for changes.

As “us tech fans” know, Motorola unveiled the ‘RAZR i’ about a week ago. And it is hyped for being the first mainstream Android device, with an Intel chipset. Quite an accomplishment. The one downside to owning this device, will be the lack of updated apps to work with the newly introduced chipset. However, if you are a fan of Chrome for Android, you’re in luck!

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[Video] Google I/O day two keynote now available on YouTube

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by Chris Stewart on
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Are you still trying to digest all of the awesome news Google gave us from day one of the I/O conference? It’s almost hard to believe that Google could have another day full of exciting announcements to follow however that was certainly the case. Day one was all about Android however on day two it was the time for Google Chrome to shine.

Check out the video below to see exactly what the Chrome team have been adding to the world’s fastest growing web browser.

 

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Offline Google Drive In Five Weeks?

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by Ed Caggiani on
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At D10 in California Google’s Senior Vice President of Chrome Sundar Pichai let an interesting bit of news slip out to Walt Mossberg during an interview. Apparently, Google Drive will be getting an offline mode in five weeks. Hmm, what’s about five weeks away? Oh yeah… Google I/O. Chances are we’ll see a demo at I/O with a release a bit later.

The interview covered much more, including Chrome market share, ad-supported Chromebooks, and the converging of Chrome with Android.

Hit the source link for full details.

source: engadget

 

Chrome for Android To Lose Beta Label In A Matter Of Weeks

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by Ed Caggiani on
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Google Chrome for Android Beta has been out for only a couple of months but has already proven to be a very capable browser. Recent updates have added the ability to view the desktop versions of web sites as well as adding bookmarks to the browser’s home tab, not to mention the usual round of bug squashing. Senior Vice President of Chrome and Apps Sundar Pichai had the following to say in an interview.

“We launched beta 2. We addressed a few things. Mainly right now, I’m driven by bug quality and stability. We are triaging, tracking, and trying to make it very stable. It is in a matter of weeks.“

Chrome for Android is only available for devices running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, a relative rarity in the Android ecosystem, but it has gotten very high marks by users of the platform. Check out our own review of the browser.

source: cnet

Android Browser Now Most Popular Mobile Browser

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by Ed Caggiani on
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With all the options Android users have for browsers, from Firefox to Dolphin to Chrome, it’s still not that surprising that the most used is the stock Android browser that comes pre-installed on most Android devices. But how does it stack up over all mobile browsers on all platforms? Apparently, very well, according to the latest statistics report from analytics firm StatCounter.

The Android browser has finally taken the lead over its competitors this month with a 22.67% share, and is now the top mobile browser in the world. Opera comes in a close second at 21.7%, followed by Apple’s 21.06%. This is a 2.47% increase over last year, when the Android browser ended up at 20.2%. Opera dropped from last year’s 24.22%, while Apple’s Safari browser increased from December’s 18.41%.

Nokia came in next at 11.24%, followed by Blackberry at 6.53%, but each is generally trending downward, the latter’s chart looking like a good hill to sled down. Check out the chart after the break.

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Guide: How to Get the Chrome Browser to Work On Custom ICS ROMs

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by Stacy Bruce on
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Last week we reported that the most recent Chrome Beta update broke compatibility for some custom Android 4.0 ROMs. The update proved to be beneficial on devices that are running stock ICS so I wanted to figure out a way to get it up and running on my rooted Galaxy Tab 10.1 running a CM9 kang. Apparently some of the custom ROMs have a build.id and display.id that reflect an Android version other than ICS even though they actually run Android 4.0. There is a simple workaround for this and I will give you a quick walk-through in the video below. Basically you will just need to make sure your build.id and display.id read IML74K.

If the thought of editing your build.prop file sounds daunting to you, maybe you should just wait until the developer updates the ROM in the future. If this sounds like something you can handle then check out the video and let us know in the comments if it worked and what ROM you are running. By the way, anything you do to your device is at your own risk, myself or Talk Android will not be held responsible for any problems you may encounter. Happy hacking! :-D

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[Update] Chrome for Android Receives Update, Custom ROM Users Beware

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by Stacy Bruce on
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Chrome Beta for Android received an update this morning and was brought up to version 0.16. When we first noticed the update this morning there was no changelog and here it is 8 hours later and still nothing. I was hoping to be able to give you guys some kind of idea what to officially expect but without a changelog I have to go off of what I noticed throughout the day’s use and multiple reader reports.

There are no new features or additions to be found, but I noticed much faster navigation between bookmarks and open tabs. Another thing myself and a few readers noticed is that it breaks compatibility with some custom ICS ROMs. My Galaxy Tab 10.1 that’s  running a CM9 kang lost Chrome compatibility all together. Even though the device is running Android 4.0.3, Chrome tells me that my device needs ICS in order to be compatible. On the other hand, my Galaxy Nexus is running Code Named Droid and I haven’t seen any problems at all. I guess it all depends on if you are rooted and what custom ROM you are running. You may want to back a backup in case you need to fall back to the previous version.

For those of you who have a stock version of ICS, I highly recommend grabbing the update and you can do so through the links below. I am sure you too will notice the vast speed improvements, but if you find anything new let us know in the comments!

Update: Google finally posted a change log and they are also aware that users want the ability to switch between mobile and desktop views. We can probably expect that feature to be included in the next update. For those who lost custom ROM compatibility (i.e. CM9) there is a workaround if you are comfortable messing with your build.prop. The problem lies within the ROMs build ID + fingerprint because some of them use a Gingerbread instead of ICS. You can change the build.prop from “Gingerbread” to “IML47K” and you should be up and running again.

The official changelog is as follows:

  • Android Beam support – now beam URLs from Chrome to other devices with NFC.
  • Support for additional countries
  • Compatibility checks to ensure system prerequisites for Chrome are met
  • Essential bug fixes

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Two Easter Eggs Officially Cracked In Google Chrome For Android

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by Roy Alugbue on
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It’s only been roughly a few days since we’ve been graced with Chrome’s arrival, but it’s all we needed in order to see the first two (of hopefully many Easter Eggs) cracked. The first one involves the number of tabs opened in the browser. If you’ve noticed, there’s no limit of the number of tabs being opened as there are in other web browsers. So what happens when you have 99 tabs opened and want to open the 100th? The 100th turns into a smiley emoticon. Pretty clever there Google.

The second one is a real doozy too. This involves what happens when you look at the page showing all your tabs. You generally can swipe up and down to flip through the stack of tab windows, but when you’ve flipped to the top, the tabs then poke out to highlight they won’t go any farther. However, if you swipe up five times in a row, the whole stack does a animated flip. This is perhaps one of the specific reasons why Chrome has decided to unleash the beta for Android 4.0+ users only— the use of hardware acceleration in order to see the stack do an animated flip. Moreover, when looking at the back of the stack as it flips around, you can then see an embossed Chrome logo. Very cool.

You’ve read about the Easter Eggs now. So why don’t you check out Chrome doing a backflip in the video below? You’ll be glad you did.

 

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source: cnet

 

 

Adobe Flash Player Not Coming To Chrome for Android, Ever

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by Josh O'Donnell on
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With the announcement of Google Chrome for Android earlier today – to a resounding cheer of the Android community – Adobe has stepped in to (indirectly, of course) take a little of that excitement away. Standing by their previous announcement, the Adobe Air and Flash team released a statement on their blog stating that they have no intention of developing a flash plugin for the new Chrome for Android browser. Disappointing? You bet.

However I don’t think this signifies anything more than the necessity to inconvenience yourself with switching browsers for Flash content. With HTML 5 dominance and standardization on the horizon, mobile users will soon be forgetting about the Flash Player days anyway. I do believe that this is a pretty premature move though, since Flash content is all over the web and Adobe has yet to release any HTML 5 alternative for viewing it (though they do note that Adobe AIR will be bringing this in the near future). The full statement follows after the break.

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