Google Chrome for Android

Google Chrome for Android

Google Chrome running on Android Lollipop
Developer(s) Google
Initial release June 27, 2012 (2012-06-27)
Stable release
Android
50.0.2661.87 (April 26, 2016 (2016-04-26)[1]) [±]
Development status Current
Operating system Android 4.1 or above[2][3]
Engines Blink, V8[4]
Type Web browser
License Freeware vastly based on Chromium (mostly BSD license)[5]
Website www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/android/

Google's Chrome for Android is an edition of Google Chrome released for the Android system. On February 7, 2012, Google launched Google Chrome Beta for Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) devices,[6] for selected countries.[7] The first stable version of the browser was released on June 27, 2012.[2] Chrome 18.0.1026.311, released on September 26, 2012, was the first version of Chrome for Android to support Intel x86 based mobile devices.[8]

Features

'Google Chrome Beta' for Android devices was available for devices running the Android 4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or above version of the operating system. It was launched on February 7, 2012, for a limited number of countries.[6][9] The Android version can be installed from Google Play. It currently lacks some features available in the desktop version, but has some additional features:

The code of Chrome for Android is a fork of the Chromium project. One of the top priorities is upstreaming most new and modified code to Chromium and WebKit to resolve the fork.[4]

On June 27, 2012 Google Chrome for Android exited beta and became stable.[16]

Chrome 18.0.1026.311, released at September 26, 2012 was the first version of Chrome for Android to support Intel x86 based mobile devices.[8]

Google brought Chrome for Android in line with the desktop version with Chrome 25. They released a separate Chrome for Android beta channel on January 10, 2013, it runs side-by-side with the stable channel for Android.[17][18]

Reception

JR Raphael, writing for ComputerWorld noted "[It] functions separately from the stock system browser -- and offers plenty of advantages over it, too." "Chrome for Android gets tabs right. [...] [it] automatically pops up a magnified view anytime you tap a link that's close to other links on the page". "Perhaps the most impressive feature of Chrome for Android is its integrated sync capability [including] the ability to sync open tabs, meaning you can actually see what tabs you have open on any other Chrome-running device." "One of the biggest benefits of the new Chrome Android browser is its speed" concluding that "My first impression, without a doubt, is that Chrome for Android is a tremendous step forward for Android-based browsing".[19]

The GSMArena review noted that "Performance-wise Chrome is fast. It scrolls, zooms and loads any web page just as quickly as you’d expect [...] You can control almost every aspect of your web browsing from choosing what content you want to allow to load like JavaScript, images, cookies and pop-ups. If you are out of Wi-Fi access, you can, for example, choose temporarily not to load images.", concluding "Chrome is an enhanced version of the already excellent stock Android browser and builds on it quite a lot".[20]

See also

References

  1. "Chrome". Google Play. Google. April 26, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Rajagopalan, Srikanth (June 27, 2012). "Chrome for Android out of Beta!". Google Chrome Releases blog. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  3. "Ice Cream Sandwich Support Deprecation". Google. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bringing Google Chrome to Android, Peter.sh, 2012-01-30, retrieved 2012-02-09
  5. http://thenextweb.com/dd/2015/05/22/you-can-now-build-an-open-source-browser-based-on-chrome-for-android-code/
  6. 1 2 Smith, Mat (February 7, 2012). "Google Chrome Beta arrives on Android (video)". Engadget. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  7. "Install Chrome for Android Beta". Google Chrome Help.
  8. 1 2 Chrome for Android Update
  9. Chrome for Android 0.16.4130.199 - CNET Download.com
  10. 1 2 3 Beta version of Chrome for Android 4.0 released, Neowin.net, retrieved 2012-02-09
  11. 1 2 3 Google Operating System: Chrome for Android, Googlesystem.blogspot.com, 2004-02-27, retrieved 2012-02-09
  12. 1 2 3 Google Chrome for Android – 23 Questions and Answers, Chromestory.com, retrieved 2012-02-09
  13. Google Chrome for Android: Remote Debugging, Code.google.com, retrieved 2012-02-09
  14. "Chrome for Android Update - WebRTC support".
  15. Safe Browsing and Android, June 26, 2013
  16. "Google Chrome for Android comes out of beta, hits Play today". Engadget. June 27, 2012.
  17. Chrome beta for Android on Google Play
  18. TheNextWeb: Google launches Chrome Beta channel for Android 4.0+ phones and tablets, releases version 25
  19. Google's Chrome for Android: A hands-on tour - ComputerWorld Blogs
  20. Google Chrome beta for Android review (HANDS-ON) - GSMArena Blog

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