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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