On Feb. 6, Google unveiled the Chrome for Android, mobile version of the company’s Web browser, which is currently used by more than 200 million desktop users worldwide. Speed, ease of use, simple sign-in, privacy and bookmark sync are the key functions in Chrome for Android, which is currently in beta. Users can quickly scroll through Web pages. The browser also leverages the company's Instant predictive search software to load top search results in the background as the user types. Mobile Chrome also includes a link preview feature that zooms in on links so that users don't have to hunt and peck for content. eWEEK has always had a keen interest in Chrome on the desktop, so we felt we needed to test the new mobile browser. The caveat is that Chrome for Android only runs on Android 4.0, or Ice Cream Sandwich, devices, which includes the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone and some tablets such as MIPS’ Novo7. We asked Google for a Galaxy Nexus to test the new browser, and we received one for this test. Here is eWEEK's hands-on exploration of Chrome for Android.
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Chrome for Android
Chrome for Android is available for free in Google's Android Market now. However, it can only be used with the new Ice Cream Sandwich version of Android.Art: Chrome AM
Sign-In
You'll want to sign into the app with your Google account, which enables bookmark and other synching capabilities.
Controls
A brief intro to how Chrome for Android works, including search and tab switching.
Search
Searching in Chrome for Android is fun and speedy, helped by autocompletion in the mobile Omnibox, the browser's address bar.
Desktop Sync
Bookmarks from a user's desktop browser sync to their mobile device in Chrome for Android.
Tab Sync
You'd expect a mobile browser to port bookmarks from the desktop version, but Google has also enabled users to port tabs they were looking at on the desktop to their mobile device.
Google News, BBC
Chrome lets users view two tabs in the Galaxy Nexus window. One has to swipe right to see bookmarks.
Pinch to View
Suppose you want to view a third tab on the screen. Take two fingers, put them on the screen and pinch to reveal the third tab. In this case, ESPN joins Google News and the BBC Website on the phone screen.
Open TabsDek: Here is the broad view of open tabs in Chrome for Android.
Settings
The settings menu lets users control tabs, including incognito mode.
Going Incognito
Incognito mode lets users browse the Web without Google tracking their cookies, etc.
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On Feb. 6, Google unveiled the Chrome for Android, mobile version of the company’s Web browser, which is currently used by more than 200 million desktop users worldwide. Speed, ease of use, simple sign-in, privacy and bookmark sync are the key functions in Chrome for Android, which is currently in beta. Users can quickly scroll through Web pages. The browser also leverages the company's Instant predictive search software to load top search results in the background as the user types. Mobile Chrome also includes a link preview feature that zooms in on links so that users don't have to hunt and peck for content. eWEEK has always had a keen interest in Chrome on the desktop, so we felt we needed to test the new mobile browser. The caveat is that Chrome for Android only runs on Android 4.0, or Ice Cream Sandwich, devices, which includes the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone and some tablets such as MIPS’ Novo7. We asked Google for a Galaxy Nexus to test the new browser, and we received one for this test. Here is eWEEK's hands-on exploration of Chrome for Android.