chrome for android Archives - Safe Surfing https://blog.theproxyfree.com/tag/chrome-for-android/ Fri, 21 Dec 2018 14:33:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 62892091 Chrome for Android 32 update now saves 50% data usage https://blog.theproxyfree.com/chrome-for-android-v32-update-now-saves-data-usage/ Thu, 16 Jan 2014 13:40:11 +0000 http://blog.theproxyfree.com/?p=201 Chrome for Android 32 update now saves 50% data usageChrome for Android now updated to Version 32

Visit Play Store in your Android smartphone or tablet to check whether the update is available for you or not.

If there is no update for your Chrome for Android, you probably have to wait one or two days, because Google rolls out Android app updates in stages.

What are the goodies in Chrome for Android v32?

Based on the blog post, the new features in this Chrome for Android update include:

  • Add web page shortcuts right to your home screen more easily from the menu
  • Reduce data usage in Chrome up to 50%. Visit Settings > Bandwidth management > Reduce data usage to enable.
  • Stability and security updates
  • Lots of stability and performance enhancements.

Of course, the most prominent feature for most users in this update is reduced data usage up to 50%.

How does Chrome for Android reduce data

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]]> 201 Chrome for Android updated to 25: faster, more HTML 5, better scrolling, pinch to zoom, background audio playback https://blog.theproxyfree.com/chrome-for-android-updated-to-25-faster-more-html-5-better-scrolling-pinch-to-zoom-background-audio-playback/ Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:35:11 +0000 http://blog.theproxyfree.com/?p=168 Chrome for Android updated to 25: faster, more HTML 5, better scrolling, pinch to zoom, background audio playbackChrome for Android was just updated to version 25.0.1364.123. If you have an Android phone or tablet running Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0) or Jelly Bean (4.1 and 4.2). You can grab the update from Google Play Store.  So, the version on desktop and Android is similar now. For older versions of Android, Chrome is not available.

Previous update of Chrome for Android was released in November, and the version was 18.0.1026311. It is easy to find out this is a major update (from V18 to V25), and now the Android one reaches the identical version of the desktop. This implies Chrome for Android will be updated more frequently.

The major changes in this update include

  • Improved scrolling performance
  • Increased responsiveness to pinch-zooming on pages
  • Faster interactive pages thanks to the latest version of the V8 javascript engine
  • Audio now continues to play while Chrome is in the background
  • Expanded

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