Google Chrome for Android gets its home button back

by Alan Friedman Apr 14, 2018, 11:42 PM

According to XDA, Google Chrome for Android is getting its home button back on the address bar. Most browsers, desktop and mobile, feature the button, which takes the user straight to a webpage selected by him/her as the home page. While Google Chrome for the desktop continued to sport the icon, Google removed it from Chrome for Android in an earlier build. Now, the home button appears to have returned...

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1. KingSam

Posts: 1290; Member since: Mar 13, 2016

Samsung Internet.... The only feature I miss is the ability to save pages for offline reading

posted on Apr 15, 2018, 7:06 AM 1

2. warrenellis93

Posts: 523; Member since: Jul 21, 2011

But chrome uses as much battery when the screen is off as when using the app

posted on Apr 15, 2018, 10:26 AM 0

3. frogec

Posts: 1; Member since: Apr 15, 2018

I'm using Puffin for the last 6 months and it has been a wonderful experience.

posted on Apr 15, 2018, 10:47 AM 1

4. Venom

Posts: 2688; Member since: Dec 14, 2017

I don't understand why Google removes small things like this that are more beneficial to have. These small changes are annoying sometimes.

posted on Apr 15, 2018, 12:25 PM 2

6. rouyal

Posts: 1541; Member since: Jan 05, 2018

It’s one thing I really don’t like about android, Google is very inconsistent with things, and changes back and forth all the time. This isn’t a bash at Google or android, a genuine concern, so please save the “bbuuut Apple did this” replies.