Instead, I’m a fan of the other shortcut Google added to the widget: whenever you copy a link in any iOS app, you can swipe to reveal the widget, then hit another button to quickly open the copied link in Chrome.īecause I use the official Twitter app on iOS as my primary client, I’m constantly copying links to view them in the browser and share them with extensions due to the lack of share sheets in Twitter. These are handy if you find yourself opening new empty tabs often (especially if you’re accustomed to opening the top sites listed in the new tab view), but I haven’t found myself using them on a regular basis. Available in the Today view of Notification Center, the new Chrome widget has two buttons – one to open a new tab in Chrome, another to open Chrome in Voice Search mode.

I’ve been testing this new version of Chrome for the past couple of weeks, and I think Google is bringing some interesting ideas to the table.įirst off, the widget. In an update released today, Google has added a widget and new gestures to Chrome for iOS, making it easy to open links from other apps and manage tabs on the iPhone.

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