Chrome users have long complained about the browser's boring interface and slow performance. But that's about to change. As CNET reports , Google is testing a new interface in the Chrome Canary channel.
In the past, Google has always adopted a specific basic trapezoidal design for its tabs. But a new design in Chrome Canary introduces a new look, with curved corners.
Now, inactive tabs can be seen merged with the browser itself, taking on a duller background color, separated by thin vertical lines. Additionally, Chrome's address bar and new tab search bar have changed to a gray oval shape, as opposed to the previous white and square frame.
A Chrome developer, François Beaufort, said: “A lot of things have been updated for the better in my opinion: the tab shape, the single tab mode, the omnibox suggestion icons, the tab strip coloring, the pinned tabs and the alert indicators.”
Google Canary is a different version of Google Chrome, specifically targeted at developers. Basically, all new updates to Chrome are first tested in Canary and then rolled out to the general public.
This isn't the only update Google has started rolling out. Earlier, we saw a new feature in Chrome for Android that disables tabs after five minutes of inactivity.
Chrome hasn't seen any major updates since its debut in 2008. And it looks like Google has finally gotten a little more involved with its best work. It'll be interesting to see what new features are coming to the most widely used browser on the market right now.
