Google Chrome for Android may soon get an update that will make the browser more like the iPhone.
The Mountain View tech giant is now developing new navigation cues for the Android version of Chrome, and at first glance they appear to be inspired by the approach Apple uses on iOS for its own Safari browser.
Basically, Google wants to allow users to go back to the previous page or a previously visited website by swiping their finger left or right on the screen within the browser. This makes the browsing experience faster and easier using just one hand, as tapping the buttons on the navigation bar will no longer be necessary. Google Chrome already has gesture support on Android, such as pull to refresh which lets you swipe your finger across a website to refresh it.
There is obviously no release date for this particular way of browsing in Chrome for Android, but for now this particular version is still "under construction" and Google needs to test it thoroughly before releasing it to devices.
Optimizing navigation with hints in Google Chrome makes sense for Google, as it aligns the browser with the update the company also gave to Android Pie.
The experience offered by the new version of Android brings it closer to what the latest generation of iPhones offers, and judging from early feedback from the public, most users seem to like this new direction of Google's operating system.
Additionally, with screens becoming increasingly larger, gesture navigation allows users to perform certain actions faster and with greater comfort, thanks to a very intuitive system experience.
