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I'm hoping this means it will get updates every 6 weeks, too.
yes it will.. > There will be the same 6-week release cycle for new versions, Pinchai says. http://parislemon.com/post/17215781807/chrome-for-android-th... but i would ask will they be automatic or manual?
And in typical Google fashion, they have assumed that devices have an infinite amount of memory: https://imgur.com/zkh7C (this is with the app in the background!)
this might be because: - its loading its own webkit/js lib - it might be multiprocecss (is it?) I'm wondering how much firefox nightly uses on your phone
Note that my screenshot shows the active (i.e., not background processes that can be thrown away at any time) section of the running processes screen.
"Swipe from the edge to switch tab" is beautiful :)
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Why bigot your statement with such a ridiculous lead-in? On my Gingerbread device the browser right now, in the background, is using 67.15MB. What does that demonstrate? Nothing, given that the RAM was available and web browsing is one of, if not the most, complex activities you can do.
I should have qualified my statement by mentioning that the Chrome app process runs a couple of background services - this causes it to be killed for low memory after normal background processes (the actual behaviour is a little more complex than that, but that's the gist of it), which could potentially impact the performance of multitasking. The proper thing to do is to run background services in a separate process…
Decoupling the browser from the OS is one of the best things that could happen for android security going forward. While it won't help people who can't get upgrades to ICS, at least it will solve the future problems of people who get stuck on 4.x while their OS browser slowly becomes more and more exploitable. I have one phone that is still on 2.2 - it is trivially easy to own the phone with a little bit of javascrip…
There are not that many browsers to choose from, but you could for instance download Opera Mobile - the next time you open a link you will be asked which browser you want to use. You should also be able to replace the browser on your home screen, although how easy it is might depend on what kind of launcher you have.
A browser with that many permissions? what good is sandboxing and everything if the browser can access 100% of my device, including microphone? i'm thankful this is not available for my ancient, 11mo old, nexus one.
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It's apparently a feature: "An issue that often pops up for mobile browsers is that text on the website may be too small to read properly. Where the Android Browser employs a text reflow algorithm to clarify the situation, Chrome for Android features a technique which we’ve called Font Boosting. It uses an algorithm to increase font sizes when necessary, aiming to make the text readable regardless of the zoom level."…
Then their algorithm isn't consistent, as shown by screenshot. Some comments on HN are "boosted", while others remain tiny. This also makes it impossible to reliably hit any of the other page controls, like voting, without having to manually zoom way in and then back out.
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You could always download an alternative browser, such as Opera.
Opera Mobile is awesome. It feels so much faster than the stock browser. I recommend it to anyone stuck on 2.2/2.3 for the foreseeable future (like me).