As scheduled, with the version 139 Of Google Chrome For Android the elements in style arrive Material 3 Expressive who had been anticipated by the same version at the time when it was distributed on the Canary channel in June.
Before going to find out what changes, it should be noted that these elements are still hidden behind experimental flags, while allowing us to understand how it will become the interface of the web browser in the future on the devices of the green robot.
Google Chrome for Android welcomes the first elements in Material 3 Expressive
Google has been working for some time to bring the Material 3 Expressive A little everywhere and, especially in the last period, many apps have started to receive at least the first hints of the expressive Redesign.
Also for the Google Chrome browser this moment has arrived, which materializes with the New version 139 distributed for Android devices. The novelties we will talk about below are the same that had emerged from the 139 version of Chrome Canary in early June and, as then, are hidden behind experimental flags (activated at the Chrome address: // Flags/from the browser).
The cards of cards are more distinguishable thanks to the colors
Version 139 of Google Chrome For Android devices introduces a modification linked to the cards groups: when we create a group of cards, we can choose name and color; Until version 138, the color is displayed only as a ball next to the name that we assigned to the group. With version 139 of the browser, the color pervades the entire “card” of the group of cards, as shown in the following image (also with dark theme).
Then there is room for another novelty: the “new card” buttons and the selector between open cards and cards of cards have been revised in their perspective Material 3 Expressive; The first is now a real button; The second, sees the icons integrated into a selector with a current screen highlighted. Already today it is possible to try this novelty (on Chrome Canary) through two experimental flags for developers called “Android Tab Groups Color Update” And “Android Theme Module”.
The Overlay menu also becomes more “expressive”
Another modification in style Material 3 Expressive It invests the Overlay menu that can be accessed via a TAP on the button with the three dots (at the top right) when we are visiting any web page.
As you can observe from the following image, the five icons that sprout at the top of the overlay manu have been magazines and now resemble the panels of the rapid control panel of Android 16 QPR1: these are circular icons but, when one of them is active (like the star of your favorites, in this case), it can also present itself in a square shape. This change applies automatically by activating one of the two aforementioned experimental flags, i.e. “Android Theme Module”.
How to download or update Google Chrome for Android
To download or update the browser Google Chrome On Android smartphones, just reach the app on the Google Play Store app through the Badge below and make a tap on “Update” (in the event that you have installed it and an update is reported) or “Install” (in case you want to try it for the first time).
In the event that you want to try the preview versions of the browser, you can rely on three distinct test channels: it will not be necessary to join a beta program but just download and install the version you most deemed appropriate from Google Play Store.
- Google Chrome Canary (unstable): preview version that, first of all, receives the new features; It could be unstable, not suitable for everyday use.
- Google Chrome Dev: it’s a more preview version stable Compared to that of the branch Canary; Allows you to try the news well in advance of the release on the stable version.
- Google Chrome Beta: it is a “back generation” compared to the branches Canary And Dev But it still allows you to preview the news that will be introduced with the next generation compared to that of the stable branch.
