Chrome OS getting touch-focused redesignJuly 7, 2017 - 19:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Google has slowly been changing Chrome OS to make it work better with touchscreens. And a new video shows that some much bigger changes are in the works, The Verge says. The video shows off a redesigned desktop for Chrome OS that introduces an Android-like app drawer and search bar. The new elements sit on top of the traditional task bar, so using a Chromebook with trackpad and keyboard won’t change. But if you’re using a touchscreen, you’ll be able to tap right into a Google search box or swipe up to access a grid displaying all of your apps. Five “suggested apps” will also appear in a dock, making them even quicker to launch. This redesigned desktop is already live in Chrome OS’s “canary” channel, which is a pre-beta release that’s often quite buggy because of its still-in-development nature. That means you can try out this redesign if you want to; but if you use your Chromebook as your main computer, it’d be a very good idea to hold off and wait for Google to polish up both this feature’s implementation and its code. The update is probably the biggest design change that Google has made yet in support of touchscreens. Last year, the company added a “hybrid” mode that spaced buttons out a little bit more so that they were easier to tap. But it was still very clearly an OS that was designed for use with a mouse. Google’s work on a new desktop shows it’s interested in really starting to change that, which makes sense, given the recent (sort of) arrival of Android apps to the platform. Related links: Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |