Google Chrome Gets a Long-Awaited Feature

• Google is rolling out a feature to move the address bar to the bottom of the screen in Chrome for iOS.
• Google now lets users relocate the address bar from the top to the bottom of the screen.
• Google rolls out the feature as users prefer different address bar positions.

Google had previously tested a bottom search/address bar feature for Chrome a few years ago. Now, this feature is being rolled out to the public version of the browser, but it’s currently available only for iOS devices.

Google has announced that, starting today, users can move the address bar from the top to the bottom of the screen, improving accessibility. While this option was previously available through an experimental feature flag a few months ago, it’s now officially accessible.

Google Chrome Gets a Long-Awaited Feature

To shift the address bar to the bottom, you can choose the “Move address bar to the bottom” option, now located next to the “Copy URL” button. You can easily return it to the top using the same method. Furthermore, Chrome’s settings menu now includes a dedicated section for managing this feature according to your preferences.

After moving the bar to the bottom, you’ll still have access to the same set of features, including options like going back, forward, opening a new tab, tab switching, and the overflow menu. Additionally, you can switch between different tabs by swiping on the bar.

If the feature hasn’t yet appeared on your iOS device, you’ll need to wait for the update to reach your phone. It’s worth noting that the flag “chrome://flags/#bottom-omnibox-steady-state,” which was previously used to manually force the address bar to the bottom, doesn’t seem to be functional anymore.

Also Read

Nokia sues Amazon and HP over video streaming patent violations

Nokia is suing Amazon and HP for using its video streaming patents...

Google‘s statement about the new Chrome feature is as follows: “We know people prefer different address bar positions depending on the size of their hands and devices, and we took those preferences into account when building this highly requested feature.”

Given the diverse range of shapes and sizes of Android phones, it would be logical to introduce this feature on Android devices as well.