Introducing the latest innovations from Google’s tech realm: Recent reports indicate that Google Chrome for Android is delving into the realm of multitasking with the potential introduction of Picture-in-Picture mode for Custom Tabs.
Simultaneously, whispers in the tech community hint at the upcoming Google Pixel 9 Series, rumored to debut an Adaptive Touch feature aimed at enhancing touch sensitivity.
Join us as we delve into the exciting possibilities these advancements bring to the Android ecosystem.
Google Chrome for Android is Reportedly Testing Picture-in-Picture Mode for Custom Tabs
Google Chrome for Android is reportedly working on an interesting feature that allows users to minimise a custom tab in picture-in-picture (PiP) mode.
As Google Chrome Custom Tab is a feature extend by the browser for third-party app developers who want to build an in-app web browser experience via Chrome browser.
This new update will allow users to browse through pages without worrying about losing the desired webpage.
Google also announce new generative artificial intelligence (AI) features for the Chrome browser for Windows and Mac PCs.
As per reports, the under-testing feature is only available for Chrome Custom Tabs.
All these are the web pages that open when one clicks a link in apps such as Gmail.
Opening these type of URL reportedly shows a downward arrow next to the back icon.
Tapping on the arrow minimises the window into a PiP interface.
The PiP window shows information such as website icons, the name of the site or page, and the domain.
This feature was seen in Chrome 122, which is a stable version, but as per the report it has only been rolled out to a small batch of users.
As per the screenshots share, the content on the page cannot be seen while the tab is minimised.
It is not known whether opening a video streaming site such as YouTube and playing a video will show the video in PiP mode or not.
The report also suggest that the PiP window can be resize to make it larger and be move around the screen, although it can only be docked on the left or the right edge.
To go back to the page, users can tap on the window and click the fullscreen icon place in the middle, and to close it, either swiping it to the bottom or tapping the ‘x’ icon will do the trick.
As per report, only one tab can be kept in PiP mode at a time.
This can be a useful feature for Chrome Custom Tabs as currently, they lack the option to open multiple tabs.
You can navigate to other pages through in-site links but to return to the original page, they will have to move backwards through all the web pages.
The process can be tedious and act as a deterrent for users to explore other pages, even if they want to.
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Google Pixel 9 Series Could Introduce Adaptive Touch Feature to Boost Touch Sensitivity: Report
Google is also said to be working on an adaptive touch feature for Google Pixel phones and its reference was allegedly spot on Android 14 QPR3 Beta 1 last month.
This advance feature would make the screen adjust its touch sensitivity based on environmental conditions and the activities of users.
Now, a new report states that the adaptive touch mode will be available in the Google Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro models.
Google has already implement a screen protector detector feature on the Google Pixel 8 series in 2023.
Android Authority reports that the latest Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2 update includes code that link this adaptive touch feature to the 2024 flagship Pixel lineup.
The update reportedly labels “adaptive touch” as a “P24” feature.
Going by Google’s previous release patterns, the shorthand “P2X” internally refer to their Pixel phones for a particular year.
As per this, the report claims that the adaptive touch feature would debut on the 2024 Google Pixel 9 and Google Pixel 9 Pro smartphones.
Google might also bring the feature to previously released Google Pixel models at a later stage, possibly as part of a Google Pixel feature drop.
Evidence of adaptive touch was initially spot in the Android 14 QPR3 Beta 1 release last month.
This feature could enable the phone to automatically adjust the screen touch sensitivity of the Google Pixel smartphone based on the user’s environmental conditions like rain or cold, screen protector and activities like swimming.
When this feature goes live, an adaptive touch toggle is anticipate to be add to the Settings app under Display –> Touch Sensitivity.
As we said, Google has already adds a screen protector detector on the Google Pixel 8 and Google Pixel 8 Pro to increase touch input and touch sensitivity.
This functionality alerts users when a screen protector is put on or taken off, reminding them to activate or disable screen protector mode accordingly.
