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Chrome for Android Gets Updated, Now Plays Audio in the Background

28 Feb 2013  /  9:45am  /  By Hafeez Sim

Chrome for Android Gets Updated, Now Plays Audio in the Background

The Google Chrome team has released an update of Chrome for Android. Chrome 25 includes quite a number of changes. One notable change is the ability to continue having audio played while Chrome is running in the background. So if you have ever been upset with having the music from your web app being cut short due to an incoming phone call, this piece of news will help to restore your beat. Other changes include:

  • Scrolling and pinch-zooming performance are improved
  • More support for HTML5 features
  • Stability and performance fixes

If your Chrome app hasn't been updated yet, hit the Google Play store for the updated version now.

Source: Chrome Releases

 

Tags: google, android, chrome, web browser

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