Chrome on Android is finally making a long-awaited UI change over a year after iOS

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Chrome on Android is finally making a long-awaited UI change over a year after iOS

• A browser with its address bar at the bottom of the screen is a desirable layout for mobile devices.


• Chrome on iOS got this option back in 2023, but has so far lacked it on Android.


• Today, Google finally starts giving Android users the choice, as well.

Smartphones may be pocket-sized computers, but there are a million and one good reasons why we wouldn’t want to use the same exact apps we do on our full-sized machines. Just the very fact that we’re interacting through a touchscreen means that developers need to make some thoughtful decisions when it comes to input and usability. This week, we’re getting some long-overdue good news for Chrome users on Android, as Google’s browser finally makes an important mobile-first change.

Having the address bar where a website displays its URL up at the top of your browser window makes enough sense on a PC screen, and even since the early days of NCSA Mosaic, browsers have tended to leave them up there. But while that’s fine on desktop computers or laptops, it hasn’t been our favorite choice when it comes to smartphone displays. If you’re regularly interacting with the address bar, having it down at the much more reachable bottom edge of your screen feels like superior placement. But so far, we haven’t had that option on Android.

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