Turn on the corresponding switch to make your Chrome better.
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Compared to the mobile Chrome, the more powerful and comprehensive desktop Chrome is probably the most frequently used desktop software for you and me every day. Multi-end data synchronization and practical extensions make it a “super application” on your computer. The near-unlimited desktop platform also allows it to use new features and technologies in the first place, which is unmatched by the limited mobile Chrome.
Of course, because of the widespread use of desktop-side Chrome, the introduction and use of new features will be more cautious. If you want to take advantage of the new features, you will pass the Feature flags – of course, compared to the mobile side, the new features on the desktop side are mainly for the mouse and keyboard operation, and the mobile terminal is quite different.
Try new features, use Chrome flags
Chrome is considered a “super app”, largely because its features are added and updated like an operating system. New features will first appear in the Dev version, then after beta testing, and finally pushed to stability. In the channel. The newly developed features are hidden in the Chrome flags – as a test field for new features, by opening specific flags to take advantage of the new features in the stable version, you can try and avoid the possibility of possible instability, we have selected some Stability and useful flags, make the computer version of Chrome better by turning on the corresponding switch.
Note: This article Chrome version is stable channel v78, computer system is Windows 10 v1909
Turn on parallel downloading
Mobile Chrome Considering bandwidth and device performance issues, there is nothing wrong with allowing only single-process downloads. The desktop-side still defaults to single-process downloads. It seems a bit unreasonable, so compared to the mobile side, on the desktop side.Turning on the parallel download feature is more urgent.
Open the same way as the mobile side, search for “Parallel downloading” on Chrome flags to enable Chrome’s parallel download function. You can try large files and multiple files, and you will find that the speed will increase. Of course, if you have the conditions, it is more appropriate to choose a third-party download tool for resource downloading.
Opening method:
chrome://flags/#enable-parallel-downloading
Group tabs
Multi-tab browsers can sometimes cause us annoyance – we will unconsciously open n multi-tabs, and for a long time we will forget which tabs are related, such as I often encounter A tab has been opened but it has been opened repeatedly. In fact, grouping the tabs can solve these problems properly.
This very useful feature is also hidden by default. You need to search for “Tab Groups” in Chrome Flags and then turn on automatic grouping. The automatic grouping function will automatically add to a group based on how you open a new tab, such as a new content page that opens from a minority. A “group marker” appears in front of the tab.
You can also manually create a new group or add the current tab to a group. You can add it to the current group by dragging it after placing it in the group marker.To remove, just drag and drop the tabs from the group, and to make the mark more clear, click on the group’s points to change the color, or name the group to make it more visible.
Opening method:
chrome://flags/#tab-groups
Reading mode on the desktop
Whether it’s Firefox or an older version of the Edge browser, there’s a built-in reading mode. These features aren’t a big deal, but they can greatly improve the content reading experience, removing distracting elements such as ads and irrelevant frame styles. After re-typing, it is convenient for further in-depth reading, even if you do not use the later reading service, you can achieve a similar information reading experience.
The strange thing is that this feature is still hidden in the flag on the desktop Chrome, and the way to open it is to find “Enable Reader Mode” in Chrome Flags to enable this function, restart the browser, open the browser, the most in the address bar A new icon will appear on the right side. After clicking, it will directly convert the current webpage into reading mode. However, compared to the feature-rich settings on the mobile side, the reading mode on the desktop side is much simpler, and the theme, font and font size cannot be used. Make adjustments.
Opening method:
chrome://flags/#enable-reader-mode
Forcing web content to appear as a dark theme
MacOS Mojave began to support the dark theme of the system, and Safari also added a new API to allow dark-themed websites to follow the system to adjust the dark theme, but most of the current websites do not support this. A feature that actually supports similar functionality in Chrome, except that this option is not enabled by default and needs to be manually turned on in Chrome flags.
InSearch for “Force Dark Mode” in Chrome Flags to see the setting options, and provide a lot of display effects. Select “Enable” to restart and you can see the basic effect after forced opening. The website can be considered to be the opposite color of the original web page color matching on the color circle, so the display effect is more general, and the dark theme display of different websites is not good, and some websites are even completely unusable, only Can be used to make a certain degree of early adopters.
Opening method:
chrome://flags/#enable-force-dark
Enable global media playback control
When playing online multimedia, if you need to pause, fast forward and other operations must go to the tab to adjust. Sometimes the tabs are open, it is very troublesome to locate the playback page immediately. There is a global media playback control that simplifies these steps so that global control is not required without opening the corresponding tab.
The method of opening is also very simple. Just search for “Global Media Controls” in Chrome Flags and select “Enable” to restart the browser. At this time, you open a video playback page and play the video, and it will be in the toolbar. A multimedia button appears, click to see a media play tab, you can control the playback of multimedia content without opening the corresponding tab.
Opening method:
chrome://flags/#global-media-controls
Mouse over tabs to display a preview of the page
After opening more tabs, you will gradually squeeze the title text information of the tabs. If you want to know the content of the webpage, you can only switch to the tab page. Then you can see the webpage without switching to the current tab page. General content insideWhat? This feature, which has already appeared on the classic Edge browser, is also a hidden feature in Chrome. The way to open it is of course in the Chrome Flag – Search for “Tab Hover Card Images” and you can see the effect.
After turning on, you will be able to see the preview window of the webpage content when you hover over the tab. It is more convenient to see the content without switching tabs, but this function has certain system performance. Requirements, if you want a better browsing experience, you can open it as appropriate.
Opening method:
chrome://flags/#tab-hover-card-images
Conclusion
Compared to the Chrome browser on the mobile side, the new features of the Chrome browser on the desktop side are more enhanced with the experience of multi-tab pages. The larger browsing area and the interaction between the mouse and the mouse can be more accurate to some extent. The control is also easier to highlight its role as a productivity tool. You can try some of the future features in advance by turning on the flags feature in the Chrome channel of the stable channel. Of course, it is a good idea for you. Also if you find interesting and useful flags, please share them with us in the comments.
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