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Chrome May Drop the URL Bar

Posted by samzenpus on from the cleaning-things-up dept.

An anonymous reader writes "There isn't much Google can still eliminate from the browser's interface. Yet Google appears to be considering a drastic step to free up space in the UI: It may simply kill the URL bar. Instead of showing the URL bar all the time, it may be hidden within tabs. There are some other features coming as well. For example, Google will allow users to be logged into different Google accounts at the same time, as long as you use those accounts in different windows."

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  1. Who needs the URL bar? by joabj · · Score: 4, Informative

    Let Google be your portal to the entire Internet! Sheesh.

  2. Mozilla already experimenting on this by bmuon · · Score: 5, Informative

    Mozilla already has a Labs project that goes even further by hiding ALL the UI and showing it only on demand. It's called Home Dash.

  3. Re:Lets go phishing! by fearlezz · · Score: 3, Informative

    Indeed. Years ago the address bar was even re-introducted on popup windows to make it harder for badguys. I hate that it takes the space, but it is neccesary to protect users. TFA suggests it'll be optional to hide the address bar, I think it's just foolish.

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  4. Re:Really Stupid Idea by Inner_Child · · Score: 3, Informative

    While I wholeheartedly agree that this is incredibly stupid, I have to wonder where all the ranting about this was a year ago when it was posted.

    (This is how old these mockups are.)

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