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Google Adds Tablet UI Elements To Chrome OS Betas

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the sure-why-not dept.

Apparently current builds identify themselves as CrOS, elements have been giving more whitespace to ease finger based navigation, and an on-screen keyboard is now built in. This only adds further to the questions about the positioning of ChromeOS vs Android: developers probably don't want to work on both.

4 of 50 comments (clear)

  1. The real question by by+(1706743) · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Will it be able to left-click on /. links?

  2. "CrOS Touch" by slim · · Score: 4, Informative

    The summary sort of misses the point about "current builds identifying themselves as CrOS".

    The pertinent bit of the article is:

    The browser now reports itself as "CrOS Touch" for sites that have specific touchscreen elements.

    ... meaning that a web site can know that it's dealing with a browser with a touch interface, and present a UI to suit.

  3. Re:The More The Merrier! by sbrown123 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Google has some pretty smart people, and I'm sure they've got something up their sleeves.

    Not this time. ChromeOS was targeted at netbooks while they were the "next big thing" and Android was set to go for phones. ChromeOS never made it out the door and Android has expanded to tablets (the current "big thing"). ChromeOS is walking dead which will eventually get chopped.

  4. Here's a link to a more detailed article. by milbournosphere · · Score: 3, Informative

    The CNET article that has much more detail: http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20051228-264.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Crave&dlvrit=140907