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Google Is Building a Way To Launch Chrome Apps Without Installation

Posted by timothy on from the playing-the-long-game dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Google really wants Chrome apps to take off. Not only has the company added rich notifications, in-app payments, and an app launcher into its browser, but now it's developing ephemeral apps that launch by just clicking a link. There are two separate components here. Ephemeral apps (you can enable this under the chrome://flags/#enable-ephemeral-apps flag) let you try a Chrome app before installing it. Linkable ephemeral apps (under the chrome://flags/#enable-linkable-ephemeral-apps flag) meanwhile allow you to launch said apps from hyperlinks."

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  1. Chrome Apps by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Alternatively, "chrapps" for short.

  2. Re:Why is the serpent always portrayed incorrectly by Gavagai80 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Since it's Genesis 3:14, representing pi, we can gather that the serpent's original shape was circular. What comes to mind when you think circular? The google chrome logo of course! The fall of humanity was caused by Adam being tempted by chrome to click the devil's ephemeral app link on his apple macbook. The proof is all there.

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  3. Crap by Hognoxious · · Score: 3, Funny

    Want-O-Meter(tm) switched on? Check.
    Batteries? Fully charged.
    Sensitivity setting? Max!

    Reading? Not the faintest fuck of a flicker.

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