Google brings b lwa ta of Chrome for Android from

Google has a version of the Chrome browser to its mobile operating system Android released. The software is only suitable for Android Ice Cream Sandwich and is still in the b lwa ta-stage.

Chrome for Android is suitable for both smartphones and tablets, but because of the version 4.0 of Android is required, will be relatively few users of the beta version can be installed. Google announces the new browser on his weblog, and refers interested users to the Android Market, where the software you can download for free.

Google has in Chrome for Android Link Preview feature built in which makes sure that links on a web page are displayed is zoomed in, allowing the user to make the right to click on. Further, it is possible to synchronize with the desktop version, which, among other open tabs, search suggestions, bookmarks can be exchanged. It is also possible to use a horizontal swipe through open tabs to scroll.

Under the hood, there seems to be much improved. In the browserbenchmark BrowserMark know Chrome for Android on a Galaxy Nexus higher scores than the default browser. It is also apparent from the tests on html5test.com that Chrome has better support for the upcoming html5 standard.

BrowserMark

BrowserScore (points, higher is better)

Chrome for Android

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117014

Android-browser

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94557

HTML5 test

BrowserScore (points, higher is better)

Chrome for Android

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343

Android-browser

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256

Now, it is not available in all countries to the beta version of the Chrome browser from the Market to download. So it seems the Dutch user not to be allowed to take the software from the Market to install, and all this according to Google Benelux within a few days should be possible. Until that time, it is just as possible to get the app to sideload a apk file directly on an Android phone. At XDA-Developers is a .apk uploaded.