Google wants to start 2023 on the right foot, and for this reason it has decided to launch a redesign for the most used browser in the world. As they comment from 9to5Google, this would be the first step of a deeper makeover for the browser. On this occasion, Google Chrome has started small.
As soon as you open Google Chrome in its new version, you will see the first change. The Mountain View company has put more emphasis on differentiating its tab bar from the browser frame. For it, has given the latter a more bluish huesomething that reminds us of the classic browser color years ago.
On the other hand, it has also polished the appearance of certain buttons and text boxes. For example, in the window that appears when adding a website to favorites, we will now see that both the buttons and the text box and the drop-down menu have a more rounded appearance.
But beyond all this, there’s not much more to show, at least for now. Thus, we are not talking about such a drastic redesign for the browser, but it seems that it is the beginning of a change in the appearance of Google Chrome that we have known for years. In fact, at the end of 2022 they included a function that reduces energy and memory consumption.
How to test the redesign of Google Chrome
Of course, this is a change that is still in development, so Google will not let you have it right off the bat. Nevertheless, there is a very simple method to get the new aesthetic section of Google Chromeand you just have to follow these simple instructions.
You will have to install google chrome canary. It is a version that will allow you to experiment with functions still in the development process, where this redesign comes in. The best part is that it installs as a standalone application. Therefore, you will not affect the standard variant of the browser.
Once you have downloaded and installed Chrome Canary from the official repositories of Google, activating the redesign is the easiest part:
- Open Chrome Canary and type the following address: “chrome://flags/#chrome-refresh-2023«. Without the quotes, of course.
- Now, a new tab will open with many options. Find Chrome Refresh 2023 and select enabled in the dropdown menu on the right.
- All that remains is to restart Google Chrome Canary and enjoy all the news that this redesign brings to your trusted browser.
Other changes that arrive in its most recent versions
The version for computers of Google Chrome is not the only one that receives improvements. Chrome for Android has also seen the arrival of a new feature. It is about the ability to lock incognito windows with password. This feature has been on iOS for a while now, but it’s the first time Android devices have been able to enjoy it.
If you want to try it, you just have to update the app from the Play Store and follow the steps:
- Opens Chrome on your Android mobile.
- go to Setting and subsequently Privacy & Security.
- active Block incognito tabs when closing Chrome.
Now every time you log out and log back into Chrome from your Android mobile, you will have to enter your password to unlock the tabs. As we already told you, this process is the same on iPhone, so if you didn’t know it, you can go try it.