Google Chrome already plays videos and music in the background
The Internet browser Google Chrome is trying to shed the drag it's known for. And it is that, despite being the most used worldwide, it has some limitations compared to other competitors. Problems such as high consumption of RAM memory to function, or the inability to play content in the background on mobile terminals Details that little by little it is correcting in its latest updates.It has already launched version 54, and here we tell you all its news.
The highlight of this version is, without a doubt, the solution to the problem of playing in the background And, after update the Google Chrome application, it is possible to continue listening to music or playing a video from a web page even when the screen is off Of course, if you are thinking of listening to the music of YouTube with this trick, we already told you that Google has thought about it and has blocked this option We must not forget that it is already working on the internationalization of YouTube Red, its paid content service that already offers this feature to please those who listen to music in playlists of video clips. Of course, with Google Chrome, it can be done in other video services like Vimeo, for example.And it is that the playback in the background is real with this update.
To carry out this option, you only have to find content on a web page. It can be a video on Vimeo or an audio track as a podcast or hosted song on any page. When playing them, it is possible to exit the browser Google Chrome and access any other application or even lock the mobile screen The sound of said contents will remain active in both cases. To do this, a notification appears with which to control its playback. Of course, we are only talking about the audio, since the video is relegated to the web page in which it is embedded, but it is still ideal for listening to music that is not on playback services such as Spotify
But there are other new features in this update. The most noticeable is that of the coloring of the tabs The pages programmed in this way have their color also at the time of open and jump between open tabs in the browser A purely visual detail but really nice to differentiate at a glance between the different open pages.
Finally, Google has updated the blank page when opening a new tab. Along with the latest news already showing the bookmarks and recent tabs, the bottom of this screen now shows a selection of suggestions for articles that may be of interest to the user. Something to keep your attention on the app and find something to watch at all times.
In short, a notable update that begins to solve some of the most pressing problems of Google Chrome The new version has already It has been launched through Google Play Store, although it will arrive in the next few hours and days on the Spanish market totally free
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