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Chrome on Android 12 may come with the return of a revamped older feature, allowing users to keep multiple windows \u2014 or instances \u2014 of the browser open at once. That\u2019s based on a recent report from XDA Developers, highlighting changes in the underlying code.
\nThe term linking the changes in the Chromium Gerrit repository is the tag \u201cmulti-instance,\u201d immediately betraying their purpose. And among those changes, is the addition of a new \u201cnew window\u201d option in the three-dot menu of Chrome. Specifically, that appears when the device is put into split-screen mode. And tapping that opens a new window for Chrome in the second segment of the split-screen.
\nFrom there, a new button is added to the context menu, dubbed \u201cmanage windows,\u201d that does precisely what its name suggests. Allowing users to see all open windows, which of those are being used at the moment, the title of the current tab for each, and how many tabs each has.
\nWhat are the limitations of multi-Window Chrome in Android 12?
\nNow, there are some limitations \u2014 some of which some will consider caveats \u2014 with the changes in place. Not least of all, only 5 windows can be opened at once. However, there are also no limitations on the number of tabs each window can hold and they\u2019re stored in such a way as to allow them to stay open through a device reboot.
\nSecondary to that, albeit more pertinent, Windows are all shown as their own apps in the Recent Apps view. That\u2019s where this most recent change bears the most similarity to older versions of Android. Specifically, to pre-Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Prior to that update, Google had added a similar change. That allowed tabs to be shown as separate apps in the Recent Apps view but kept all tabs in the same window. And that\u2019s how this will work too.
\nThat means that users who like to keep a clean Recent Apps window will probably want to avoid using the desktop-like Chrome multi-window support in Android 12. But those who do need multiple windows for organization purposes will undoubtedly find the option useful.
\nWhen will this arrive for end-users?
\nThis change is available via Chrome flag settings, for those users who are already taking part in the Android 12 Beta program. Those are found at the \u201cchrome:\/\/flags\u201d URL behind a search for instance-switcher. Once enabled, users can access the new feature via the Chrome Beta, Dev, or Canary apps.
\nOf course, this also relies heavily on Android 12 itself. So those who don\u2019t have that yet will need to wait. And it will ultimately be up to users\u2019 device OEMs when that arrives. Android 12 is expected to be finalized sometime in September, although that hasn\u2019t been confirmed as of this writing.<\/p>\n
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