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I love this feature. Did not care for it at first, but I quickly learned to enjoy it. I never update software that works, so hopefully I will enjoy this functi

I love this feature. Did not care for it at first, but I quickly learned to enjoy it. I never update software that works, so hopefully I will enjoy this functionality until my next phone.

ok_craig 10y ago
I agree. I loved it, and I miss it.
ikeboy 10y ago
Thing is browser updates can be security critical and chrome won't backport fixes as far as I know. I think firefox will to ESR branches though.
smt88 10y ago
> I never update software that works This is such a terrible mistake for a browser. You're missing vital security patches. Never browse with an out-of-date browser!
- c_m_u 10y ago
  Yeah, gee. Thank god for the security update treadmill. Prefect excuse to force other people to accept unwanted changes. This is the way bills in congress work, so let's apply the same social engineering to software. Someone else gets to ruin my system by bundling a non-essential change with an "essential" change. Never waste a good disaster.
  - ikeboy 10y ago
    On the other hand it costs time and money to backport fixes to older versions. We add feature X and remove feature Y, refactoring a bunch of code. Now we fix a security bug. Applying that patch to the old version won't build. Someone needs to fix that, right? Microsoft supported XP for a long time, but that was paid. At some point it becomes unfeasible to maintain older versions.
    - icebraining 10y ago
      Smartphones are paid too. To me, this should be covered under the EU's warranty laws, since it's clearly a defect of manufacturing (even if it's software manufacturing), so it should be guaranteed for a minimum of two years.
      - ikeboy 10y ago
        They give you updates. They don't give you updates to old versions that only fix bugs. Also Android/Chrome is free, so just because phones are paid doesn't mean such laws would apply. Phone security updates are sometimes provided for some time, actually. I know Samsung at least went back and made new releases for abandoned phones after stagefright.
        pjmlp 10y ago
        Not for S3.
        ikeboy 10y ago
        http://androidcentral.com/list-devices-stagefright-patches http://androidcentral.com/list-devices-stagefright-patches
        pjmlp 10y ago
        Sprint doesn't exist in Germany. I am pretty sure what my "Search for updates" returns as error message.
        icebraining 10y ago
        They give you updates. They don't give you updates to old versions that only fix bugs. True, and that would mostly likely fulfill their obligation, though personally I don't think I should have to accept what is essentially a new product to get a manufacturing flaw repaired. Also Android/Chrome is free, so just because phones are paid doesn't mean such laws would apply. Ah, with that I wholly disagree, and I expect the law to do as well. Android (and Chrome nowadays) is clearly part of the package that I buy with the phone, and advertised as such. That the phone OEM got it for free from Google is irrelevant to me as the consumer; I paid for the whole thing.
  - smt88 10y ago
    No one forces you to use any particular browser, and you're getting some incredibly complicated, useful software for free. If you find that Chrome updates come with unwanted changes, you might want to try Firefox or Opera.
ratstew 10y ago
Chrome will start nagging you on almost every page load as soon as the next security update goes live, I doubt you will stand it for too long. Nonetheless, I also loved that feature and see little reason to stay with Chrome on Android now.
- tdkl 10y ago
  No other browser has this feature, so I don't see a point of switching elsewhere anyway, unless out of spite to your loss.
  - ratstew 10y ago
    Indeed, but some browsers have the tab switch button at the bottom, which I find much more ergonomic. Another reason for me is that Chrome bookmarks page sucks, so I got used to adding them to a folder on my home screen instead. It worked surprisingly well with the Merge Apps and Tabs feature, but with that gone Chrome just stuffs newly opened links in a new tab instead of opening a new window.
    - tdkl 10y ago
      If you want some website to be in their own window, visit them in Chrome and go to 3 dot menu and Add to home screen. Basically similar as on desktop, with the taskbar/desktop icon.
      - ratstew 10y ago
        That's precisely what I tried to describe in my previous post, but contrary to what you say, Chrome now adds it as a new tab.
        tdkl 10y ago
        Hm, that's odd, I've added Strava to homescreen since the Android app runs a constant GoogleNowAuth service and wasting resources. It runs in it's own window. Although I use the Chrome Beta 52, maybe there's some differences.

I love this feature. Did not care for it at first, but I quickly learned to enjoy it. I never update software that works, so hopefully I will enjoy this functionality until my next phone.

ok_craig 10y ago

I agree. I loved it, and I miss it.

ikeboy 10y ago

Thing is browser updates can be security critical and chrome won't backport fixes as far as I know. I think firefox will to ESR branches though.

smt88 10y ago

> I never update software that works This is such a terrible mistake for a browser. You're missing vital security patches. Never browse with an out-of-date browser!

c_m_u 10y ago
Yeah, gee. Thank god for the security update treadmill. Prefect excuse to force other people to accept unwanted changes. This is the way bills in congress work, so let's apply the same social engineering to software. Someone else gets to ruin my system by bundling a non-essential change with an "essential" change. Never waste a good disaster.
- ikeboy 10y ago
  On the other hand it costs time and money to backport fixes to older versions. We add feature X and remove feature Y, refactoring a bunch of code. Now we fix a security bug. Applying that patch to the old version won't build. Someone needs to fix that, right? Microsoft supported XP for a long time, but that was paid. At some point it becomes unfeasible to maintain older versions.
  - icebraining 10y ago
    Smartphones are paid too. To me, this should be covered under the EU's warranty laws, since it's clearly a defect of manufacturing (even if it's software manufacturing), so it should be guaranteed for a minimum of two years.
    - ikeboy 10y ago
      They give you updates. They don't give you updates to old versions that only fix bugs. Also Android/Chrome is free, so just because phones are paid doesn't mean such laws would apply. Phone security updates are sometimes provided for some time, actually. I know Samsung at least went back and made new releases for abandoned phones after stagefright.
      - pjmlp 10y ago
        Not for S3.
        ikeboy 10y ago
        http://androidcentral.com/list-devices-stagefright-patches http://androidcentral.com/list-devices-stagefright-patches
        pjmlp 10y ago
        Sprint doesn't exist in Germany. I am pretty sure what my "Search for updates" returns as error message.
      - icebraining 10y ago
        They give you updates. They don't give you updates to old versions that only fix bugs. True, and that would mostly likely fulfill their obligation, though personally I don't think I should have to accept what is essentially a new product to get a manufacturing flaw repaired. Also Android/Chrome is free, so just because phones are paid doesn't mean such laws would apply. Ah, with that I wholly disagree, and I expect the law to do as well. Android (and Chrome nowadays) is clearly part of the package that I buy with the phone, and advertised as such. That the phone OEM got it for free from Google is irrelevant to me as the consumer; I paid for the whole thing.
- smt88 10y ago
  No one forces you to use any particular browser, and you're getting some incredibly complicated, useful software for free. If you find that Chrome updates come with unwanted changes, you might want to try Firefox or Opera.

ratstew 10y ago

Chrome will start nagging you on almost every page load as soon as the next security update goes live, I doubt you will stand it for too long. Nonetheless, I also loved that feature and see little reason to stay with Chrome on Android now.

tdkl 10y ago
No other browser has this feature, so I don't see a point of switching elsewhere anyway, unless out of spite to your loss.
- ratstew 10y ago
  Indeed, but some browsers have the tab switch button at the bottom, which I find much more ergonomic. Another reason for me is that Chrome bookmarks page sucks, so I got used to adding them to a folder on my home screen instead. It worked surprisingly well with the Merge Apps and Tabs feature, but with that gone Chrome just stuffs newly opened links in a new tab instead of opening a new window.
  - tdkl 10y ago
    If you want some website to be in their own window, visit them in Chrome and go to 3 dot menu and Add to home screen. Basically similar as on desktop, with the taskbar/desktop icon.
    - ratstew 10y ago
      That's precisely what I tried to describe in my previous post, but contrary to what you say, Chrome now adds it as a new tab.
      - tdkl 10y ago
        Hm, that's odd, I've added Strava to homescreen since the Android app runs a constant GoogleNowAuth service and wasting resources. It runs in it's own window. Although I use the Chrome Beta 52, maybe there's some differences.