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I generally don't get why the bottom space is not used anymore. Long time ago every browser had a fixed status bar on bottom that could be used to show metrics.

I generally don't get why the bottom space is not used anymore. Long time ago every browser had a fixed status bar on bottom that could be used to show metrics. The url tooltip on the bottom on hover is a remnant of this.

benterix 3y ago
> I generally don't get why the bottom space is not used anymore. Long time ago every browser had a fixed status bar on bottom that could be used to show metrics. We are talking about the company considering removing the URL from the address bar[0] so I'm not sure why they would want to provide more information for the user in the status bar. I expect they will tell you you just don't need it[1]. [0] https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/08/13/google-resumes-its-senseless-attack-on-the-url-bar-hides-full-addresses-on-chrome-canary/ https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/08/13/google-resumes-its-... [1] https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/58833523/bottom-status-bar-missing?hl=en https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/58833523/bottom-sta...
omnibrain 3y ago
With the plague of 16:9 screens, that began around 2008, on cheaper devices often coming with a resolution of 1366x768, vertical screen space started to come with a premium.