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Chrome Beta

The speed and simplicity of Chrome, now on your Android device in beta.

4.5

108 Votes

  • Category Personal
  • Program license Free
  • Version 105.0.5195.68
  • Size 216 MB
  • Works under: Android
  • Program available in English
  • Content rating Everyone
  • Package name com.chrome.beta
  • Program by Google LLC
    1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View 94043

Google’s Chrome Beta is an experimental web browser for Android tablets and phones.

Imagine being able to enjoy all the same features you love in the regular Chrome browser with a few tweaks and experimental features that no one but beta users get - that's Chrome Beta.

If you want to be able to give feedback on new features (both positive and negative!) and shape the future of Chrome, this app is for you. Enjoy “Read it Later” keep-tab integration so you can save tabs with ANY content to read for later, instead of cluttering up your bookmarks trying to remember what you were saving them for in the first place.

Please remember that this is the Beta version of Chrome; this means that you may encounter unexpected errors, crashes, and it may be incompatible with your device.

Even though Chrome Beta can be unstable and occasionally buggy, it’s still a great way to try out new browser features and help shape the future of Google Chrome.

Pros

  • Read It Later! One of the best exclusive features is the ability to add “Read it later” tabs to your custom tabs.
  • Try Out New Features Participating in the Chrome beta gives you many features that you won’t be able to get in the stable/current version of the browser.
  • Give Feedback and Shape the Future of Chrome Try out new features, give feedback, and make sure the new experimental features that you love make it into the regular version of the browser.

Cons

  • Betas are Buggy It’s important to keep in mind that this is the Chrome Beta; that means that you might experience random crashes, errors, and some features might be unstable.

Our latest release contains stability and performance fixes. More information can be found on the Chrome Releases blog at http://goo.gl/CCPRW

Potentially dangerous permissions

  • ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION: Allows an app to access approximate location. Alternatively, you might want ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION.
  • ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION: Allows an app to access precise location. Alternatively, you might want ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION.
  • CAMERA: Required to be able to access the camera device.
  • GET_ACCOUNTS: Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
  • READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: Allows an application to read from external storage.
  • RECORD_AUDIO: Allows an application to record audio.
  • WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: Allows an application to write to external storage.

Other permissions

  • ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE: Allows applications to access information about networks.
  • INSTALL_SHORTCUT: Allows an application to install a shortcut in Launcher.
  • INTERNET: Allows applications to open network sockets.
  • MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS: Allows an application to modify global audio settings.
  • NFC: Allows applications to perform I/O operations over NFC.
  • READ_SYNC_SETTINGS: Allows applications to read the sync settings.
  • READ_SYNC_STATS: Allows applications to read the sync stats.
  • RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED: Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting. If you don't request this permission, you will not receive the broadcast at that time. Though holding this permission does not have any security implications, it can have a negative impact on the user experience by increasing the amount of time it takes the system to start and allowing applications to have themselves running without the user being aware of them. As such, you must explicitly declare your use of this facility to make that visible to the user.
  • VIBRATE: Allows access to the vibrator.
  • WAKE_LOCK: Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
  • WRITE_SYNC_SETTINGS: Allows applications to write the sync settings.
  • android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
  • android.permission.MANAGE_ACCOUNTS
  • android.permission.USE_CREDENTIALS
  • com.android.browser.permission.READ_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS
  • com.android.browser.permission.WRITE_HISTORY_BOOKMARKS
  • com.chrome.beta.TOS_ACKED
  • com.chrome.beta.permission.C2D_MESSAGE
  • com.chrome.beta.permission.READ_WRITE_BOOKMARK_FOLDERS
  • com.chrome.permission.DEVICE_EXTRAS
  • com.google.android.apps.now.CURRENT_ACCOUNT_ACCESS
  • com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
  • com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
  • com.sec.enterprise.knox.MDM_CONTENT_PROVIDER
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