Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Chrome for iOS gets wireless printing, full-screen browsing

Chrome for iOS now lets you print Web pages via AirPrint or Google Cloud Print. The latter also supports print-to-PDF via Google Drive.
Chrome for iOS now lets you print Web pages via AirPrint or 
Google Cloud Print. The latter also supports print-to-PDF via 
Google Drive.
(Credit: Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET) 

The latest update to Google's mobile browser also provides a save-as-PDF option for Google Drive users.

CNET - It seems like just last week that Google was rolling out updates for its Chrome browser for iOS.

In fact, it was: Last week, Google added sharing and history features to Chrome for iOS.

Yesterday, Google brought a few more worthwhile features to its mobile browser: support for AirPrint, Google Cloud Print, and full-screen browsing. Version 26.0.1410.50 also lets you save any Web page as a PDF to your Google Drive account.

Full-screen browsing works just like in Safari: When you scroll up, the Omnibox (i.e., address bar) disappears to give you a bit more viewing area. When you scroll back down (or tap the top of the screen), it reappears. Simple, but effective. The feature is good for video and Web-based games, where you don't want distracting user-interface "chrome" getting in the way of what you're seeing.

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