A new improvement of the Google browser offers a change in the situation of suggestions: when activating the specific option, under development, Chrome now suggests words on the keyboard rather than in the text box. A visible change in the latest stable version.
Whenever we tap on a form, especially in searches, Google Chrome usually displays a menu with terms already written or with suggestions from other users. The menu appears just below the text box, although Google Chrome is experimenting to bring these suggestions to the top of the keyboard. And without obligation to use Gboard.
Google wants the keyboard to be an integral part of the browsing experience
On the left, Google Play suggestions without having inserted a previous search; on the right, after having already searched for Netflix The terms that each user searches for in Chrome are synced with the account so that they can be suggested later, they are also stored in the browser cache. Memorizing them saves a lot of time because, in general, if you have searched for something once, there is a good chance that a second will be searched. And there is Chrome to save time.
As they discovered in Android Police, it is possible to activate an indicator in the Google browser that places search suggestions at the top of the keyboard. It does not work in all text boxes or on all websites, a sign that it is not a definitive function, but it is very striking when it appears.
To activate the specific indicator, you need to do the following:
- Open Google Chrome on your mobile, copy
chrome://flags/#autofill-keyboard-accessory-viewand paste it in the address bar. - You will see that you enter the ‘flags’ menu, options which can be activated and which are not yet fully completed.
- Click on the menu for the specific function and check “Enabled”.
- Restart the browser with the button below. When it opens, close it again and open it again: the flag is usually not activated until Google Chrome has relapsed twice.
You already have the active keyboard suggestions. Now all you have to do is go to a website that it works on, like the Google Play Store. When you click on its search box, you’ll see suggestions appear at the top of your keyboard. instead of opening as a list menu just below the box. And when you have typed a search, your keyboard will suggest it to you directly.
The operation of the suggestions on the keyboard is still at a very basic level, but we can see where Google’s strategy will go: just as it happens now with passwords or with the clipboard, users will have the usual searches. also remotely. . By being placed in the lower part of the phone, they are much more accessible, even when using the mobile with one hand.
Via | Android Police
