The Chrome 51 version for Android lacks this feature

Jun 9, 2016 09:33 GMT  ·  By

In a blog post, Google’s Chrome team announces that it has introduced a new version of Chrome on Android. Version 51 comes with several changes, but the most prominent one is the removal of the Merge Tabs and Apps setting.

The post mentions that the new Chrome 51 version for Android has been officially released, just days after the company debuted the latest desktop version. The new version comes with two barges full of performance and stability fixes.

The removal of Merge Tabs and Apps feature in the Settings menu is a bit surprising, since the option wasn’t introduced that long ago.

In fact, it came with the launch of Lollipop 5.0, and it allowed users to merge Chrome tabs into the app switcher. The tabs were visible with other recent apps on the phone’s Overview screen, thus making it easier for users to have information at their fingertips.

It seems that the feature was first removed from Chrome Dev and then Chrome Beta versions, but there still was a chance that Google would include it in the final stable version. It seems that the company has decided against keeping the feature.

One reason for the removal could be the fact that many apps open custom tabs themselves, instead of accessing Chrome app and launching pages from there.

The new Google Chrome version 51 is available in the Play Store.

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