PC World - USA (2020-05)

MAY 2020 PCWorld 29

Chrome OS’s new tablet mode is

more like Android (and the iPad)

Navigate your tablet like it’s a phone. BY MICHAEL SIMON

M

any updates have passed

since Chrome OS introduced

a proper tablet mode for

convertibles with version 70,

and while Google has certainly refined the

system, it’s done little to fix its core navigation

issues. The main problem: It’s kind of

confusing. But the next Chrome OS update

will go a long way to fix that.

With the upcoming version 81, Google is

bringing a new way to navigate (go.pcworld.

com/chnv) when you’re not using the

trackpad. It’s similar to both Apple’s new

gestures on the iPad Pro (go.pcworld.com/

newg) and the latest Android 10 navigation

(go.pcworld.com/a10n) with three main

components:

Swipe from the bottom of the screen

to get to the home screen. Currently, you

need to bring up the shelf and use the button

on the far left or minimize your current

window to return to the home screen.

IMAGE: CHRISTOPHER HEBERT