30 PCWorld MAY 2020NEWS CHROME OS’S NEW TABLET MODE
bottom of the screen. Also, picture-in-
picture mode will now work for all Play Store
apps, rather than just Chrome and Netflix.
And finally, a new “touch-friendly tab strip
while in tablet mode” will let you navigate
your open Chrome tabs easier.
While Google had previously paused
Chrome OS updates due to the coronavirus
outbreak, it has announced that it will be
resuming updates, so the update should be
arriving shortly. Chrome’s new tab strip,
however, will take longer, debuting on the
Lenovo Chromebook Duo within “the next
couple of months,” followed by a wider
rollout to existing Chromebooks.Swipe up from the bottom of your
screen and hold to get to your recent
apps. This is exactly the way it works on
Android and a smart change. As it stands,
recent apps can be found by tapping the
Switch window button on the right side of the
shelf.
Swipe from the left side of the screen
to go back to the previous page. While
some apps work with a back gesture in
Chrome OS (like Chrome, for instance), this
will bring a systemwide gesture that takes the
guesswork out of it.
There’s also a new Quick shelf that’s
accessible via a quick swipe up from theTablet mode in Chrome OS is
getting some big navigation
changes this week.