Tech Advisor - UK (2020-07)

16 TECH ADVISOR • JULY 2020

NEWS

Swipe up from the bottom of your screen and hold to

gettoyourrecentapps.Thisis exactlythewayit works

onAndroidandasmartchange.Asitstands,recent

appscanbefoundbytappingtheSwitchwindow

buttonontherightsideoftheshelf.

Swipefromtheleftsideofthescreentogoback

tothe previous page. While some apps work with

a backgesturein ChromeOS(likeChrome,for

instance),thiswillbringa system-widegesturethat

takestheguessworkoutofit.

There’salsoa newQuickshelfthat’saccessiblevia

aquickswipeupfromthebottomofthescreen.Also,

picture-in-picturemodewillnowworkforallPlayStore

apps,ratherthanjustChromeandNetflix.Andfinally,a

new‘a touch-friendlytabstripwhilein tabletmode’will

letyouseeyounavigateyouropenChrometabseasier.

While Google had previously paused Chrome

OS updatesduetothecoronavirusoutbreak,it has

resumedupdates.Chrome’snewtabstrip,however,

will takelonger,debutingontheLenovoChromebook

Duowith‘thenextcoupleofmonths’,followed by a

widerroll-outtoexistingChromebooks.