Chrome Beta arrives on Android, features new icon displaying "BETA"

Android sees new release of Chrome, sports new icon and "BETA" tag on it.

@anthony256

Published Jan 18, 2013 5:36 AM CST
Updated Jul 27, 2022 4:36 AM CDT

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Now that the Chrome Beta channel app has opened its doors for business in the Google Play Store, we're finally getting some constant updates. The latest update includes a new icon that has a black and white "BETA" tag on it.

This may not sound like world changing news for most, but usually the BETA tag has a grey and white color scheme. The new update brings some small fixes:

165783 - Enable compositing scrollable frames on Android
168368 - Chrome progress bar should be displayed as soon as the user clicks a link
165244 - Text handler jumps or disappears when moving
162486 - iframe scrolling broken

As with most Beta releases, there are still some bugs hanging around - such as the yahoo.com page links not working as well as some graphical glitches on some devices. You can get the Chrome Beta right here.

NEWS SOURCE:androidcentral.com

Anthony Garreffa

Anthony joined the TweakTown team in 2010 and has since reviewed 100s of graphics cards. Anthony is a long time PC enthusiast with a passion of hate for games built around consoles. FPS gaming since the pre-Quake days, where you were insulted if you used a mouse to aim, he has been addicted to gaming and hardware ever since. Working in IT retail for 10 years gave him great experience with custom-built PCs. His addiction to GPU tech is unwavering and has recently taken a keen interest in artificial intelligence (AI) hardware.