Google today released a significant update to its Chrome Browser for iOS, adding several features to improve its compatibility With iOS 8. There's a new **tification Center widget that includes controls to let users launch a new tab or initiate a voice search directly from the Today view of the **tification Center.
Tapping on "New Tab" or on "Voice Search" will automatically launch the Chrome web Browser With a new search tab open or an activated voice search, making it handier to look things up quickly. There's ** comparable Safari widget for quick launching searches, so the new Chrome widget gives it a bit of a leg up over Apple's built-in browser. Safari users can, however, use Siri for quick searches.
The app also includes support for iOS Extensions for apps like 1Password and LastPass, so it's **w easier to input passwords into Chrome With those apps.
Other new features include the ability to pull to reload and open and close tabs and easier-to-open links copied from other apps.
What's new
- Start searching and browsing faster: quick access to Voice Search and open new tabs from the Today View
- Ergo**mically-designed: Pull to reload and open/close tabs
- Support for iOS App Extensions, such as 1Password and LastPass
- Easily open links copied from other apps