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# Chrome Now Has a Minimzed Custom Tabs Feature for Android Apps
- URL: https://www.techloy.com/chrome-now-has-a-minimized-custom-tabs-feature-for-android-apps/
- Published: 2024-05-30T13:05:59.000Z
- Updated: 2024-05-30T14:26:11.000Z
- Description: The "Minimized Custom Tabs" feature is only available for now in apps that use Chrome-based mobile browsers.
- Author: Henry Chikwem
- Tags: / Consumer Tech, Google Chrome, Android

Chrome, in a bid to remain the number one web browser choice for many users, has decided to introduce a new feature called “Minimized Custom Tabs” that will allow users to move between a native app and their web content with a tap.

This new development by [Google](https://www.techloy.com/tag/google/) is motivated by increasing competition in the browser market, as others such as [Mozilla](https://www.techloy.com/tag/mozilla-firefox/), Brave, and more recently Opera, which [integrated Gemini AI into its web browser](https://www.techloy.com/opera-integrates-googles-gemini-ai-into-its-web-browser/), have decided to up their game and provide a better experience to users.

Interestingly, the new feature will be available on the Chrome M124 update, giving 3.45 billion internet users per data from *Backlinko* who have [Chrome](https://www.techloy.com/tag/google-chrome/) as their browser the ability to open in-app webpages in picture-in-picture mode, letting them swap between the webpage and the app without closing their browsing session.

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It has also been confirmed that the feature will be coming to Android apps that use Chrome Custom Tabs, so you can expect apps like [Reddit](https://www.techloy.com/tag/reddit/), [Telegram](https://www.techloy.com/tag/telegram/), [LinkedIn](https://www.techloy.com/tag/linkedin/), and [X](https://www.techloy.com/tag/twitter/) to have it very soon.

Once the "Minimized Custom Tabs" feature becomes available in an app you use, you will see a new down arrow in the top-left corner of an in-app webpage. Tap the arrow, and the webpage will minimize into a floating window in the bottom-right corner of the screen. You can also tap the window to open the tab back up.

[Opera integrates Google’s Gemini AI into its web browserThis collaboration positions Opera as a frontrunner in browser AI integration, offering users a powerful and versatile AI assistant experience.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c1/a6/c1a6d111-d951-41ad-a392-c1e841210b93/content/images/size/w256h256/2023/07/techloy-avatar-1.png)TechloyEmmanuel Oyedeji![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c1/a6/c1a6d111-d951-41ad-a392-c1e841210b93/content/images/size/w1200/2024/05/Opera.png)](https://www.techloy.com/opera-integrates-googles-gemini-ai-into-its-web-browser/)

Right now, the feature is only available in apps that use Chrome-based mobile browsers. However, Google expects that other browser makers will adopt similar functionality in the coming months.