Google Chrome - the world's most favourite web browser is preparing itself for a complete design overhaul that will align itself to Google's new Material Design guidelines (a.k.a Material 2.0). Dubbed as Material Design Refresh, the new user interface design is set to hit the stable channel in early-September when Chrome 69 is released to the public.
Since the inception of the browser, Chrome was known for its trapezoidal tabs which sat right on top of the window in operating systems like Windows, Linux and Mac. But well, that's going to change. Although full details of the visual changes coming are still not clear, but we can safely expect that Chrome will get the design overhaul that first showed up in Chrome Canary in July 2018. The new desktop design will include a more rounded and whiter appearance. The active tab has a rectangle-shaped look with curved corners while the grayed-out inactive tabs merge with the the browser itself and are separated only by thin vertical lines. All this, simply, reminds me of the old Firefox which used to have a similar kind of tab interface.
Chrome 69 is due for release on September 4
In addition to the tab strip UI changes, the address bar's text box is also in for a change. Instead of a white rectangle with a hairline border, the Omnibar (Chrome's fancy name for address bar) will feature a new look with a gray oval against a white backdrop. If you can't wait to get your hand on the new user interface, just type chrome://flags on Google Chrome's address bar and hit Enter. Search for Material Design and select Refresh for the UI Layout for the browser's top chrome flag. Restart your browser and you will have the new look.
It is worth noting that Chrome 69 will also include Windows 10 notification support, touchpad gesture navigation on Windows 10 and general autofill improvements.
Author: Debmalya Ghosh
Updated on: Aug 22, 2018
Since the inception of the browser, Chrome was known for its trapezoidal tabs which sat right on top of the window in operating systems like Windows, Linux and Mac. But well, that's going to change. Although full details of the visual changes coming are still not clear, but we can safely expect that Chrome will get the design overhaul that first showed up in Chrome Canary in July 2018. The new desktop design will include a more rounded and whiter appearance. The active tab has a rectangle-shaped look with curved corners while the grayed-out inactive tabs merge with the the browser itself and are separated only by thin vertical lines. All this, simply, reminds me of the old Firefox which used to have a similar kind of tab interface.
Chrome 69 is due for release on September 4
In addition to the tab strip UI changes, the address bar's text box is also in for a change. Instead of a white rectangle with a hairline border, the Omnibar (Chrome's fancy name for address bar) will feature a new look with a gray oval against a white backdrop. If you can't wait to get your hand on the new user interface, just type chrome://flags on Google Chrome's address bar and hit Enter. Search for Material Design and select Refresh for the UI Layout for the browser's top chrome flag. Restart your browser and you will have the new look.
It is worth noting that Chrome 69 will also include Windows 10 notification support, touchpad gesture navigation on Windows 10 and general autofill improvements.
Author: Debmalya Ghosh
Updated on: Aug 22, 2018
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