Chrome for Android could adopt this smoother animation from iOS

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Credit: Rita El Khoury / Android Authority

• Google is testing a new back-and-forward gesture animation in Chrome for Android.
• The feature uses “Back/Forward Cache” for smoother transitions when going back a page or forward.
• The feature is available in Chrome Canary and the beta channel.

Google is working on a new back-and-forward gesture animation for Chrome on Android. Moving forward or backward in the browser could soon look similar to the animation used for iOS.

In the latest Chrome Canary update (via MSPoweruser), there’s a flag called “back-forward visual transitions.” Under that flag is a description that reads:




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