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Chrome 30 Beta: A richer web on Android
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Today we launched Chrome 30 on the
Beta channel
. This release introduces several new developer features for
Chrome Apps
and
Chrome for Android Beta
.
WebGL in Chrome for Android
WebGL is a JavaScript API for rendering interactive 3D graphics and 2D graphics. It is now enabled by default in Chrome for Android Beta running on devices with
high-end mobile GPUs
(this includes Nexus 4 and Nexus 7). Try it out with
this racer WebGL demo
and
others
:
DeviceMotion Events in Chrome for Android
This release introduces the
device motion
part of the
Device Orientation API
in Chrome for Android Beta. DeviceMotion events provide you information about device acceleration and rotation rates. Check out
isthisanearthquake.com
to see them in action.
Media Source Extension in Chrome for Android
The
MediaSource API
allows JavaScript to generate media streams for playback, which enables use cases such as adaptive streaming and time-shifting live streams. It is now enabled by default in Chrome for Android running on Jellybean or higher. This API is especially useful for streaming to mobile devices, where connectivity is often constrained and unpredictable. Play with it on this
demo page
.
Chrome Apps APIs
Chrome Apps support a few new APIs in this release, including webview.request,
media gallery write support
, and
downloads
. Chrome App developers can also now use Chrome Web Store managed
in-app payments
.
Other platform features in this release
Unless otherwise noted, the changes described below apply to desktop versions of Chrome and Chrome for Android:
Support for the
WebRTC Device Enumeration API
allows users to change their microphones and/or camera on the fly without having to restart the WebRTC call.
DevTools now supports
CSS source maps
(also known as preprocessors).
Chrome will now match the behavior of IE and
not honor
the Refresh header or tags when the URL to be refreshed to has a javascript: scheme. This is done to close down one more XSS vector against poorly constructed sites.
Two new experimental features landed behind a flag on Chrome for Android:
Web Speech API
(recognition) and the Vibration API.
Visit
chromestatus.com
for a complete overview of Chrome’s developer features, and circle
+Google Chrome Developers
for more frequent updates.
Posted by Sami Kyöstilä, Software Engineer and Mobile Pixel Wrangler
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