{"id":340380,"date":"2017-05-09T02:51:08","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T18:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1486731"},"modified":"2017-05-09T02:51:08","modified_gmt":"2017-05-08T18:51:08","slug":"offline-content-gets-a-boost-in-the-new-version-of-chrome-for-android","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/offline-content-gets-a-boost-in-the-new-version-of-chrome-for-android\/","title":{"rendered":"Offline content gets a boost in the new version of Chrome for Android"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In December, Google rolled out<\/a> a \u201cDownloads\u201d feature in its mobile web browser Chrome for Android, that allows you to save web pages, music and videos for offline access<\/a>. Today, the company is introducing a series of improvements<\/a> to make it easier to save content for offline access, as well as quickly find the pages you had already saved.<\/p>\n

To download a web page before today, you would open Chrome\u2019s menu in the top-right of the browser, then tap the \u201csave\u201d icon that\u2019s located next to the star for\u00a0bookmarking the site. You could then see all the content you had saved for offline access by tapping on \u201cDownloads\u201d from this same\u00a0menu.<\/p>\n

Now, Google is adding more ways to save content, including a way to long press on a link the way you do when you want to open up a page in a new tab. The option to \u201cDownload Link\u201d will appear on the pop-up screen you see after your press, below the options to open the page in a new tab or incognito tab. Google says this long press action will also work on its article suggestions on its New Tab page.<\/p>\n

This New Tab page will also include the articles you\u2019ve already downloaded, which\u00a0will be flagged\u00a0with an offline badge.<\/p>\n

This addition makes Chrome feel a little\u00a0more\u00a0like Instapaper or Pocket, services that\u00a0both also provide users with a list of saved articles that you can read while offline. For those who only occasionally save articles for offline reading, Chrome could potentially take place of these services, as well as serve as an alternative to bookmarking web pages you want to\u00a0catch up on later.<\/p>\n

Because it\u2019s built into the browser, Chrome\u2019s offline saving\u00a0feature could see wider adoption among more casual readers\u00a0who wouldn\u2019t have otherwise downloaded a standalone app for saving articles.<\/p>\n

Google notes that having a list of articles to read could also be useful for times when you\u2019ve stumbled into a dead patch on your network, or are out of data for the month on your phone plan.<\/p>\n

Another new feature makes the download button available in more places. If you\u2019re browsing offline, and click through to a dead web page you hadn\u2019t downloaded, you\u2019ll now notice a new blue button at the bottom of the screen that reads \u201cDownload Page Later.\u201d By tapping this, Chrome will automatically download the content on that page when you again have an internet connection.<\/p>\n

Google says Chrome users download more than 45 million web pages every week, which indicates some level of demand for offline reading functionality.<\/p>\n

All of today\u2019s\u00a0new offline features are available in the updated version of Chrome on Android<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"\" In December, Google rolled out a “Downloads” feature in its mobile web browser Chrome for Android, that allows you to save web pages, music and videos for offline access. Today, the company is introducing a series of improvements to make it easier to save content for offline access, as well as quickly find the pages you had already saved. To download a web page before today, you… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

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