Google is Testing the Best Android Productivity Feature for Chrome and below I would be giving you details. With Android 12 getting introduced, Google has decided to enable support for quickly sharing links and images making use of just a simple drag and drop gesture through the recent menu. At the moment, the Chrome browser that is on Android has lacked support for cross-app image transfer.
Well, that would be changing, as Chrome on mobile devices has spotted the testing feature. One lucky user running the most recent beta version of Chrome on Android shared a video on his Twitter account that shows ab image being dragged from the chrome tab right into a Chrome tab and into a Google Keep window.
Google is Testing the Best Android Productivity Feature for Chrome
This feature works similarly to the same way as dragging and dropping apps that are in split view mode. If you double-tap an image, the context menu window now appears right on the left side of the screen instead of the center, while a preview of the selected image appears on the right, get ready to be moved right into another app’s window.
However, it seems like the feature has been enabled for all users. We have tried to replicate on a Pixel 4a running an up-to-date beta build of chrome and the latest developer preview of Android 13 but were not able to execute the drag and drop gesture for moving images right into a different app.
Nearly Ready for Prime Time
It seems like Google is enabling the feature in a phased manner, which means it would likely reach all the beta testers in a staggered fashion over the weeks to come. The latest Chrome beta for Android via the Play Store and App Store, respectively. Google is yet to share a changelog of all the features that are set to arrive with Chrome’s most recent beta update, and only mentions general stability and performance improvements that are on its Play Store listing under the “What’s New” section. However, the official git log happens to spill the beans on Chrome’s newfound ability.
That log, which happens to be published on the 16 of March, mentions some features with the name DragDrop. The language was a bit technical, but the gist is that chrome’s latest build would allow users to drag images right from their browser and drop them into other apps.
Merge to M100
The feature’s status says “Merge to M100,” which means that it has passed the stage of the testing phase and has been integrated right into the main development pipeline ahead of its wider launch. In small words, Chrome’s drag and drop feature for images would be made available to users when v100 of the browser is released through a stable channel in the weeks to come.;
