Google Introduces Additional Functions To Improve Android's In-App Browsers

American multinational technology company Google is now introducing new capabilities to its mobile operating system to improve in-app browsing, like partial custom tabs and password auto-filling.

The partial custom tabs functionality allows developers additional control over a tab's initial launch height.

When a user clicks on an article link, for instance, they can have the tab open on half of the screen.

Users can now engage with the app and in-app browsers at the same time thanks to this.

According to Google, some in-app browsers, including Chrome, support partial custom tabs.

Users will soon be able to fill in passwords and other saved information, including addresses, without ever leaving the app, according to the search engine giant.

When a browser login prompt appears within an app, this is useful.

Google prefers Chrome custom tabs to WebView because it says it has more capabilities.

“When adding a web experience to your Android app, simply launching a browser from your app forces users to leave your app, with the risk of abandonment for that session.

"WebViews allow you to build your own in-app browser, but can be a complex process with higher maintenance overhead,” Google said in a blog post.