The launch of Google Chrome OS has been delayed and we still haven't gotten to browse the aisles of the Chrome Web Store... but there's still plenty of app-related work going on at Google. In recent Chromium snapshots, for example, a couple of subtle UI tweaks show that we're inching ever closer to being able to install Web apps in Google Chrome.
Chromium's wrench menu now displays how many background Web apps are currently running in your browser (or browser-OS, if you're using Chrome OS). Clicking view background apps will bring the Chrome task manager into view, where the CPU, memory, and network utilized by your Background Apps and Extensions is displayed.
Chrome Web apps, of course, will be very similar to the extensions you can currently install from the Gallery. Similar enough, in fact, that many popular extensions will require only a minor tweak to their manifest files to "evolve" into apps. They'll have access to additional APIs and have different permission options, however, which will allow Chrome Web apps to go beyond current extension functionality.
Chromium's wrench menu now displays how many background Web apps are currently running in your browser (or browser-OS, if you're using Chrome OS). Clicking view background apps will bring the Chrome task manager into view, where the CPU, memory, and network utilized by your Background Apps and Extensions is displayed.
Chrome Web apps, of course, will be very similar to the extensions you can currently install from the Gallery. Similar enough, in fact, that many popular extensions will require only a minor tweak to their manifest files to "evolve" into apps. They'll have access to additional APIs and have different permission options, however, which will allow Chrome Web apps to go beyond current extension functionality.
Chomium update shows additional Chrome Web app tweaks originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 29 Nov 2010 08:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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