With the new Android 12 update, the operating system is moving more towards offering functionality similar to that of a desktop PC. The new version of Google Chrome on the mobile platform would now allow users to open multiple windows of the browser just like on desktop.
On a Windows PC, one can put Chrome tabs in groups within one of two windows that can even rearranged using Windows Manager. Similarly on an Android, one can also put tabs into groups, but you can’t have multiple instances of the browser, which is possible on desktop. But now, the latest version of Android will bring multi instance support and windows manager to Chrome browser for Android.
According to an XDADevelopers report, multiple code changes have surfaced that are tagged as “multi instance” that were submitted to the Chromium Gerrit. These new changes add a “new window” button to the context menu of Google Chrome whenever the device enters into a split screen mode. This “new window” prompt allows users to launch a new instance of the browser in the other half of the screen. The second Chrome instance also opens the context menu which is updated with a “manage windows” button that lists all active windows.
Users can open up to 5 windows in total, although, there is no limit to how many tabs can be opened within each window. Notably, each Google Chrome window also appears as a different tab on the recent apps overview as well. Back in the days of Android 5.0 Lollipop, different Chrome used to appear as separate apps in the recent apps menu.
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