Google Chrome for Android just lately launched a function that permits the browser to learn any text-heavy webpage aloud. The function – dubbed ‘Hearken to this Web page’ – may be accessed by way of the three-dotted menu icon and comes with the choice to take heed to the textual content in several voices in addition to a number of languages. Now, a current report means that this function could also be additional enhanced with an choice for background textual content playback.
Background Textual content Playback
Based on a report by MSPowerUser, Google is alleged to growing a further performance for the ‘Hearken to this Web page’ function that can allow background playback of the webpage textual content. At current, Chrome customers on the Android platform can toggle this selection to begin the text-to-speech function, nevertheless it stops as quickly because the browser is minimised.
Google Chrome for Android app is reported to have a flag referred to as “Learn Aloud Background Playback”. That is mentioned to permit Google Chrome’s function to work within the background. The outline for the flag reportedly reads, “Add help for background playback for Learn Aloud”.
Notably, the ‘Hearken to this Web page’ function on Android can play the audio whereas the person switches to a unique tab and even when the machine is locked. It was launched with Google Chrome for Android model 125. As soon as toggled, it seems with a mini-player on the backside of the display with play/pause, 10-second quick ahead/rewind and playback pace choices. Moreover, the webpage auto-scrolls because the function continues studying the textual content.
Google’s ‘Hearken to this Web page’ helps a number of Indian and international languages, together with Arabic, Bengali, Chinese language, English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
Minimised Customized Tabs
Other than the ‘Hearken to this Web page’ function, Google Chrome for Android additionally just lately launched Minimised Customized Tabs with Chrome 124 replace. It allows customers to shuffle between native apps and Internet content material and seems as a downward button on the highest banner alongside the title of the web site. As soon as toggled, it turns the Chrome tab right into a floating picture-in-picture (PiP) window.
