Google is working on a detailed infobar for tab sharing on the Chrome Android app

On Google Chrome desktop, whenever you share your browser tab to a website that uses your webcam or records your screen, an infobar pops up. It gives you the option to stop sharing, and indicates the name of the site you’re sharing the tab with. This infobar is now being added to the Android app.

Details about this change were posted by @Leopeva64 on X, and you can find the relevant media attached below. Additionally, if you search for “infobar” in the Chromium source code through this link, you can find a description of the changes.

Note: The reference images from the original source only show the infobar of the desktop version, and that’s not the Android version.

Instead of just saying “this tab,” the infobar will specify the exact URL of the website that is being shared, and to which website. For example, YouTube.com is being shared to FlexClip instead of “Sharing this tab to…”

Instead of just getting the option to stop sharing, the updated infobar will also contain an option to share a different tab instead.

If you switch away from the tab that you’re actively sharing, you will also have the option to share your current tab, and not just the previous tab.

I’ve personally checked on Chrome Canary, but this new infobar doesn’t show up yet. If you’re interested in trying your luck, you can grab Canary from the Play Store and check whether the new features show up for you. However, it’s worth noting that Canary is an unstable and experimental version of Chrome, so it’s not for daily usage. It’s intended for developers/testers.

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