The independent Chrome browser on Chrome OS is getting closer to launch - Android

On Chrome OS, the browser and the operating system are deeply intertwined. Google can't update one component without the other, making development a hassle. The company is looking to change that by introducing a decoupled version of Chrome (dubbed "Lacros"), which could simplify processes for developers and might even extend Chromebooks' lives. New evidence suggests that Google is inching closer to publicly testing Lacros.

Chrome Story found an under-development feature in the Chromium Gerrit that adds a flag allowing Google to change the primary browser on Chrome OS.

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