![]() ‘Always Maximised Mode’ is currently described as a ‘preview’ by developers and is not enabled by default. Lenovo is to release the first convertible laptop/tablet running Chrome OS through education channels later this year. Labelled with the ‘touch view’ tag the feature is linked to a series of other changes, including the addition of support for screen rotation detection and locking, and an option allowing applications to be closed from the overview mode. Preview or not, the feature appears to be part of a larger effort aimed at tailoring Chrome OS to better suit touchscreen – specifically tablet – form factors. Popups and other system dialogs are handled in the same way. Applications that are fixed-sized and those that do not support being maximised, are centred in the middle of the screen over a ‘layer’. ![]() When enabled from the system tray all applications, browsers and tabs are fullscreen by default. Initial support for the feature arrived in a recent commit to Chromium, where it was described as being in a ‘preview’ state. Chrome OS is to experiment with a new ‘always maximised mode’ for applications and browser windows.
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