One of the features of the Google Chrome Mobile app is the “Listen to this – page” option, which lets you open a webpage and play the content like an audiobook. This option allows you to change the voice, read at a different pace, and navigate back and forth across the content using a Mini-player that appears at the bottom of the screen. To make it easier for you to follow along visually, the App also highlights the text that is being read out Loud. The sole Constraint has been that this functionality necessitates maintaining the Chrome application open and active in order for the Background playback to proceed. This meant that the playback would stop if you closed or opened another app on your Screen.
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However, a very big improvement is on the way for this Read Aloud function; background playback is anticipated to soon be supported by the Google Chrome app for Android phones ( MS PowerUser ).
In essence, this implies that users won’t have to have their Chrome app open Or active in order to listen to articles. MS PowerUser reported a read-aloud-background-playback flag with a description that notes, “Add support for background playback for Read Aloud.” This indicates the feature is currently being tested by Google.
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Given that Chrome for Desktop supports background playback even when the Tab containing the web item is minimized or When another application is open, this is not shocking. However, it’s exciting to see that Chrome for Android is catching up in terms of Features.
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Sort Summary:
- Background playback is probably going to be supported shortly for Chrome for Android’s “Listen to this page” feature.
- As a result, users won’t have to stop using the Chrome app to listen to web articles.
- This feature has long been supported by Chrome on desktop devices.
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