Google Helps iOS Developers Integrate Chrome With Their Apps

Google has released an OpenInChromeController class that lets iOS developers open web links in Chrome and provides an easy way for users to return to their application.

As an iOS app developer, when your users want to access web content, you currently have two options: create your own in-app web browser frame, or send users away from your app to a browser. With Chrome’s OpenInChromeController class with x-callback, users can open a web page in Chrome and then return to your app with just one tap.

Additionally, the OpenInChromeController class lets you detect if Chrome is installed and specify if a new tab should be opened. More details on its functionality can be found here.


In the example below, a user opened a weblink from YouTube in Chrome. Notice the button at the top left to go back to the YouTube app.

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