Google Chrome Labs to let users try new experimental features: Here’s what we know so far

Alphabet Inc’s Google is reportedly testing Google Chrome Labs as an updated feature in the latest version of Chrome Canary. Enabling Chrome Labs, you could view user-facing experimental features through the toolbar menu.

These can be used on Windows, Mac and Linux, but only through Chrome Canary currently. At present, the two new features under Chrome Labs are Reading List and Tab Search that you can either enable or disable or set to Default from the toolbar.

After enabling the Chrome Labs feature on Chrome Canary, a flask-looking icon gets added on the corner of the toolbar menu.
The ‘Tab Search’ feature adds an icon that can be used to search for a tab from the ones open, while the ‘Reading List’ feature lets users click on the bookmark star icon to add a tab to a reading list.

For the uninitiated, Chrome Labs is relatively a more structured way being adopted by the search giant to promote certain experimental features, as well as boosting their visibility.

Here’s how to use Chrome Labs:

• Make sure you have the latest version of Chrome Canary.

• In the address bar, type chrome://flags/

• Search for Chrome Lab in the Search flags option

• After this, select Enabled

• Then relaunch your browser in order for the features to show up and reflect.

On restarting Chrome, you will see a new flask-like icon next to the address bar at the right. Upon clicking on it, you’ll see the current list of experiments available, currently limited to Tab Search and Reading List. These will be set to Default, click on Enabled to use the features.