How to Enable Experimental Web Platform Features in Chrome – Guide

Google Chrome is a free web browser that is used to access websites on the Internet. As of May 2020, it is the most popular web browser in the world. It is also a cross-platform browser, which means that there are versions that work on different computers, mobile devices and operating systems. According to Statista, Google Chrome for Android is the most used version and holds over 32% of the global web browser market share as of February 2020.

Chrome includes basic browsing features like a back buttonfront buttonupdate button, history, bookmarks, toolbar and settings. Chrome includes an incognito mode that lets you browse in privacy without tracking your history, cookies, or website data. It also includes an extensive library of plugins and extensions. Browsers sometimes hide new features behind flags – meaning they are not enabled by default for most users. One example is the CSS Grid Layout Level 1 specification, which (when it was first implemented) was behind a flag in Firefox and Chrome. If we look it up on caniuse.com we can see that this feature literally has a little flag in previous versions of these browsers to indicate that it is an experimental program feature.

How to Activate Beta features in Chrome via flags

This will open a chrome://flags page. On this page, you can change the settings for the browser.

In the Unavailable section, look for “Experimental Web Features.” The flags in this section will be grayed out if the page is not available.

Enable experimental web features to improve your browsing experience. ..

After making the changes, your web browser will restart.

That’s it. After restarting your browser, you will be able to use several new features that are still under development.

Final note

How to Enable Experimental Web Platform Features in Chrome If you’re a Chrome user, you can enable experimental web platform features by following these steps:

  1. Open the Chrome browser and click on the three lines in the top left corner of the window. This will open a menu that looks like this:
  2. On the left side of this menu, select “Extensions.” This will take you to a page where you can add new extensions.
  3. In the “Extensions” page, click on “Add.” This will take you to a new window where you’ll be asked to provide your name and email address.
  4. After providing these information, click on “Create.” You’ll be asked to provide some additional information about your extension such as your website’s URL and what type of extension it is (such as an add-on for Firefox). After providing this information, click on “Create.” You’ll be taken back to the Extensions page and should now see your extension listed under “Features.”
  5. To enable experimental web platform features in your extension, simply select it from the list and click on the checkbox next to “Enabled.” Your extension should now start working with experimental web platform features!