Chrome Cuts Ties with Confusing Share Sheet: Smoother Sharing Ahead

Good news for Chrome users! After much criticism, Google has finally decided to eliminate Chrome's custom share sheet, which has long been a source of frustration for many users.

The custom share sheet, which was introduced in 2015, has been criticized for being confusing and difficult to use, leading many users to seek alternative sharing methods.

The custom share sheet, which was designed to simplify the sharing process, has instead made it more complicated. Instead of presenting users with a straightforward list of options for sharing a link, the custom share sheet forced users to navigate through a series of menus and sub-menus, making it time-taking and difficult to use.

Not only do 3rd party applications ignore Android's built-in share targets and develop their own with no regard for user preference, but Google's core apps, including Photos and Maps, also display a customized menu when the share button is tapped. Given the importance of link and file transferring for all browsers, Google Chrome is likely the worst culprit in this regard.

But finally, Google has listened to its users and has decided to do away with the custom claim sheet in favor of a more traditional sharing menu. This transformation will make it easier for users to share links with their friends and colleagues, and will likely result in better overall user knowledge.

The new sharing menu will be incorporated into the Chrome browser, making it accessible from anywhere within the app. This means that users will no longer have to navigate through multiple menus to find the option they need. The new menu will also include popular sharing options, such as email, social media, and messaging apps, making it more comfortable for users to share links with their friends and colleagues.

H/T: Androidpolice

In addition to enhancing the sharing experience, the new menu will also make it easier for users to save links for later. This will be particularly useful for users who want to save articles or videos for later viewing, but do not have the time to view them immediately.

Since this is an experimental feature, it would require more work to make it the standard setting for Chrome's stable release branch. The remaining valuable functionality from Share Hub should hopefully be moved to Chrome's overflow menu, or if we're truly lucky, Android's system share menu might get genuine plugin programs to support other apps to use it rather than creating their share sheets.

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by Arooj Ahmed via Digital Information World