Google Chrome will soon add an audio icon to any tabs that are making noise.
The internet can be a noisy place, and with multiple browsers open with numerous tabs on each, I often find myself wondering ‘where is the noise coming from?’. With this feature, a neat animated icon, you’ll be able to tell immediately.
As well as telling you which tabs have audio, the feature is also designed to tell Chrome. Chrome discards tabs if it runs out of memory, but the audio indicators would tell Chrome to discard these last. This means if you’re listening to something in one tab while working in another, Chrome won’t assume the first is inactive.
This function is already in the latest Canary build of Chrome – the build meant for developers and early adopters. It’s not always stable, as it’s for testing new features, but you can install it alongside another Chrome install if you want to try it.
Here’s a video of the audio indicators running in Chromium:
Personally I never have a problem with memory, but I often lose track of audio in tabs, so this feature will be excellent.
Do you like the sound of audio indicators for Chrome tabs? What other features would you like to be added?
[via TheNextWeb]
