Many Android apps display web content within them – this prevents the user from bouncing back and forth between the app and the browser, such as when tapping a link in Gmail. One way to do this is to use the WebView component, but Google thinks custom tabs are the best solution, and now they’ve made them even better with a couple of improvements.
The first is Partial Custom Tabs. Instead of filling the entire screen, web content can now only cover half, which improves the multitasking experience since you can still use the app (e.g. continue reading your email). You could use something like split screen mode to get the same effect, but that requires extra interaction. The app developer decides the initial size of the partial tab, however the user is free to go full screen if he prefers.
Custom tabs are a feature provided by the user’s web browser of choice. If that browser doesn’t support partial custom tabs, a full screen tab will be used. Of course, Chrome supports this feature, but so do other browsers.
However, if you choose Chrome, the custom tab will support the usual Chrome features, including autofill for text fields and password fields.
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