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March 13, 2018 by James Ashley

That's not to say that the browser engine won't be up and running in the near future. "This is the first time we've seen that kind of a convergence of different technologies," says Brad Smith, senior Web developer at Chrome. "It's exciting to see that there's a convergence on the Web on the Internet of Things. It's not always easy to have the same user experience, but we will continue to see that."

Smith adds that Chrome is "probably the closest thing we've ever seen to Edge" and "the next step."

As for the future of Chrome, he says, "it's a lot of work. We've got some really cool things in place. The first thing we're going to do is release a full-blown browser, which will probably be the next big thing."

So what will Chrome do for mobile? The idea is to create a "native" Chrome browser tailored to mobile devices, with an emphasis on compatibility with legacy browsers. But until now, WebKit and Edge have been the main targets of criticism. In the case of Edge, the company has spent much of the past several years trying to turn Chrome into a platform for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone applications. In the past year, it's been working with Google to bring the Chrome browser to Android and iOS. And the company's mobile web development services, the Chrome Mobile Web Apps, have become more popular and popular.

The Chrome mobile web app is a part of Chrome's future. But the team has yet to create a desktop or mobile app that will make Chrome a mainstream browser.

When Microsoft releases Chrome on Android and iOS, it has an opportunity to leverage the same expertise Google has in building the Chrome browser across Microsoft's Android operating system. But Microsoft seems to be stuck with its Android mobile software, which has had a lot of success on mobile. And given Apple, Microsoft, and Google's desire to focus on mobile, it might be a good idea to have a Chrome mobile app in place.