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Chrome's flags page is getting a makeover

Ever since the first release, Chrome has had a hidden settings page, found at chrome://flags. There, you'll find toggles and switches for hundreds of features in Chrome, ranging from in-progress experiments to completed functionality. But all that time, the page has stayed pretty much the same, progressively becoming harder to use as the number of flags continues to climb. Thankfully, the flags page is getting some much-needed attention.  Chrome Story discovered a pull request on the Chromium Gerrit, titled 'Redesign of the chrome://flags page.' This is the description: Improve responsive design for mobile devices. Larger touch targets.Simplified the warning blurb.Add in page flag search for better filtering, significantly better search experience on mobile devices.Add tab interface separating Available and Unavailable flags.Uses updated modern colour scheme and typography.Display Chrome version number on the page. This is a massive improvement over ...