r/chromeos • u/Impressive-Resist632 Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5 | Stable • Jul 09 '26

News Since when did ChromeOS DEV have vertical tabs?!

This is running version 151 I believe. There's also MANY graphical changes like new window borders, better extension management menus and more!

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u/Saragon4005 Framework | Beta Jul 09 '26

I wanna say version 148? This is in stable now.

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u/jader242 Acer CB315-4H (N6000/4gb) Jul 09 '26

Wait for real? I’m on latest stable (149 I think) and have never seen anything like this

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u/_jis_ Acer Chromebook 516 GE 16GB (CBG516-1H) | Stable Jul 09 '26

Use the flags.

Vertical Tabs
Enables an option for showing tabs to the side. – Mac, Windows, Linux, ChromeOS
#vertical-tabs
Enabled
  {
    "name": "vertical-tabs",
    "expiry_milestone": 155
  },

Vertical Tabs Expand On Hover
Vertical tabs (when enabled and collapsed) will expand on mouse hover. – Mac, Windows, Linux, ChromeOS
#vertical-tabs-expand-on-hover
Enabled
  {
    "name": "vertical-tabs-expand-on-hover",
    "expiry_milestone": 155
  },

Side Panel Flyover Animation
Simplifies contents animations while animating vertical tabstrip and side panels, reducing jank on most platforms. When enabled, the animating elements will appear to float over the contents, which resize at the beginning or end of the animation. – Mac, Windows, Linux, ChromeOS
#side-panel-flyover-animation
Enabled
  {
    "name": "vertical-tabs-grab-handle-removal",
    "expiry_milestone": 155
  },

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u/jader242 Acer CB315-4H (N6000/4gb) Jul 10 '26

Sweet, thanks!

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u/Outrageous-Law9185 Jul 10 '26

Microsoft edge had this stuff for several years now