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Facepalm: Google recently introduced a new edge-to-edge feature, providing Android apps with a novel way to utilize larger screens on modern smartphones. Now, the company is bringing the change to its native browser, and developers are being warned about the potential issues the feature could introduce.

Edge-to-edge visualization is coming to Chrome 135 in an update that could prove problematic for some. Google officially introduced edge-to-edge earlier this year, explaining how developers could use the new feature to span their content across the entire height and width of a smartphone's display. An app using edge-to-edge can draw content behind Android's system bars, the company said, which include the status bar, caption bar, and the navigation bar.

The edge-to-edge update is now gradually rolling out to Chrome 135, as spotted by Ars Technica. I'm yet to receive the feature on my Pixel 7a, though the rollout is expected to be fast and widespread. Edge-to-edge should provide app developers and website admins a larger window to show content, but the change could also prove to be rather disruptive to the browsing habits of some Android users.