Google’s Chrome browser finally makes it to Android smartphones and tablets. Well, almost. Google has released a beta version of its desktop browser for Android devices running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), which currently makes up for just one percent of all Android devices out there. If that was not a caveat enough, Google has restricted its availability on Android Market to a few regions (India is not included), though one can always sideload it if the APK file is available.

Caveats aside, initial reviews of Chrome for Android have been favorable with most users reporting brisk performance and good features. If you use Chrome on desktop and are signed into your Google account, you will get the same tabs that are open there, bookmarks and smart suggestions on your mobile device once you sign in within Chrome. Tabbed browsing is included, of course, with a simple swipe gesture across the display letting you move from one tab to another. Chrome for Android also features incognito mode for private browsing, just like the desktop version. Now all that we hope for are more Android devices getting updated to Android ICS and this becoming the default browser across Android devices. Hit the break for a few demo videos.

Tags: Chrome browser, Chrome for Android, Chrome for Android features