# Discourse as Android Application

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-as-android-application/22919
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [December 6, 2014, 1:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-as-android-application/22919 "2014-12-06T13:03:49Z")
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### Author: ![erlend\_sh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/erlend_sh/32/119475_2.png) [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-as-android-application/22919/74 "2015-10-05T18:39:47Z")

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Did anyone try “[Chrome custom tabs](http://blog.chromium.org/2015/09/chrome-custom-tabs-smooth-transition_2.html)” yet? Hopefully they’ll get some more attention with the introduction of Android 6.0 “Marshmallow” (they are backwards compatible with 4.x and up though).

[https://github.com/GoogleChrome/custom-tabs-client](https://github.com/GoogleChrome/custom-tabs-client)

![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/5/5/5526be197d1b305623a35c33560687dc9b9f4f22.gif)

This could be a very appealing workaround to [Discourse’s “JavaScript on Android” performance woes](https://meta.discourse.org/t/the-state-of-javascript-on-android-in-2015-is-poor/33889). No, it doesn’t attack the heart of the matter, but it could do wonders for that 90% of your browsing time spent consuming your five favorite sites that you can actually be bothered to install a dedicated app for.

Combined with [ServiceWorkers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/exploring-serviceworkers-for-discourse/32422), the distinction between a custom chrome tab app and a native app would be fadingly slim.

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