[Android] setting to put URL bar, shields, overflow menu, etc on bottom of screen

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Description: Chromium 66 removed the ‘Chrome Home’ flag from chrome://flags which gave the user the ability to put URL bar, etc on the bottom of the screen. This was a popular feature and it would be good to get it back if we can.

Requested via community: https://community.brave.com/t/reimplement-bottom-screen-navigation/21529

Device Details:

• Install Type(ARM, x86): all
• Device(Phone, Tablet, Phablet): all
• Android Version: all

Brave Version: 1.0.45+ (chromium 66 was introduced with 1.0.45)

Steps to reproduce: 1. Update to or install 1.0.45 or higher version. 2. Navigate to chrome://flags 3. Chrome Home option is no longer available.

Actual Behavior Chromium 66 removed this option.

Expected Behavior Would be good if we could have a Brave setting for this as it was a popular feature.

Is this an issue with Beta build? n/a

Is this an issue in the currently released version? yes

Additional information This feature was purposefully dropped in chromium 66 - https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/02/16/experimental-chrome-home-interface-now-chrome-duplex-address-bar-back-top/

[phrozact]

Thanks for pointing me to this GitHub page from Reddit, just to be clear this feature is already possible in the current version of Brave and can be enabled by setting the “Chrome Duet” flag to Disabled. Once you relaunch the browser, the menu bar will shift down to the bottom for a while but go back to the top again after a couple of browsing sessions for some reason.

[D0ve]

But, if so much discussion goes on, I’d suggest some more…

In settings must be ‘UI Settings’ section. I. There must be ‘URL bar’ settings, determins:

1. ‘Top’ or ‘Botton’
2. ‘Mobile’ or ‘Tablet’ elements layout 2a. Enable or Disable ‘Tabs Previews Button’ (from ‘Mobile’ layout) if ‘Tablet’ layout is set on.

II.And there must be ‘Show Tabs’ settings, determins: /yes, tabs, which we can see on tablets and on desktops either/

1. ‘On’ or ‘Off’ Show Tabs
2. ‘Top’ or ‘Bottom’ Shown Tabs

So, these are maximum from hardcoded ui elements thats already exist in Brave code. No need to create new elements. But would be great if those elements be switched by parts!!!/independently smartphone or tablet it is/… … And also TOP or BOTTOM!