Chrome For Android was designed to be a speedy, lightweight browser free from the sluggishness often caused by additional plug-ins like PDFium (based on Foxit for PDF viewing).
The main goal was to easily open PDFs that had already been downloaded from the store using the Google PDF application.
With the introduction of Chrome Canary version 122, which is currently in its unstable phase, there appears to be a shift towards potential slowdowns in Android features, especially in regards to PDF viewing. Users who frequently work with PDFs may find it beneficial to install and test it as a secondary browser.
The Chromium-based MS Edge utilizes a lighter Acrobat PDF engine, leading to the development of a Chromium-based Android Browser with PDF support. However, the addition of features like PDF copilot is starting to make it heavier. For more information, visit
Many users are testing out this feature and finding it quite useful. It seems like a handy tool for condensing lengthy PDFs into concise lists or extracting key ideas.
However, tasks like translating a PDF page, similar to using a cloud PDF viewer, require relinquishing control of your data to the powers that be in the cloud.