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Did you hop on the new Chrome [beta track for Android](http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/10/google-chrome-launches-new-beta-channel-for-android/)? There's a treat waiting under the hood. Google's Brandon Jones has confirmed that the latest build enables the flags page, letting us toggle hidden elements -- including the rather big deal of [WebGL](http://www.engadget.com/tag/WebGL/) support. Anyone with reasonably quick graphics can now experiment with full 3D on their phone without having to hack or use a plugin, whether it's [wild music videos](http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/12/3-dreams-of-black-is-the-trippiest-webgl-interactive-music-vid/) or [lovefests](http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/14/love-and-hate-tweets-collected-on-3d-love-will-conquer-site/). Just remember that the experience won't be as seamless as it is on the desktop. You'll likely have to force the desktop version of a page just to see the graphics code, and few if any WebGL developers are optimizing for the performance and screen size of a phone. If you'd still like to get a peek at what could be the future of the mobile web, hit the source to join the beta flock.
Filed under: [Cellphones](http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/), [Software](http://www.engadget.com/category/software/), [Mobile](http://www.engadget.com/category/mobile/), [Google](http://www.engadget.com/category/google/)
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**Via:** [Brandon Jones (Google+)](https://plus.google.com/101501294230020638079/posts/LsHQCDk557P), [The Next Web](http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/01/25/google-finally-makes-it-easy-to-enable-webgl-support-in-latest-chrome-for-android-beta/?awesm=tnw.to_s0P9&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Spreadus&utm_campaign=social%20media)
**Source:** [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chrome.beta)
URL: http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/25/chrome-beta-for-android-makes-webgl-easy-to-toggle/
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