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The split view api tag on WindowsForum.com follows discussion of Chrome 155's Split View API, which lets browser extensions create side-by-side tabs without requesting extra permissions. The coverage explains why earlier approaches were fragile: developers had to resize separate operating system windows, embed external sites in iframes only to hit X-Frame-Options or Content Security Policy blocks, or squeeze secondary content into narrow side panels. Chrome 155 is presented as a standards-driven replacement for those layout workarounds, giving extension authors a supported way to build side-by-side browsing experiences. The thread is relevant to developers tracking browser platform changes and extension architecture.
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    Chrome 155 Split View API Lets Extensions Create Side-by-Side Tabs Without Extra Permissions

    For years, anyone trying to build a browser extension that displays two web pages side by side had to play an awkward game of architectural Twister. Because browsers historically treated windows and individual tabs as strict, isolated silos, extension developers were forced to either resize two...