Category: Google Chrome

Google has released Chrome 134 to the stable branch. The update adds quick settings with several options that open in the sidebar. Also, the ManifestV3 enforcement has become active for more users. Finally, Chrome is actively using AI in its various components. This release uses it for detecting fraud pages, autofil forms.

Google starts removing the uBlock Origin ad blocker from the Chrome Web Store. The change is already active for some users. While they can reinstall it, the browser shows a warning. It says "This extension may soon be unsupported because it does not follow best practices for Chrome extensions."

The latest updates to Chrome Canary include a new automatic password change feature that uses artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. This feature is available to users after enabling the corresponding parameter in the "flags".

On February 4, 2025, Google released Chrome 133 for Windows, Linux, and macOS. This version introduced new features, fixed previously discovered bugs, and addressed twelve vulnerabilities, three of which got a high priority rating. Chrome 132 launched in mid-January, and Chrome 134 is set to arrive in early March.

Google has released Chrome 132 to the stable channel. Here are the key changes.

You can enable the currently hidden Link Preview feature in the Chrome browser. It will allow you to check out where a link points without clicking it and opening it. Instead, Chrome will show you a pop-up window with the target website preview thumbnail.

Google Chrome 131 is now available to everyone. The release comes with several improvements. The  built-in PDF viewer can now do OCR for embedded images. Google Lens can now translate the text in images, and more.

Google has strengthened the security of its Chrome browser by incorporating artificial intelligence (AI). The "Enhanced Protection" that feature offers real-time defense against harmful websites, downloads, and extensions is now states that it is AI-powered.

Google Chrome's latest  performance tool has become available in the stable channel. The browser can now show Performance Issue Alerts for heavy web pages, and optimize them with one click in order to make them consume less system resources.

Google Chrome 130 has introduced a new style of toast notifications that appear when you have successfully done some system action. E.g. it will inform you that a link has been copied to the system clipboard, shared, or added to the reading list. The new toasts appear in the screen center at the top of the browser frame, right below the address bar.