Category: Google Chrome

Microsoft has acknowledged a number of issues affecting the Google Chrome browser with the Family Safety parental control feature on Windows. These issues also impact other browsers, interfering with both content filtering and application stability.

Google has detailed the optimizations it implemented in Chrome since August last year. The browser now runs the Speedometer 3 benchmark 22% faster, scoring up from 42.84 to 52.35 points. According to the company, it is the best performance result among the mainstream browsers on the market. This way, it will save users 58 million hours of page loading time per year.

Google has released Chrome 137 that is bringing new features like integrated Gemini chatbot support for Windows and macOS, enhanced AI-powered phishing detection, and improved privacy protections. The update also removes the --load-extension flag for security reasons and discontinues SwiftShader fallback in WebGL for better system integrity. The update now available alongside a stable update to the open-source Chromium project. The Chromium project serves as Chrome’s foundation. Chrome includes additional features not found in Chromium, such as Google branding, automatic updates, DRM support, and crash reporting.

Google has released Chrome 136 along with an updated stable version of the open-source Chromium project. For users who need more time to update, an extended stable branch remains available, offering support for up to 8 weeks. The next release, Chrome 137, is scheduled for May 27.

Google’s VP of Privacy Sandbox has announced a revised strategy for how Chrome handles third-party cookies. Going forward, Chrome will block third-party cookies by default only in Incognito mode. The company also plans to review its use of Privacy Sandbox technologies and outline a new roadmap in the coming months.

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.