Category: Google Chrome

In March 2022, Chromium-based browsers will move from two-digit to three-digit app versions. Such a change might throw a wrench into the Internet and break compatibility on millions of websites. To prepare its browser for a major shift in version numbers, Google starts testing Chrome 100 UA or user-agent string.

You can disable Idle Detection API in Google Chrome if you are not happy with this new feature in the browser. Google Chrome 94 introduced a highly controversial API that allows web developers to get more information about users and their interactions with other applications. Called "Idle Detection," the new API is already raising concerns among privacy advocates and other browsers developers.

Just a little over three weeks since the last "major" update to Chrome 93, Google is back with another release. This time, version 94 is available to all users in the stable channel. If you wonder why it took so little to release another version, that is because Google switched from a six-week to four-week release schedule.

Google has updated the Stable channel of the Chrome browser to version 93.0.4577.82 for Windows, Mac and Linux. The update will roll out over the coming days/weeks. There are 11 security fixes, including two for which exploits are already available.

A few days ago, Google released the first beta of Chrome 94, which brings with it new web standards designed to improve games in the browser. In particular, the release includes the WebCodecs API, which can make cloud gaming easier and faster, and the experimental WebGPU technology should make it easier for developers of browser games to use the computing power of the device.

Google Chrome, the most popular browser in the world, has been updated to version 93. Unlike the previous major release 92, which was out in July, Chrome 93 brings less significant changes and improvements. Here is what is new in Chrome 93.

You probably heard about Google Lens, a technology that is integrated in its Assistant and Google Photos app. It allows to quickly recognize the image contents and identify the subject, recognize the text. It even allows performing a basic math calculations when it is able to recognize an expression or statement.

With Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge switching from a six to four-week release schedule later next month, users might find it a bit challenging to track all the new features and changes. Of course, those reading Winaero.com always know what is new in every update of every mainstream browser. Unfortunately, not every Google Chrome user reads Winaero.com, so Google plans to add a "What's New" page to its browser. It will let people know, well, what is new in the latest version of Google Chrome.

A small but useful update is on the way to the Global Media Controls flyout in Google Chrome. Canary users can spot a new "Mute" button that allows disable the sound for the media stream with ease.