Google Chrome is getting support for web sharing APIs. The appropriate feature has made its first appearance in the Canary channel. This will allow you to share, let's say, an image on any web site from the context menu using the native 'Share' dialog in Windows 10, and transfer it to any app that supports this modern sharing technology.
Google is making yet another security improvement to the browser. For websites opened via the plain HTTP protocol the Autofill feature will be disabled by default. This may potentially prevent your sensitive data leak.
How to Enable or Disable Bluetooth Device Permission Settings in Google Chrome
Chrome 85 receives Bluetooth devices permission settings. Chrome 85 is in BETA as of this writing. The browser now allows controlling access to Bluetooth for specific web sites and web apps. The appropriate option appears in permissions listed under Privacy and Security.
Almost every Google Chrome user is familiar with Incognito mode, that allows opening a special window that doesn't save your browsing history and personal data. With recent updates, Chrome allows creating a special shortcut to the Incognito mode directly.
As you may remember, Google Chrome is getting a new feature that reminds of the Collections feature of Microsoft Edge. Simply called 'Read Later', it allows saving tabs to a special area which can be opened with a new button.
Google is constantly working on enhancing its Progressive Web Apps (PWA) implementation. A new feature, first spotted by Leopeva64, adds the ability to remove an installed PWA app using traditional methods, such as the Control Panel option, the Settings app, and the Start menu's right-click option.
How to edit saved passwords in Google Chrome
Google Chrome finally allows editing saved passwords. The team behind the Google Chrome browser has added a new useful feature to the browser. It now allows editing the passwords you have saved for websites.
How to Share Image via QR Code in Google Chrome
It didn't take long for the Chromium team to integrate the ability to share images via a QR code. Just yesterday we were talking about the patch that adds such a feature to Chromium, and today it has become available in Chrome Canary.
A new useful option is coming to Chromium, and will subsequently reach both Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. A new feature, that extends the existing QR code generator for URLs, will allow you to do the same with images on a page content.
Google is working on a new feature, Nearby Share, that is a modern file sharing protocol that is expected to support Chrome OS, Windows, macOS, and Linux. It will utilize Bluetooth for transferring files between devices with ease.
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