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How to Enable Movable Global Media Controls in Google Chrome
A new change has been done to the Global Media Controls in the Canary Channel of Google Chrome. Now you can enable the movable Global Media Controls flyout and place it anywhere on the screen.
in Chrome 86, which is now in Canary, Google has updated the address bar. The change made it harder to see www and https portions, which are now hidden by default.
How to Enable Throttle JavaScript Timers in Edge and Chrome to Reduce CPU Load
Chromium, the open source project that is used in both Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers, has got a new feature that allows throttling JavaScript timers in the background. This setting, when enabled, significantly reduces CPU load and extends the device's battery life.
Adobe has revealed the end-of-life date for Flash, which is set to December 31, 2020. After that date, Adobe Flash Player will no longer receive security updates, and will become unavailable.
How to Disable Backward and Forward Navigation with Touchpad Two Finger Scroll in Google Chrome
Google Chrome on Windows integrates its own touchpad gestures for two finger scrolling. While scrolling up and down a page with two fingers is welcome, it overrides the operating system's touchpad gestures for left/right two finger scrolling. It has assigned these actions to navigating back/forward.
Windows 10 version 2004 is available for consumers since last month. This version of Windows comes with a lot of improvements and new features. Besides the visible changes, Microsoft has added a bunch of improvements under the hood of the operating system.
Google is working to update the Chrome browser to be installed in the Program Files folder on 64-bit Windows. Currently, the browser installer places both 32-bit and 64-bit app versions under the C:\Program Files (x86) folder.
How to Enable Live Captions for Video and Audio in Google Chrome
Google Chrome has received the ability to dynamically form captions for media playing. Earlier, this feature was exclusively available on Google's very own Pixel phones.
Google makes finding the required information on a target web page much easier. The company rolls out a change that highlights featured snippets in the its search results. Once you open the target page, the featured text will appear in yellow.
How to Make a Progressive Web App (PWA) Running on Startup in Edge or Chrome in Windows 10
Google Chrome, and Microsoft Edge now allow registering Progressive Web Apps to have startup entries in Windows 10. The change had recently landed in Google Chrome, and has subsequently become available in Edge.
