We recently saw an updated design of Google Chrome’s new design. That version is currently enabled by default on the Dev channel of Chrome and Chrome OS. However, Google has one more version under the hoods. Here is how it looks like: The new design reminds me of Firefox tabs. The new tab icon is […]
Google Chrome - Tips, News, Extensions and Themes
Google's Chrome is currently the most popular Web Browser in the world. Chrome Story is your source for all the Google Chrome news and tips. We also cover extensions, apps, themes and much more. You will find regular articles about new features of Google Chrome and also resources that help you use Chrome better.
Here is One More Version of Material Design for Google Chrome
Chrome for Android Switching Close Button to the Left?
Last week I wrote about Chrome for Android preparing to experiment a vertical tab switching UI. This feature is currently available on Chrome for Android Canary version. I enabled the flag and restarted Chrome. Here is a screenshot of Chrome stable version: Here is a screenshot from Canary, with the flag “Enable horizontal tab switcher” […]
“Long Press Back Button for History” Coming to Chrome for Android
If you click and hold the back or forward button on Chrome, you will see the complete history of that particular tab. This useful little feature is coming to Chrome for Android too. If you touch and hold the back button on Chrome for Android now, it doesn’t do anything. This will soon change. Google […]
How to Use Chrome’s New Emoji Keyboard
Google is preparing an emoji feast for Chrome users. They are adding an emoji keyboard to Chrome. You can use this emoji keyboard to insert emojis into anything on the web, Google searches, your Twitter and Facebook posts and more. Here is how to use this new emoji keyboard. Note: If you are using the […]
Traffic from Chrome’s New Tab Page Article Recommendations Increased 2,100% in 2017
I always get confused between those article recommendations on the new tab page of Chrome and those from my phone’s launcher. I tend to engage more with my launcher feed, or Google Now feed. I open Chrome to do something and may not spend much time scrolling through those suggestions. However, I open my feed […]
Google Removes Cryptocurrency Mining in Extensions from Web Store
Google has updated their Chrome Web Store policy to stop accepting Cryptocurrency mining extensions and remove existing ones from the store. Google will no longer accept cryptocurrency extensions and will remove existing extensions from the store by end of June 2018. Google allowed cryptocurrency extensions on the Chrome Web Store as long as it is the […]
Native SMB File System Support Coming to Chrome OS
Chrome OS Files app is getting a new feature that will get a lot of fans. The Canary channel of Chrome OS currently has this flag: Native Smb Client If enabled, allows connections to an smb filesystem via Files app – Chrome OS #native-smb This feature adds native SMB file system support to Chrome OS' file manager, […]
“Cast File” Coming to Chrome to Cast Local Files
Google Chrome is making it easy to cast local files. A new option called "Cast file" is coming to Chrome. This is currently available in Beta channel. Here is how it works: Click "Cast…" (or the Cast icon) in the browser menu, click down arrow ▼ next to "Cast to", and "Cast file" to select […]
How to Enable Chrome’s Built-in Ad Blocker
Google had promised us a built-in ad blocker that will block intrusive ads. This feature is now available in Chrome Canary, an experimental version of Google Chrome. This feature will not block all advertisement on pages that you visit using Google Chrome. Instead, Google will help you remove those ads which they call "intrusive". Instrusive […]
Ctrl + A to Select All Coming to chrome://history
Here is an upcoming Google Chrome feature that you will appreciate. Soon, you will be able to use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + A to select items on Chrome’s history page. You can then easily delete multiple items at once. The Code Here is the commit log: Support ctrl+a at chrome://history This shorcut will select […]
