Favicons are those tiny icons that you see on your browser tab while visiting any website. For example. I have added Chrome Story’s logo as favicon. The latest new tab page design puts favicons in the spotlight. Chrome at the moment does not support SVG files as favicons instead of it being a very popular […]
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.
[Bug] Chrome Bookmarks Disappearing
Many Google Chrome users are reporting that Chrome bookmarks are going missing without any warning. Users started reporting this issue back in April. I can see more users reporting this issue even in July 2019. Some users report that they lost all of their bookmarks. For some, however, it is just a folder or multiple […]
How to Rename Bookmarks Folder in Google Chrome
Chrome allows users to organize their bookmarks into folders and sub-folders. This article explains how you can rename an existing bookmarks folder in Chrome. Rename Folders from Bookmarks Bar The bookmarks bar is that small bar with bookmarks and folders right below Chrome’s address bar, aka Omnibox. If you have a folder here that you […]
Chrome OS to Get Chromecast-like Ambient Mode (Screensaver?)
I am looking at a code commit which touches quiet a few files around Ash, Chrome OS desktop environment and it talks about a new “Ambient Mode’. On a Chromecast, Ambient Mode is what appears when your Chromecast connected display is idle. You could call it a screensaver too. It is important to note that […]
Enterprise Features to Get a Dedicated Chrome Flags Page
chrome://flags page, as you know, hosts various experimental features that users can enable to test out upcoming features. Google uses this page to launch features without enabling them by default for everyone. A recent code commit on the Chromium repository and the bug associated with the change suggest that we might get another page similar […]
How to Use WhatsApp on a Chromebook
If you have a Chromebook that supports Android apps, in my case, the Pixel Slate that I am writing this on, you can install the app. Open up Play Store, search for WhatsApp and install it. If You Cannot Install WhatsApp App Now, what happens if you cannot install the WhatsApp app on your Chromebook? […]
Amazon Prime Video Now Supports Chromecast
Finally, it is here. Amazon Prime now supports Chromecast. If you are a Chromecast + Amazon Prime user, download the latest version of the Prime app and you should see the cast option there. Casting works the same way as any other Chromecast supported app. Open up the app, hit the cast icon. Select your […]
Google Chrome Gets Better Ad Blocking for Heavy and Intrusive Ads
Adblocking is something that Google wants to do, but don’t want to do. However, I’d say they are moving in the right direction, for a company that depends mostly on online ads for revenue. For now, Google wants to define what is a good ad and what is a bad ad, and then let users […]
Chrome to Let you Control Media Playback from the Toolbar (Global Media Control)
Google Chrome is testing a new feature that will let you control YouTube videos and your music from the toolbar. This means you don’t need to be on the tab that’s playing media to control it. Let me show you an example. I opened a YouTube video and started playing it. A media icon appeared […]
Picture in Picture Web API is Coming to Chrome for Android too
Chrome on Android can do Picture in Picture or PiP since version 8.0 Oreo. This is not something new. However, there is a new API that Google has been working to implement across the web so that developers easily integrate PiP and make it work on all browsers. That is coming to Chrome for Android […]