Google Chrome is planning to implement “Badging API, a proposed Web Platform API allowing websites to apply badges (small status indicators) to pages or sets of pages on their origin”. This will add notification badges similar to Windows and iOS to apps and websites. Remember those notification badges on your phone or laptop?: Google Chrome […]
Chromebooks to Get Better External Storage Management (Read/Write Access to Android Apps)
Google appears to be working on improving external storage management on Chromebooks, especially around Android apps. A recent code change added to the Chromium OS code base shows talks about giving Read/Write access to Android apps. External Storage List in Settings The changelog on the code commit takes clearly about what it intends to do: […]
How to Enable Password Protection in Google Chrome
Google recently added a new security feature to Chrome. “Password Leak Detection” or “Password Protection” which came as an official extension initially was added to Chrome as part of the browser’s password manager. What is Password Protection? Password Checkup extension was released as a tool to avoid users continuing to use compromised passwords without being […]
Google Lens Integration is Coming to Chrome for Android
Google is adding an exciting feature to Chrome’s Android version. Soon, you will be able to use Google Lens from your favorite mobile browser iself. Google Lens is an image recognition technology developed by Google, that uses AI and Neural networks to identify text and objects on photos. It works on photos that you have […]
Chrome to Stop Supporting FTP via Browser
According to a document spotted by Techdows, Google Chrome will soon remove the option to access FTP locations using the browser. According to the document that details the plan and the reasons behind this change the FTP feature is “sufficiently low” and moreover the browser does not support secure FTP or SFTP. Unencrypted FTP just […]
Google’s ‘Password Checkup’ Service to be Built Into Chrome
Google’s Password Checkup extension will soon be built into Chrome. This is a service that Google launched in February 2019 to notify users if they are still using passwords that were confirmed to be part of data breaches. When this extension is enabled, Chrome will check passwords that you use to log into websites are […]
How to Rename and Change Color of Chrome Tab Group
Chrome’s Tab Group feature is slowly taking shape. It is not ready for Stable channel yet, but in the latest version of the Canary channel, you can rename and change colors for individual tab groups. Change Colors and Rename Tab Groups To rename or change the color of a tab group, click the group name […]
First Look at Chrome OS Release Notes (It’s a Web Page)
The Chrome OS release notes that we discussed a few weeks ago is now live. An interesting thing to note here is that the release notes is a web page. You can access the release notes here. I was expecting a bit more detailed list features. The list that is available now talks about the […]
Chrome’s New Tab Page Might Get a ‘Real Searchbox’ (Instead of ‘Fakebox’)
If you haven’t noticed, the search box in the middle of Chrome’s New Tab Page (NTP) is actually “fake”. It does not itself perform any search. The moment you start typing, the focus is moved to the address bar (Omnibox), and that’s where the real search happens. This might change soon. A code change request […]
Google is Testing ‘Several Variations’ of the Dark Mode
A code change that I spotted today talks about adding a few more variants of Chrome’s dark mode to test. I am not quite sure if the plan is to give users more options, or if the team is testing a few options before picking the right type of dark mode for the browser. The […]