Following the release of version 87 on Android, Mac, Windows and Linux, the next version of Google’s browser launches. Chrome 88 starts the new year with a spate of changes.
After Google changes a site’s credentials, Google will be prompted to update the password the next time it is entered. Chrome now lets users manually “Change passwordFrom the central list on chrome: // settings / passwords. This feature is available from the popup menu and launches Chrome 88 on desktops and iOS – Android will follow ‘soon’. If it is not yet available after updating the browser, you can manually enable this feature with a flag:
chrome: // flags / # edit-passwords-in-settings
On the same page you can now generate a list of accounts with poor entries by clicking on “Check passwords. Google also says that Chrome’s Safety Check feature, which identifies violations, is used 14 million times a week, and that there was a “37% reduction in secret evidence” in the browser.
Chrome 88 is gradually expanding a new one “Chip” UI for allowing websites. It will be less intrusive if you live in the address bar with an accompanying icon. Since it is not in the content area, users do not have to close the link before they can browse the page. In the example below, tap “Use your location?” brings up the “Allow” / “Block” pop-up.
Version 88 will stops supporting Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, with Chrome requiring 10.11+.
When Chrome is screen sharing, notifications only appear after the session has ended or with the manual approval.
Back in November, Chrome saw 87 significant speed improvements and increased battery life by limiting timers in background tabs to once per minute. This change is available to all users in this version.
Google only tested the registrable domain last year in the Omnibox to combat how long URLs that contain the correct page name are often used to mislead people into thinking they are on the desired / trusted site. For some Chrome 88 users, the address bar will only show a domain rather than the full URL. Google is planning a full release of this change in a future release. This truncation can be disabled by right-clicking on the address bar and selecting “Always show full URLs.”
Previously:
https://9to5google.com/2021/01/18/chrome-88-mac-windows-stable
After:
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Chrome wants to protect users against web forms loading over HTTPS but submitting content using HTTP. Version 88, after a delay, displays an interim warning after users submit to pause the action until they hit ‘Send Anyway’.
Chrome 88 will stop downloading MacOS, Windows, Linux, and Chrome OS users insecure image, audio, video and text formats (such as .png and .mp3) via HTTP on an HTTPS page. This “[file] can not be safely downloaded. a message is found in the download bar.
Developers can start if Manifest V3 extensions to the Chrome Web Store as Chrome 88 now supports the latest version of the format. This new platform is meant to be safer, privacy conscious and improve performance. Read our commentator from last month for more information on the changes.
Google tests the ability of PWAs to sell digital goods and subscriptions via Play Billing as part of the new Digital Goods API. The original trial will start on Android before being extended to Chrome OS in the next release. Chrome is also testing the capabilities of websites detect when users are idle. For example, a messaging app can use it to determine if you’m not active on your computer and to send notifications to a phone instead.
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