Following the release of version 88 on Android, Mac, Windows and Linux, the next version of Google’s browser will launch. Several user enhancements will start with Chrome 89.
For those who share computers (and browsers), version 89 Refresh Chrome Profiles. It starts with a modernized page to select profiles “when Chrome opens”. A voter is also available in the drop-down menu that appears after you type the avatar image next to the Omnibox.
The creation experience has also been updated with users first prompted to turn on Chrome Sync to get ‘bookmarks, passwords, history and more on all your devices’. This involves logging in to your Google Account, while the next step is to customize your profile with a name and theme color that helps distinguish the windows. This feature will start working in the coming weeks after desktops.
Chrome 89 also becomes simple Reading list it is available by tapping the star icon in the address bar. In addition to ‘Bookmark’, there’s a new ‘Add to Reading List’ option. A “Reading list” folder appears in the bookmarks bar. It is divided by “Unread” and “Pages you have read”, with the latter being reached by tapping “Mark as read” – “Delete” is right next to it when you hover over pages.
Following the launch of Chrome OS in December, Search Tabs come to desktops. You can tap the drop-down menu in the top right corner or use Shift + Command + A (Mac) to open a list of pages in all windows. The browser displays five at a time, while you can also quickly close tabs from this view. Turn it on manually if it is not already available:
chrome: // flags / # enable-tab-search
Chrome 89 continues to work less intrusive requests for permission. Google will automatically block directions – such as for site notifications – that you are unlikely to allow. Instead of an indication, a doorbell icon appears at the end of the address bar. By tapping, a pop-up window will open to set alerts that interest you, and to enable settings.
Google’s work to encourage HTTPS acceptance continues in this version. If users do not specify a protocol while entering a URL, Chrome 89 will do so first attempt to use HTTPS before reverting to HTTP (as needed). This change first comes to Mac, Windows, Linux and Android with iOS and follows in the next update.
The WebHID (human interface devices – keyboards, pointing devices and game pads) API is enabled by default on the computer in Chrome 89 to improve the connection. This version also enables websites to control 3D printers and microcontrollers without the need for additional adapters or drivers through the Web Serial API.
Activated in Chrome 89 for Android, Web NFC enables websites to read and write NFC labels.
Following the desktop browser in version 85, today’s version Android can do it Originally decoding AVIF images. This format is smaller than JPEG or WebP for faster loading and has HDR color support.
Chrome 89 and later require x86 processors to support Stream of SIMD Extensions 3, otherwise the browser will not install. SSE3 was introduced in 2003 on Intel processors and two years later on AMD chips. This change does not affect ARM processors.
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