Chrome gets Scrollable TabStrip, how to enable
The much-awaited scrollable tabstrip for Chrome is here which enables user to scroll tabs when they don’t fit in the tabstrip
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Google integrates Link to Text Fragment into Chrome
Chrome now allows to natively link to a particular text or word on a page without the need to install Link to Text fragment extension. Google has integrated the needed functionality into the Chrome Canary, now, you just need to select a Phrase on the web page and right-click and select the “Copy link to …
Chrome now allows assigning a Sticky name to each window
Google is working on a feature that allows users to assign a name to each Chrome browser window so that, they can easily distinguish which window is what from the taskbar/alt +Tab UI and switch to a particular window when multiple windows are open irrespective of tab in focus. The Chromium team calls the feature …
Chrome to block notifications that appear during Screen Sharing
Due to the pandemic, people using Video conferencing tools such as Zoom, Google Meet to connect and they may share their screen in a video call. The website notifications may appear during screen sharing and can cause a problem. Google now wants to fix this annoyance in the Chrome browser. The company has added a …
How to add articles to ‘Reading list’ in Chrome on desktop
While the Read later feature is already available for Chrome on iOS, we reported Google is bringing it to desktop and Android as well. The development of feature on Windows reached a stage where you can now save articles in tabs to see them later and Chrome displays them in the ‘Reading list’ folder on …
[Update: flag] Chrome for Android is getting Read later feature
Recently we reported Chrome for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome OS is getting the ‘Read later’ feature after iOS, Google now wants the feature to available for Chrome on Android as well. The Chromium team has begun the work to implement it on Android. Google Chrome on iOS allows saving articles to read them later. […]
[Update: Video] Chrome gets ability to create tab groups Automatically
Google wants to take the pain out of manually creating tab groups from the users, for that, the Chromium team is currently testing a feature called “Tab groups Auto Create”, which when enabled, groups will be created automatically. The tab groups feature spent a long time in development and is available to everyone in Chrome …
Chrome tests a new User Interface for Global Media Controls
Google Chrome lets you manage audio/video playing the browser right from the toolbar through Global Media Controls UI or also known as, media hub. Currently, Google is redesigning the feature UI to make it look more modern. Global Media Controls shows music playing in Chrome along with album thumbnail, playback, and Picture in Picture controls. …
Chrome Tab Groups now available to everyone
The day has come, the latest Chrome stable version 85.0.4183.102 has Tab Groups available by default and they’re collapsible too when you create groups of tabs. Once, Tab Groups was a popular feature in Firefox, Mozilla removed it citing of low usage. The feature is now available in the Chrome browser. Work to bring Tab …
Chrome for Android’s Page Info menu is getting a redesign
Google is redesigning the Page Info menu in Chrome for Android. You won’t see radical changes in the UI, but you’ll notice the new “Permissions” option that displays Locations, Notifications and Sound options inside. Similarly, the number of cookies in use and blocked are moved to a separate page as well. Details link in connection …
Chrome gets a New Interface for Profile Picker in Canary
Google is working on a new interface for Profile Picker in Chrome browser that allows you to select a user profile or lets you add a new profile to the browser when you launch Chrome. The new Profile Picker UI is now working in Chrome 87 Canary when the related flag is enabled. Chrome supports …
Chrome 85 brings collapsible Tab Groups, Jump Lists for PWAs on Windows 10 and more
Google has released Chrome 85 for Windows, Mac and Linux and is available for download. Tab Groups feature is now rolling out to users and the update includes performance improvements, QR sharing, lets you fill out and save PDF forms and last but not the least, the new version adds shortcuts menu aka App Shortcuts …