Google Fixes the PDFs Issue in Chrome 80
A fix for PDFs issue in Chrome 80 stable is about to roll out, Chrome team found sending PDF full URL to Google for checking is causing the issue
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Google asks Edge Chromium users to Switch to Chrome browser on its Websites
Google has stared to annoy Chromium Edge users to Switch to Chrome on its Search, News, Docs and Google Translate websites
This Tool creates URLs to find Specified content in Chrome [Scroll to Text Fragment]
A few months back we’ve reported Google will introduce Scroll to Text Fragment feature with a Chrome release, the related Chrome Platform Status page confirms the feature is enabled by default in Chrome 80 on desktop and Andriod, which is not half true. The Text Fragments feature will be available to some via finch experiment […]
Chrome for Android adds “copy image” option to Context menu
The ability to copy an image found on web in Chrome browser on Android to system clipboard isn’t a native feature or not built-into the browser, Chromium team is now making this possible for the user by offering a new context menu option with name “Copy image” which you could observe if long press on …
Google brings Password Checkup feature to Chrome Settings
Password checkup feature now available in Chrome Settings apart from Google Password Manager if you enable a flag in Chrome 82 Canary
Chrome 82: Google adds Picture-in-Picture option to Global Media Controls UI
Google Chrome now allows to play a video in Picture-in-Picture mode from Global Media Controls UI, here is how to enable PiP icon in GMC.
Chrome on Android: darken websites from Themes Settings
Google Chrome already allows forcing dark mode for Web Contents via a flag, Chromium team offers another flag in Android version of Chrome Canary to display “Darken websites” checkbox in themes settings to let user apply the dark theme for sites, provided, theme setting should be set to System default or Dark. Chrome browser respects …
Chrome adds Colored Tab Strips to PWAs
After Edge, now Google Chrome has got colored title bars for Progressive Web Apps (sort of). We’ve already heard about Microsoft plans to make PWAs more native and run on startup on Windows. Recently Edge team has started automatically theming PWA’s title bar based on site’s color, now Google has jumped into this to apply …
Chrome tests Keyword Search, Tab Switch and Pedal suggestions in Omnibox
Google has started experiementing with by showing keyword and tab switch buttons for a suggestion in a row in omnibox in Chrome 81 Canary
Chrome for Android gets Photo Picker with Video files Preview Support
Chrome for Android has a dedicated photo picker with Video support where you need to enable a flag in Canary to get it working
Microsoft adds Edge-Style Scrolling to Google Chrome
Microsoft ports legacy Microsoft Edge style percent-based scrolling to Chromium for its Edge browser and Google Chrome on Windows
Chrome on Android gets Tab Group Sharing feature
Though Tab Groups feature isn’t available in the stable version of Chrome on the desktop, it is already available for Chrome on Android and allows users to group a set of tabs and ungroup them. Google has recently enabled the “Share group” option for a tab group in Chrome Canary on Android to let you …