Chrome re-enables “Always open files of this type” option for ZIP and RAR files
Google to re-enable “always open files of this type” option for downloaded ZIP and RAR files in Chrome browser
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Google Chrome to use XPS Print API on Windows for Printing
Google has decided to use XPS Print API in place of GDI Print API in Chromium on Windows for Printing as the company believes the former “provides improved performance and would reduce conversations performed within Chromium during printing”. Today, the Chromium team added a new flag to Canary to enable XPS Printing support in the …
Chrome 78 stable update brings back the “Close other tabs” option to all Users
Google has finally re-added the close other tabs option to tab context menu with an update to Chrome 78 stable version and is now available.
Chrome on Android now makes Website Notification Prompts less annoying
The Quieter notification permission prompts flag is now working in Chrome on Android also and is blocking notification requests by websites automatically when the flag is enabled. Both Mozilla and Google want to curb notification spam in Firefox and Chrome browsers. Mozilla already has run experiments in Nightly version of Firefox and recently announced it …
This is Google Chrome’s Friendly Privacy Settings Redesign
To make Chrome browser’s privacy settings more prominent and easier to use Google has redesigned Privacy and Security card in version Canary 80
Bug in Chrome causes multiple Software_Reporter_Tool.exe Processes to run
Google is investigating a bug in Chrome 78 that causes four processes of Software_reporter_tool.exe aka Chrome Cleanup to run on the relaunch of the browser where it should be one process running with 3 helper processes. Users need no introduction about infamous Software_Reporter_Tool that has been baked into Chrome browser by Google to periodically scan […]
How to disable the redesigned long-press context menu in Chrome 78 on Android
Chrome 78 on Android gets redesigned Context menu for images and links, here is how to disable it
Google restores Chrome’s “Close other tabs” option in Tab Context Menu
Chrome’s Close other Tab option will re-appear in tab context menu as Google is re-adding the option back after criticism
Chrome 80 to allow users to temporarily Enable FTP during Depreciation Period
Chrome Canary in v80 today added a flag that allows users to “enable support for FTP URLs”, Chromium team confirms this flag will be available during the FTP turn-down Period. We’ve reported about Google’s announcement that Chrome future versions will no longer support File Transfer Protocol, known as FTP. According to plans, the support for …
Chrome 80 gets Heavy Ad Intervention feature in Canary
Google tests Heavy Ad Intervention feature in Chrome browser on Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome OS and Android, and the feature can be enabled in Canary version.
Google disables Renderer Code Integrity feature in Chrome 78 after Aw, Snap! Crashes
Renderer Code Integrity feature in Chrome 78 is also incompatible with PC Matic, Print audit and Palo Alt Traps App on Windows and is disbaled by Google.
You can now Close Other tabs in Chrome with a keyboard Shortcut via an Extension
If you’re missing close other tabs option in Chrome, there is an extension that allows to close other tabs with a keyboard shrotcut.