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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.
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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.
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Google refines Drive shortcuts w/ migration set for 2021, tests ‘target audience’ sharing
Issue 2020-35Back in March, Google Drive introduced “shortcuts” to simplify folder structure, sharing, and reduce the need for creating copies. Google today announced a trio of updates, while Drive is adding support for target audience sharing.
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Google is working to add a ‘Read Later’ feature to the Chrome browser on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome OS, to allow users to save tabs and access them later via a new button and menu in the browser UI.
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Google has released Chrome 85 for Windows, Mac and Linux and is available for download.
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Google is currently conducting an experiment named “Omnibox Rich Autocompletion” in Chrome with the aim to autocomplete suggestion even if the input is part of the title or not a hostname prefix. Generally, the prefix of the URL will be autocompleted.
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Google is making a lot of improvements to its password check feature on Android and desktop. Recently we covered Chrome for Android allows us to check for compromised passwords and lets you view, edit, and copy them.
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The Password Check feature for Chrome for Android is getting ready, recently we covered the feature, as well as Safety check, are working in the Canary version.
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Usually quite reliable, Google is reporting that Gmail and other G Suite applications are seeing a “service disruption.” Gmail, followed by Google Drive, being down is the biggest problem right now. Issues started late on Wednesday evening (PT) and continue into the early hours of Thursday.
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While Mozilla has already added experimental support for AVIF image file format to the Firefox browser, Google is bringing support for the same to Chrome 85 which is currently in beta and arrives on August 25.
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Chrome Password Manager for Android saves the passwords to your Google account. Like Chrome on the desktop, you can able to find the breached passwords that are saved to the Chrome browser by running an on-demand scan, in a couple of ways.
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Recently we reported Chrome 86 has got the Caret Browsing feature integrated and also has new features behind the flags, the ability to create a desktop shortcut for Incognito mode is one of them.
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Last month, Google announced that its new “home for work” consolidates communication and document editing into one app. The new Gmail is now rolling out to G Suite customers on Android and the web.
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Back in November 2019, Google has announced it will deprecate Cloud Print service in December 2020 and suggested users find an alternative print solution and migrate their print services.
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Chrome for Android remembers the username and password you enter into an email account or other websites and auto-fills the credentials next time when you visit.
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Google has finally integrated Caret browsing into the Chrome browser. Till now users need to install an extension from Web Store, for this. Which no longer required from Chrome 86 or higher versions onwards.
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After Google’s acquisition of JotSpot, the launch of Google Sites in 2008 brought easy wiki-style website creation to many users. Eight years later, a new Google Sites was introduced to the masses to replace the withering shell of classic Sites and become a part of G Suite — allowing for easy integration with Docs, Sheets,…
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Google tries to differentiate its G Suite apps by leveraging AI to boost user productivity. It’s now bringing several key features, including Smart Compose, that first debuted on the desktop web to Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides for Android and iOS.
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Google updates G Suite for mobile with dark mode support, Smart Compose for Docs and more
Issue 2020-32Google today announced a major update to its mobile G Suite productivity apps. Among these updates are the addition of a dark theme for Docs, Sheets and Slides, as well as the addition of Google’s Smart Compose technology to Docs on mobile and the ability to edit Microsoft Office documents without having to covert them.…
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Last month, we’ve reported Google has decided to install 64-bit Chrome to Program Files folder on Windows. Today, we noticed the change already came into effect and applies to Chrome 85 beta and Chrome 86 dev installations as Chrome executable of these versions now running from Program Files path.
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QR Code Generator in Chrome 86 Canary has gained the ability to create QR code for the images also in addition to pages. Google added a context menu option to images to support this. The feature is live and working in Canary.
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You can now modify the saved Passwords in the Chrome browser with the new “Edit password” option available in the Passwords Settings page. The feature is currently available behind a flag in Chrome Canary for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome OS and is working when enabled.
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Google’s Nearby Sharing feature that allows us to share files and photos between devices using Chrome, is finally showing up on Chrome browser on Windows. Google has been working on to bring AirDrop like file sharing feature to Chrome on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chromebook devices for a while now.
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Google wants to ensure the tabs in the tab group after collapsing shouldn’t consume resources in the background, that’s why the company is working to bring “tab freezing” behind the experimental “Tab Groups Collapse Freezing” feature in Chrome Canary.
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Google is updating Global Media Controls UI in the Chrome browser with options to manage cast sessions and select audio devices to play the music through GMC. Global Media Controls or Media Hub lets you manage media playing in the Chrome browser.
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Google Chrome extension “Screenshot & Screen Capture Elite ” with over 1 million user installs is reportedly injecting ads into Google Search results page.
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You can no longer clear Chrome browsing data by pressing the Enter button on the keyboard as Google has made a change to Clear browsing data dialog code in the Chrome browser to ignore it to prevent accidental data loss.
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After supporting the lazy loading of images, Chrome if you use attribute, postpones loading of iframes until the user scrolls nearer to them. A year back, Google added Lazy loading support for images to Chrome in version 76.
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Microsoft has brought Windows.Gaming.Input (WGI) to Chromium to give game controller support on Windows 10 desktop, Windows Core OS (WCOS), and Xbox. The feature is currently available behind a flag in Chrome 86 Canary and can be enabled.
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Google Cloud & Box deepen strategic partnership on infrastructure, more G Suite integration
Issue 2020-30Productivity & Collaboration week is still underway at Cloud Next ’20: On Air. Google Cloud and Box today announced a deeper collaboration that spans both infrastructure and end-user productivity.
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Google today announced it will ship caching for cross-site navigations for Chrome on Android. The company said the Back/forward cache feature will come later to desktop. As of now, the feature is available behind a flag on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.
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Google is working on adding download later feature to Chrome for Android.
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Google is testing to ensure Autofill is disabled on mixed forms for Chrome on Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome OS. Chrome also shows a warning to let the user know it prevented data in the form from being sent over an insecure connection.
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Google made a commit to enable Touch to Fill feature by default in Chrome 84 for Android. Recently Google has released Chrome 84 for Android. Soon Chrome will autofill the password when you touch the username field.
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If you’ve updated to Chrome 84 and noticed colors washed out on your monitor for browser UI and website content? This is because the Chrome flag –“Force color profile”– you enabled to use a specific color profile has been removed in version 84.
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