• Chrome Reader Mode can be enabled or disabled in Settings

    Reader Mode feature (currently in development) can be enabled or disabled in Chrome from the browser Appearance Settings. Recently Firefox has got a new design for Reader mode in Nightly. Microsoft, on the other hand, offers Reader View in both Legacy and new Edge browsers.


  • Chrome Canary now allows users to collapse Tab Groups

    Tab groups feature is coming to Chrome 83 this week. The more tabs you open the messier the tab bar gets and difficult to identify and group related tabs. This defeats the objective of the feature.


  • Chrome PWAs are getting Shortcuts Menu to access common tasks

    Microsoft has worked with Google to bring the Shortcuts menu to Chromium Progressive Web App Icons on Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome OS. Native App Icons on Android, Windows, Linux, and Mac display common tasks in a menu when you right-click on the quick launch bar.


  • 4 Ways to Enter Picture in Picture mode in Chrome

    With Chrome 70, Google has introduced Picture-in-Picture mode where the user can watch videos in a floating window on top of other Chrome Windows when he/she selects the PIP option available in the right-click menu.


  • How to install Google’s Web Vitals extension in Chrome browser?

    Recently Google announced the Core Web Vitals initiative for developers and webmasters to measure site metrics, Web Vitals measures these three metrics: Largest Contentful Paint, First Input Delay, and Cumulative Layout Shift.


  • Google brings Live Caption feature to Chrome browser on desktop

    After making the Live Caption feature available in its Pixel Phones on Android, Google is now bringing it to Chome browser on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome OS platforms.


  • Google is making Meet free for everyone

    Google is making Meet free for everyone

    Google today announced that it is making Meet, its video meeting tool for businesses that directly competes with the likes of Zoom, available for free to everyone. Until now, you could participate in a Meet call without being a paying user, but you needed a paid G Suite account to start calls. You won’t be…


  • Disable Chrome’s Managed by your Organization due to QUIC Policy Set by Avast

    If you visit chrome://policy page in Chrome browser, you’ll notice QuicAllowed policy being set, here is how to remove the “Managed by your organization” message in Chrome browser that was caused by Avast free antivirus installed on your computer.


  • Chrome’s Page Sharing QR Scanner is now working in Canary

    Back in December, we’ve reported Google has started working on a feature to share pages from Chrome on the desktop to mobile by generating a QR code, the company then added a flag to Chrome Canary, which when enabled, offers an option in right-click menu to share Page’s URL via QR code, the feature is…


  • Chrome tests showing tab sending to device animation in address bar instead of desktop notification

    Google Chrome with Sync feature allows accessing open tabs on other devices via the history page, but Google introduced a quick way to send tabs to various devices with the “Send tab to self” feature sometime back with Chrome.


  • Chrome Canary now Always Shows FULL URLs if you enable this Flag

    Recently we’ve reported Google Chrome will offer an option in its Omnibox context menu to let users see websites full URL in the address bar, the initial implementation landed for the related flag in Chromium isn’t great where you need to select “Show URL” option every time in right-click menu of Omnibox when needed, a…


  • Chrome’s new Safety Check scans for bad extensions and compromised passwords

    Google Chrome with updates built-in, alerts you when your passwords are involved in a data breach, uses Safe Browsing to protect you against dangerous websites, malware downloads, and harmful extensions.


  • Coronavirus Takes the World by Storm; Not Us! Enter Coronabro!

    We’re equally feeling the effects but satire always gets its way! It is without a doubt that we’re facing difficult times as the Coronavirus continues to spread across the globe but what can we do about it?


  • Microsoft improves the Scrollbar Scrolling in Chrome and Edge browsers

    Generally, Scrollbar scrolling happens in the main thread in the Chrome browser, Microsoft which is contributing to Chromium has found scrolling the vertical scrollbar by dragging isn’t great when the main thread is busy.


  • Chrome 83 offers an option to see full URL in Address bar

    Google Chrome browser by default doesn’t show https://, WWW and http:// prefixes for Website URLs in its address bar, if a site is fully secure it shows a padlock icon in place of https://, similarly, Chrome shows “Not secure” text for unencrypted websites.


  • Chrome quietly enables Tabbed UI for Translate bubble

    If you reach a page that is not in your preferred language in the Google Chrome browser, Google Translate service built-into Chrome with automatic translation asks the user whether the browser needs to translate the page into English and offers specific options for that site and language.


  • This is Chrome’s Redesigned Cookie Settings UI on Android

    While on one side, with Chrome 80 release Google has started to roll ut SameSite cookies to prevent cross-site attacks, on the other side, the company is working to improve cookie Settings UI for its browser on Android.


  • Chrome gets Two-Page View for PDFs, here is how to enable it

    Recently we’ve reported Google is working on adding a Two-page View option for PDFs to PDF Viewer Plugin in the Chrome browser, the option is already available in Microsoft Edge legacy and Adobe Acrobat Reader DC on Windows, but not in Chromium Edge and Google Chrome browser.


  • Chrome’s PDF Viewer to let you View two PDF Pages Side by Side

    Popular PDF Reader from Adobe and built-in PDF Viewer in Microsoft Edge Legacy on Windows allows viewing two pages of a PDF side by side which could be useful on wider screens or  Chromebooks where you can also use it to compare certain text or content in both pages.


  • Google pitches free trials of its enterprise G Suite conferencing tools as part of a coronavirus response

    Google said in a blog post that it would roll out free access to advanced Hangouts Meet video-conferencing capabilities to all G Suite and G Suite for Education customers globally as the company pitches its remote work tools as an option for companies looking to let employees work from home. Chief executive Sundar Pichai announced…


  • Google Search begins using Chrome’s Text Fragment in Featured Snippets

    Google’s controversial Scroll to Text Fragment feature in Chrome 80 doesn’t work unless you enable a flag.


  • Google Chrome shows notification to review the new Terms

    By now you might have already seen Google showing a notification on top of its search website with a message that it is updating its Terms of Service and it wants you to know about them before they come into effect on March 31, 2020.


  • Google Fixes the PDFs Issue in Chrome 80

    Google Fixes the PDFs Issue in Chrome 80

    There have been a lot of reports from Chrome users on the official help forum and social media sites that PDFs are no longer loaded by Chrome PDF Viewer plugin in Chrome 80 stable version on Windows and Mac, the PDFs appear gray or blank or don’t render completely.


  • Thomas Kurian on his first year as Google Cloud CEO

    Thomas Kurian on his first year as Google Cloud CEO

    “Yes.” That was Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian’s simple answer when I asked if he thought he’d achieved what he set out to do in his first year. A year ago, he took the helm of Google’s cloud operations — which includes G Suite — and set about giving the organization a sharpened focus by…


  • Google Cloud gets a premium support plan with 15-minute response times

    Google Cloud today announced the launch of its premium support plans for enterprise and mission-critical needs. This new plan brings Google’s support offerings for the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) in line with its premium G Suite support options. “Premium Support has been designed to better meet the needs of our customers running modern cloud technology,”…


  • How to Save All Tabs in Google Chrome (Quick Tip)

    If you use Google Chrome for work or research you may want to save open sites for future reference. Here’s how to save open tabs in Chrome on all systems.


  • Google Is Making A Search Tool Specific To The AOSP

    Android coming to Chrome OS is one of those arrangements between two parties that just works. Chrome OS as a platform was desperately in need of a shot to the arm or risk being discarded and Android was looking for a new medium to flex its massive muscle after effortless […]


  • Google Is Testing A New UI Overlay For Chrome on Android

    The Chrome browser needs no introduction for it stands at the top of the podium in the ever-competitive browser market space owning up to 68% of it. Being at the tip of the spear means Chrome as a platform constantly needs to evolve to match the rapid expansion and availability […]


  • Gmail Will Soon Let You Attach Emails To An Email

    For obvious reasons, Gmail has become my primary email service holding the keys to almost every platform I want to access. My devotion to the service isn’t misplaced since Gmail has become one of the most widely used email services around, handling the email affairs of over a billion users. […]


  • Android Security Vulnerability Could Cause A Denial of Service to Your Device

    There is a hugely contested notion that Google’s titular mobile operating system Android when compared to Apple’s mobile platform, is a security nightmare. This notion, however obnoxious, is technically accurate especially if you take the platform’s recent predicament around malicious apps easily finding their way onto the Play Store. To […]


  • G Suite users get more AI writing help, Google Assistant calendar integration and more

    Google is launching a number of updates to its G Suite tools today that, among other things, brings to Google Docs an AI grammar checker, smarter spellchecking and, soon, spelling autocorrect.


  • A Useful Chromebook Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet

    Our Chromebook keyboard shortcut cheat sheet showcasing nine nifty key combos for Chromebooks that might save you time or help to speed up your workflow.


  • Pixelbook Go Will Come with ‘Exclusive’ Wallpapers, Code Suggests

    Anyone itching to get their hands on the rumoured Google Pixelbook Go may find their device comes with a set of exclusive wallpapers. Code spotted by Dinsan over at ChromeStory suggests that the search giant is planning to furnish its upcoming “Made by Google” Chromebook(s) with bespoke background images, just like it does on the…


  • HP’s New Business Chromebooks Have Impressive Specs, So-So Designs

    HP has taken the shrink-wrap off a pair of new Chromebooks and a new Chromebox aimed at business users. In this post we share specs and pricing.


  • How to Adjust the Backlit Keyboard on a Chromebook

    A simple keyboard shortcut to quickly adjust a backlit Chromebook keyboard. You can make the backlit keyboard brighter, dimmer, or turn it on or off.


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