Google revamps Chrome profiles to make switching easier

Posted on 02/03/2021 by Engadget

Google has always offered Chrome profiles as a way for people who share devices to keep their browser info separate. And while past updates have focused on making signing in easier and improved theme customizations, it's not done tinkering with t...

Google updates Gmail and other iOS apps for the first time in months

Posted on 01/03/2021 by Engadget

Google has updated the Gmail iOS app for the first time in months, along with Meet, Sheets, Docs, Calendar and Tasks. Aside from Tasks now supporting widgets on iOS 14, these are minor updates centered around bug fixes and performance improvements. I...

Chrome OS is getting a built-in screen recorder

Posted on 17/02/2021 by Engadget

Because they're often cheap, durable and secure, Chromebooks are popular laptops in schools. Google wants to make them even more student-friendly and is announcing a set of new features today alongside a host of updates to its Education-focused p...

Chrome for iOS test locks Incognito tabs behind Touch or Face ID

Posted on 12/02/2021 by Engadget

Google is working to make private web browsing on Chrome for iOS a little more secure by letting you lock Incognito tabs with Face or Touch ID. The update, detailed in the app's beta version for iPhone and iPad, essentially blurs Incognito tabs i...

Atari VCS will feature Google Chrome as its built-in browser

Posted on 16/12/2020 by Engadget

The long-awaited Atari VCS retro console may also end up being a decent productivity device. Atari announced today that the system will feature Google Chrome as its built in browser, allowing you to access websites and the full suite of Google Worksp...

Google brings tab search to Chromebooks with Chrome OS 87

Posted on 04/12/2020 by Engadget

Google is rolling out Chrome OS 87, which includes the recently revealed tab search feature. You can access that from the circular button in the top-right corner or by pressing Ctrl-Shift-A, as 9to5 Google notes. It's a useful function that will help...

Google Chrome built for M1 Macs will be available to everyone soon

Posted on 18/11/2020 by Engadget

Now that Apple’s ARM-powered PCs have arrived, developers are retooling their software to run natively on the M1 CPU instead of relying on Rosetta 2 emulation. For many of us, Google Chrome is the program we use the most, and according to tweets from...

Google says Chrome 87 has the biggest performance boost in years

Posted on 17/11/2020 by Engadget

There was a time when Chrome was perhaps the nimblest browser around, but over the years, it has demanded more and more system resources. Google is looking to reverse course a bit. It’s bringing performance enhancements and speed boosts to the browse...

Google will no longer let developers charge for Chrome extensions

Posted on 22/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Google will soon discontinue paid extensions for its Chrome browser. The company had previously temporarily disabled the feature but now plans to make the change permanent, as spotted by 9to5Google. With the change, developers who want to charge user...

Chrome will soon let you know if a web form is unsecure

Posted on 17/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Google is going a step further to protect people’s information when they try to submit details through unsecured web forms. Starting in the M86 build, Chrome will raise a red flag on forms that are on secure HTTPS pages, but aren’t actually submitted...

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