2025-09-19
Ready to see what's next for Chrome? Learn more about the new AI features coming to your browser: https://blog.google/...
Wired
Google unveils new AI features for Chrome, including a Gemini button and AI Mode for US desktop users, and plans to add agentic features in the next few months
10 new features that reinvent your browser PYMNTS.com : Google to Add Agentic Capabilities and Other AI-Powered Features to Chrome Browser Igor Bonifacic / Engadget : Gemini in Chr...
2024-09-20
Passkeys make signing into your favorite sites and apps feel as simple as unlocking your phone. You can now create and store passkeys in Google Password Manager, making it easy to use passkeys across all your computers and Android devices. [video]
The Verge
Google unveils Password Manager PIN to let Chrome users sync passkeys across Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, and Android devices, with iOS support coming soon
Jess Weatherbed / The Verge :
2024-03-12
Building a better web is all about teamwork 🤝 We teamed up with other browser vendors to build Speedometer 3, an improved benchmarking tool that measures web performance and helps spot opportunities for improvement. Here's how it works: https://blog.chromium.org/... [image]
9to5Google
Google, Apple, Mozilla, and Microsoft launch Speedometer 3.0, a benchmark to “create a shared understanding of web performance”; Speedometer 2.0 debuted in 2018
Speedometer has long been Google's preferred benchmark, previously noting how it's the “most reflective of the real world” …
2024-01-24
Streamline your browsing and personalize Chrome (with a little help from AI). The latest AI features coming to Chrome can generate custom browser themes, suggest tab groups and help you write with more confidence. Learn more about these experimental features:... [image]
TechCrunch
Google announces AI features for Chrome on macOS and Windows: Organize Similar Tabs and custom themes rolling out soon in the US, and Help Me Write in February
“To get started, right-click a text box or field on any site you visit in Chrome and select “Help me write. ” Type in a few words and our AI will kickstart the writing process for...
2022-12-17
[1/3] We're joining an important collab with Apple @WebKit & @firefox to work on the next Speedometer benchmark to measure real-world browser performance. https://github.com/...
9to5Mac
Apple, Google, and Mozilla are collaborating on the development of Speedometer 3, a browser benchmark that measures responsiveness
2022-12-09
Smooth-running tabs? ✅ Extended battery life? ✅ Get ready to enjoy a supercharged browsing experience as #Chrome rolls out new Memory Saver and Energy Saver modes. Learn more about these new customizable performance settings: https://blog.google/... https://twitter.com/...
TechCrunch
Google announces Chrome will get a Memory Saver mode, which promises to cut memory usage by up to 30%, and an Energy Saver mode, rolling out in the coming weeks
Frederic Lardinois / TechCrunch :
2022-10-19
With the next release of #Chrome on Android tablets, we're making it easier to navigate between tabs and enjoy your favorite websites. Learn about the improvements — from a new drag and drop feature, to a visual tab grid and more: https://blog.google/...
Gizmodo
Google adds tablet-friendly features to Chrome on Android, like a visual tab grid, a drag-and-drop mode, and a side-by-side design; tab groups are coming later
from a new drag and drop feature, to a visual tab grid and more: https://blog.google/...
2022-02-09
Jump back into research with Journeys, get new shortcuts with Chrome Actions, and search straight from your @Android homescreen with widgets. Learn how three new search features on Chrome can help you find information quickly and get more done 🔎 → https://blog.google/... https://twitter.com/...
The Verge
Google rolls out Journeys for Chrome on desktop, letting users revisit old browsing sessions, based on searches from the omnibar, organized by subject matter
2022-01-26
Introducing Topics 👋 Topics is a new proposal within the Privacy Sandbox initiative. It's designed to help preserve your privacy while enabling sites to show you relevant ads. Learn how it works: https://blog.google/... https://twitter.com/...
TechCrunch
Google shutters FLoC, its controversial ad tech for replacing third-party cookies, and proposes Topics, which categorizes the sites users visit into 300+ topics
2021-10-30
HTTPS-First Mode in Chrome ensures that your connection stays secure and private when you visit any website. Learn about the feature - and more ways we prioritize your online safety at @Google → https://blog.google/... #NCSAM https://twitter.com/...
The Verge
Google says it will roll out e2e encrypted phone calls on Google Fi over the coming weeks
Jon Porter / The Verge :
2021-05-20
Before launching features, we test them with a small subset of users & make changes based on their feedback. Learn about our upcoming experiment: Follow, a way to simplify getting the latest content from your fav websites & creators directly in #Chrome → https://blog.chromium.org/... https://twitter.com/...
9to5Google
Google is testing a “Follow” button in Chrome for sites that support RSS, with content appearing in the New Tab page, initially with Chrome Canary users
2005 is back! @ianvisits : Google attempting to resurrect the RSS feeds it nearly managed to kill off when it shut-down Google Reader. https://9to5google.com/... Richard MacManus /...
2021-05-19
The experience, powered by Duplex AI technology, takes care of the tedious parts of browsing. All you have to do is hit the “Change password” button and watch the magic happen. Learn more about how it works: https://www.blog.google/... #GoogleIO (2/2)
TechCrunch
Google says Duplex will help Chrome users more easily fix compromised passwords, rolling out slowly to Chrome users with limited site compatibility at first
Google announced a new feature for its Chrome browser today that alerts you when one of your passwords has been compromised …
2021-03-31
Using a safety in numbers approach, we're exploring new ways to show you relevant content & ads without the need to track your activity as you browse, like third-party cookies might. One proposal we're currently testing is called Federated Learning of Cohorts, or FLoC. (1/4) https://twitter.com/...
TechCrunch
Google is rolling out FLoC, its alternative to third-party cookies and a crucial part of its Privacy Sandbox project for Chrome, as a developer origin trial
Google today announced that it is rolling out Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC), a crucial part of its Privacy Sandbox project for Chrome, as a developer origin trial.
2021-03-19
Use Live Caption in #Chrome to generate captions in your browser in real-time. Learn how to enable and enjoy your favorite content how you want - whether you're online or off → https://blog.google/... https://twitter.com/...
XDA Developers
Google Chrome adds Live Caption as an accessibility feature in Chrome 89, to transcribe speech in videos
and you can try it right now Sarah Katz / Tech Xplore : Google Chrome's new Live Caption feature will transcribe speech in videos Sean Riley / Laptop Mag : Chrome just introduced a...
2020-05-20
We're making it easier to control your privacy and security on #Chrome. Take a look at the new features helping you stay safe on the web and rolling out on desktop in the latest release. 👉 https://www.blog.google/... https://twitter.com/...
VentureBeat
Google launches Chrome 83 with updated safety and privacy settings, third-party cookies blocked in Incognito mode, DNS-over-HTTPS support, and new dev features
Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat :