After launching last week on Mac, Windows, Linux and Android, Chrome OS 84 will soon be available in the coming weeks. There are a number of usability improvements in this version.
After falling behind due to COVID-19 and not wanting to negatively impact banking, supermarkets, government, and other essential service sites, SameSite cookie tagging it will be gradually redeployed in version 84. This secure default handling of third-party cookies limits tracking and increases privacy.
Chrome OS 84 features more emoji, including the yawning face (🥱), an earphone (🦻), and a sari (🥻). Right-click on any text field and select “Emoji” to bring up the virtual keyboard.
When in Overview mode, dragging a window to the left / right edge quickly set up split screen. Those with multiple monitors can also “drag windows of [their] Chromebook screen to an external monitor and vice versa. “
Abusive notification notifications are “one of the main complaints from users”. Chrome 84 is addressing this by blocking intrusive notifications and other site permission requests that repeatedly annoy users about enabling. Based on version 80’s quieter notification user interface, the goal is to discourage users from giving sites the ability to display alerts.
Google has been working to reduce CPU and power consumption in recent releases. Chrome will detect when a the browser window is covered on the other to suspend work by painting pixels, thus preserving resources when a page is not being viewed. This feature will appear for some users in version 84, and a broader version is expected with Chrome 85. It is based on Chrome freeze tabs, except for playing audio / video and recording, which have been in the background for more than five minutes.
After an extension changes the default search engine or New Tab page, Chrome will confirm the decision with users. If this was done direly, there will be an option to go back to the previous settings.
Chrome OS gets a new “To explore“To replace” Get Help. “With a rocket icon instead of the generic green question mark, Google calls it a” compass to navigate your Chromebook. “Appears after initial onboard experience to provide answers to common questions and others Visual tutorials “Benefits” is also easily accessible from the sidebar.
Google has improved Chrome’s implementation of the Web animation API. This “increased specification compliance” means that the browser can clean and remove old animations to save memory and improve performance.
Chrome 84 will warn macOS, Windows, Linux and Chrome OS users about downloading an EXE, APKor another executable over HTTP on an HTTPS page. The following alert will eventually appear when later versions of Chrome prevent unsafe download:
Progressive web applications can now create app shortcuts on desktop computers and mobile devices. They are accessed with a right click on macOS and Windows, while a long press on Android opens the menu of common actions.
The camera app now save video to MP4 (H.264). This format allows the recordings to be used in other applications.
Other adjustments include:
- Crostini now has access to the microphone with the permission granted by the configuration. Use cases include allowing Android application developers to test microphone-related features.
- Company-managed devices will have a new badge on the login / lock screen.
- PIN support for HP printers.
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