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[Navjot Singh]

Android Chrome to send notifications asking to use Chrome - 9to5Google

Based on our reading of a series of code changes, we believe Google Chrome for Android will send you a notification if you haven’t used Chrome in a while.

Digging a bit deeper, we found what specifically would trigger Chrome to send one of these notifications. If you indirectly open Chrome by opening a “Chrome Custom Tab” in an app, Chrome will take that opportunity to check how long it’s been since you’ve used Chrome. Then, if you have more than one browser installed, you’ll receive a notification suggesting that you use Chrome.

 

[Sushubh]

 

[Sushubh]

80mln people scammed by fake Chrome extensions — a research by AdGuard

Chrome Web Store is overflown with malicious browser extensions. Millions of people use them and don't even realize they are in danger. Why does it happen and how to fix it?

adguard.com

I have my own issue. I am pretty sure one of the extensions I am using is redirecting my links to affiliate links. Have failed to locate the bastard app lol.

 

[Navjot Singh]

Google Chrome will test whether only showing a page's domain better protects users

URLs can be manipulated as to make people think they're visiting a legitimate site. A Chrome domain address bar test later this year...

9to5google.com

 

[Sushubh]

Highlighting great user experiences on the mobile web

Over the last decade , Chrome and the web development community have worked towards providing users with a fast, responsive and delightful b...

blog.chromium.org

To help users identify great experiences as they browse, we are excited to announce that Chrome will begin to highlight high quality user experiences on the web, starting with the labelling of fast links via the link context menu on Chrome for Android. This change will be rolling out starting in Chrome 85 Beta.

Labelling is currently being rolled out to Chrome 85 beta, but if you would like to try labelling today, go to chrome://flags and enable “Context menu performance info and remote hint fetching”. Once fully rolled out, users will see labelling if they have Lite mode or “Make Searches and Browsing Better” turned on. Next, navigate to any qualifying page, such as the Wikipedia page for the Internet, and long-press on any link.

 

[Sushubh]

What's New In DevTools (Chrome 86) | Blog | Chrome for Developers

New Media panel, capture node screenshot, Issues tab updates, emulate missing local fonts, inactive users and prefers-reduced-data.

developers.google.com

 

[Sushubh]

Using Chrome to generate more accessible PDFs

Starting in Chrome 85 (scheduled to go to stable in late August), Chrome will automatically generate a tagged PDF when you print a web page ...

blog.chromium.org

 

[Sushubh]

freaks have removed the option for non-native notifications. so now i am getting notifications from windows which comes one at a time and do not stay for long. so if i am getting 10 notifications, i have to suffer through them one by one. and the useful ones disappear way too soon.

 

[Sushubh]

iOS 14: How to set Google Chrome as your default browser on iPhone - 9to5Mac

iOS 14 allows for third-party web browsers and email clients to become the default, so if you really don’t like...

9to5mac.com

 

[Sushubh]

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