Google is releasing several updates to the desktop version of Chrome this week to make your browsing experience safer and give you more control over the browser’s memory usage.
The main feature of this update is proactive safety checks. In fact, starting with version 120, which was released a few weeks ago, Chrome Safety Check on the desktop runs in the background to detect if your Chrome password has been compromised or if an extension you’ve installed is malware. We now send proactive alerts. . You will also be notified to update Chrome.
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But perhaps more importantly, Chrome’s safety checks automatically revoke permissions you gave sites a long time ago but haven’t used them in a while. This is similar to how Google currently handles permissions on Android, allowing you to prevent sites you no longer use from continuing to gain access to your location or microphone.
Also now: If you receive a large number of notifications from a site you don’t engage with often, the safety check will ask you if you want to disable them. I regained my sanity.
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Google is also highlighting two other updates to Chrome for desktop today. The first is an update to Chrome’s Memory Saver mode, which shows more information when you hover over a tab, and a new feature that makes it easier to tell Chrome to prevent certain sites from going to sleep. Settings added.
The second is the save function tab group (It’s a browser feature that some users really like, but most users simply ignore.) This will be rolled out in the coming weeks. The use case here is that you can save these tab groups and sync them with other desktop devices to pick up where you left off.
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Source: techcrunch.com
