Корпорация Google сделала то, что обещала уже давно — прекратила поддержку старых операционных систем Windows и OS X в новой версии своего браузера Chrome. Прекращение поддержки означает невозможность получения обновлений для пользователей ОС Windows XP, Windows Vista, OS X Snow Leopard, OS X Lion и OS X Mountain Lion. Для них последняя версия Chrome — 49-я. Старые версии браузера работать будут и на этих версиях ОС, но вот обновления безопасности пользователи получать уже не будут. Нет гарантии и того, что на устаревших версиях Chrome в дальнейшем будет работать аутентификация для сервисов Google.
О том, что в 2016 году прекращается поддержка указанных операционных систем корпорация Google объявила еще в апреле 2015 года, то есть год назад. При этом прекращение поддержки старых версий ОС Windows и OS X планировалось еще в конце прошлого года, но затем в Google приняли решение продлить поддержку операционных систем до апреля 2016 года.
Причина случившегося — то, что и сами производители этих ОС их больше не поддерживают (с некоторыми исключениями, поскольку для Windows Vista обновления безопасности все же еще выпускаются).
Если хочется обновляться, есть два решения проблемы. Первое — обновить ОС, что логично. Второе — установить Firefox 45, который получает обновления под Windows XP и OS X 10.6, либо Opera, также работающий под XP и OS X 10.7.
Что касается обновлений в новой версии Chrome, то их довольно много. Главное новшество касается push-уведомлений. Так, сейчас при помощи этих уведомлений производится не только оповещение пользователей, становится возможным и взаимодействие с ними посредством диалоговых окон. Кроме того, веб-сайты теперь смогут сопровождать свои сообщения вибрацией либо звуком.
Появилась и еще одна интересная функция — декларативная предзагрузка, которая позволяет скачать объемный контент для того, чтобы пользователь не ожидал полной загрузки содержимого страницы длительного времени. Такой тип загрузки ресурсов разработчик может обеспечить, добавив атрибут link rel=«preload» в HTML-коде.
Google Chrome is a freeware web browser developed by Google LLC. The development process is split into different «release channels», each working on a build in a separate stage of development. Chrome provides four channels: Stable, Beta, Dev, and Canary. Chrome is updated every two to three weeks on the stable builds for minor releases and every four weeks for major releases.[1]
The following table summarizes the release history for the Google Chrome web browser.
- First release[r 3]
- Improved plugin performance and reliability
- Spell checking for input fields
- Improved web proxy performance and reliability
- Tab and window management updates
- Bookmark manager with import and export support
- Privacy section added to the application options
- New blocked popup notification
- First stable release
- 35% faster JavaScript on the SunSpider benchmark
- Mouse wheel support
- Full-screen mode
- Full-page zoom
- Form auto-fill
- Sort bookmarks by title
- Tab docking to browser and desktop edges
- Basic Greasemonkey support[r 4]
- New «new tab» page for improved customization
- 25% faster JavaScript
- HTML5 video and audio tag support
- Lightweight theme support[r 5]
- Extensions
- Bookmark synchronization
- Enhanced developer tools
- Improved HTML5 support
- Performance improvements
- Full ACID3 pass
- HTTP byte range support
- Experimental new anti-reflected-XSS feature called «XSS Auditor»[r 6]
- Translate infobar[clarification needed]
- New privacy features
- Disabled XSS Auditor[r 7]
- Browser preference synchronizing
- Increased HTML5 support (Geolocation API, App Cache, web sockets, and file drag-and-drop)
- Revamped bookmark manager
- Adobe Flash Player integrated[r 8][r 9]
- First stable releases for macOS, 32 bit Linux, and 64 bit Linux[r 10]
- Updated and more streamlined UI with simplified Omnibox
- New tab page
- Merged menu buttons
- Form auto-fill
- Expanded synchronization support to include extensions and auto-fill data
- Support for WebM videos
- Built-in PDF support (disabled by default)[r 11]
- Implemented HTML5 parsing algorithm
- File API
- Directory upload via input tag
- macOS version gained AppleScript support for UI automation[r 12]
- Late binding enabled for SSL sockets: high priority SSL requests are now always sent to the server first.
- New options for managing cookies
- Updated New Tab page to enable featuring of web applications
- Chrome Web Store
- Built-in PDF viewer that works inside Chrome’s sandbox for increased security
- Expanded synchronization support to include web applications
- Improved plug-in handling[r 13]
- This release added «about:flags» to showcase experimental features such as Chrome Instant, side tabs on Windows, tabbed settings, Click to Play,[clarification needed] background web applications, Remoting,[clarification needed] disables outdated plug-ins,[clarification needed] XSS Auditor,[clarification needed] Cloud Print Proxy,[clarification needed] GPU-accelerated compositing, WebGL support for the canvas element, and a «tab overview» mode (like Exposé) for macOS.
- WebGL enabled by default
- Adobe Flash sandboxing on Windows and Chrome Instant (a la Google Instant) option[r 14]
- WebP support[r 15]
- New flags: print preview, GPU-accelerated compositing, GPU-accelerated Canvas 2D, Google Native Client, CRX-less Web Apps, Web page prerendering, experimental Extension APIs, disable hyperlink auditing
- Google Cloud Print sign-in interface enabled by default
- Partially implemented sandboxing of the GPU process[r 16][r 17]
- Faster JavaScript performance due to incorporation of Crankshaft, an improved compiler for V8[r 18]
- Settings pages that open in a tab, rather than a dialog box
- Malware reporting and disabling outdated plugins
- Password sync
- GPU accelerated video
- Background WebApps
- webNavigation extension API[r 19]
- HTML5 Speech Input API[r 20]
- Updated icon[r 21]
- Hardware accelerated 3D CSS
- New Safe Browsing protection against downloading malicious files
- Ability to delete Flash cookies from inside Chrome[r 22]
- Launch Apps by name from the Omnibox
- Integrated Sync into new settings pages
- Improved screen reader support
- New warning when hitting Command-Q on Mac[r 22]
- New flags: P2P API
- Existing tab on foreground on open
- Experimental new tab page
- Add grouping to tab context menu
- Run PPAPI Flash in the renderer process
- Multiple profiles
- Removed Google Gears
- Print and Save buttons in the PDF viewer[r 23]
- Instant Pages (pre-rendering of Web pages)[r 24]
- Native print interface and preview (Linux and Windows only)
- Experimental new tab page
- Experimental Restrict Instant To Search option
- Native Client (NaCl) enabled for apps in the Chrome Web Store[r 25]
- Web Audio API
- Additional macOS Lion feature support
- Sync Encryption for all data
- Print preview on Mac
- Validation of HTTPS sites[r 26]
- Experimental Web Request extension API
- Experimental Content Settings extension API[r 27]
- Faster print preview[r 28]
- Redesigned new tab page on by default[r 28]
- JavaScript fullscreen API enabled by default[r 28]
- Inline installation of Chrome Web Store items by verified sites
- Omnibox History synchronization[r 29]
- Switched to FFmpeg native VP8 decoder[r 30]
- Extensions integrated into settings pages
- GPU Accelerated Canvas 2D disabled
- Multiple profiles on by default[r 29]
- Optional permissions in Chrome extensions, so the user can opt-in or opt-out of the optional permissions at installation time[r 31]
- Experimental support for side tabs was removed.[r 32]
- Updated Omnibox prerendering of pages[r 33]
- Download scanning protection[r 33]
- New extensions APIs[r 33]
- Improved History tab
- Removal of «+» symbol from the «new tab» button
- Limited support for changing user agent strings
- Adjustable margins in print preview[r 34]
- Search engine synchronization[r 35]
- Disabled GAIA profile info[r 36]
2012-06-27 (Android ARM)
2012-09-26
(18.0.1026, Android x86)
- Hardware-accelerated Canvas2D graphics[r 37]
- WebGL without the need of 3D graphics hardware through the software rasterizer SwiftShader[r 37]
- Brighter «new tab» button[r 38]
2012-06-28 (iOS)
- Access tabs between devices[r 39]
- Reorganized and searchable settings interface
- Better spell check by using the Google search engine spell checker
- Web Store link to the bottom of New Tab page
- Experimental JavaScript Harmony (ECMAScript 6) support[r 40]
- Experimental Web Intents API[r 41]
- Experimental touch friendly user interface adjustments. Context menus have extra vertical padding between items.[r 42]
- New tab button is bigger and wider
2012-08-22 (iOS)
- Media Stream API (getUserMedia) enabled by default. (E.g. webcam access via JavaScript.)[r 43]
- Gamepad API prototype available by default.
- Support for (pointer) and (hover) CSS media queries so sites can optimize their user interface for touch when touch-screen support is available.
- HTML5 audio/video and WebAudio now support 24-bit PCM wave files
- Note: This is the last version of Chrome that will run on Mac OS X 10.5.8 Leopard.[r 44]
- New-style packaged apps are enabled by default.
- New menu icon, replacing the wrench icon
- Support for TLS 1.1[r 45][r 46]
- Support for color management ICC v2 profiles by default[r 47]
2012-11-28 (iOS)
- Do Not Track preference[r 48]
- Hardware video acceleration with 25% more efficient power consumption in some scenarios
- Manager for site permission control
- New icon for Chrome Web Store when opening new tab
- PPAPI Flash Player (or Pepper-based Flash Player) replaced the NPAPI Flash Player on Mac also[r 49]
- Support for MathML[r 50]
- The HTML5 datalist element now supports suggesting a date and time[r 50]
- Experimental support for CSS custom filters[r 50][r 51]
2013-02-27 (Android)
2013-03-04 (iOS)
- Support for Opus audio
- Support for VP9 video[r 52]
- Silent installs of external extensions are now disabled by default.[r 53]
- Web Speech API[r 54]
- Encrypted omnibox search (https)[r 55]
- Native Client on ARM
- Disabled MathML support for the time being[r 56]
Android version (update from 18):
- Newer V8 JavaScript engine
- Audio now continues to play while Chrome is in the background
- Support for pausing audio in Chrome when phone is in use
2013-04-03 (Android)
2013-04-09 (iOS)
- Improved spell checker (grammar and homonym checking)[r 57]
- Desktop shortcuts for multiple users (profiles) on Windows[r 57]
- Asynchronous DNS resolver on Mac and Linux[r 57]
Android version:[r 58]
- Autofill and password sync
- Performance and stability improvements
2013-05-22 (Android)
2013-06-03 (iOS)
- Resource handling optimized for faster page loads[r 59]
- Improved Omnibox predictions and spelling correction[r 59]
- syncFileSystem API for Google Drive data synchronization[r 59]
- Stop packaging Manifest version 1.0 extensions[r 60]
Android version:[r 61]
- Fullscreen on phones (scrolling down the page makes the toolbar disappear)
- Simpler searching (the query stays visible in the omnibox, making it easier to edit)
- Client-side certificate support
- Tab history on tablets
- «A ton of stability and performance fixes»
2013-07-09
(macOS and Windows)
2013-07-10 (Android)
2013-07-17 (iOS)
- Replaced layout engine with Blink, a fork of WebKit[r 62][r 63][r 64] on all platforms besides iOS
- Faster page loads with the new Blink threaded HTML parser[r 65]
- Rich Notifications and Notification Center (HTML-based notifications deprecated)[r 66]
- Major improvements to the asm.js benchmark performances[r 65]
- Support for the CSS :unresolved pseudoclass for Custom Elements[r 65]
- Support for the CSS @supports conditional blocks to test for property:value pairs[r 65]
Android version:
- Fullscreen API support (fullscreen browsing on tablets)[r 65]
- Experimental WebGL, Web Audio, WebRTC support behind flags[r 65]
- Built-in translation[r 67]
iOS version:
- Improved interoperability with many other Google Apps[r 68]
- Voice Search enhancements[r 68]
- Fullscreen for iPad[r 68]
- Data usage savings (rolling out over time)[r 68]
- Access to browser history[r 68]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2013-08-21 (Android)
2013-09-12 (iOS)
- Support for VP9 final
- Support for TLS 1.2
- Preliminary QUIC support[r 69]
- Improved Omnibox suggestions based on the recency of visited sites
- Ability to reset user profile back to its original state
- New apps and extensions APIs (such as Native Messaging API for connecting Chrome with native applications installed on the same computer – an alternative to NPAPI[r 70])
Android version:
- WebRTC support[r 71]
- WebAudio support[r 71]
- Improved scrolling responsiveness[r 72] and visual indication when scrolling to the top or bottom of a page[r 71]
- Startup performance and stability improvements[r 72]
- New color picker user interface for web forms[r 71]
- Support for Google’s experimental data compression service (comparable to Opera Turbo) that lets Google servers quickly read and optimize a Web page for mobile devices, then transmit it to the smartphone using Google’s SPDY network technology.
- Rudimentary tab groups implemented
iOS version:
- Get back to Search Results faster
- Data cost savings enhancements (rolled out incrementally)
- Voice search pronoun support (e.g. queries like: “Who is the president of the United States?” followed by “Who is his wife?”)
- Improvements to Single Sign On with other Google Apps[r 73]
- Support for WebP image format[r 74]
2013-10-01
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2013-10-02 (Android)
- New image context menu item: «Search Google for this image»
- New Chrome Apps APIs: webview.request, media gallery write support and downloads[r 75]
- New platform features (both in desktop and mobile): support for the WebRTC Device Enumeration API, allowing users to change their microphones and/or camera on the fly without having to restart the WebRTC call, DevTools now supports CSS source maps, Chrome will now match the behavior of IE and not honor the Refresh header or tags when the URL to be refreshed to has a javascript: scheme[r 75]
- Removal of «History Index» files, previously used to quickly provide address bar results based on visited pages’ text.[2]
Android version:
- New gesture: swipe horizontally across the top toolbar to quickly switch tabs
- New gesture: drag vertically down from the toolbar to enter into the tab switcher view
- New gesture: drag down from the menu to open the menu and select wanted item without having to lift finger
- WebGL is enabled by default on high-end devices[r 75]
- DeviceMotion (device acceleration and rotation rates) events[r 75]
- Media Source Extension is enabled on Android 4.1+[r 75]
- Two new experimental features behind a flag: Web Speech API (recognition) and the Vibration API[r 75]
iOS version:
- New look and feature enhancements for iOS7
- Improvements to Fullscreen behavior especially on iPad (iOS7 only)
- New Settings UI
- Maps and email links launch the Google Maps and Gmail apps (if installed) automatically. You can change your preference in Settings
- Stability / security improvements and bug fixes[r 76]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2013-11-14 (Android)
2013-11-20 (iOS)
- Payment requestAutocomplete() on Chrome for Android, Windows, ChromeOS
- PNaCl on desktop versions of Chrome
- New Chrome Apps APIs: With URL handlers for apps, Chrome App developers can now specify URLs to be handled by a Chrome App. For example, a document link on a website could open a document editor Chrome App. This gives users more seamless entry points into their favorite Chrome Apps.
- Directory access for Apps allows Chrome Apps to access and write to user-approved folders. This feature can be used to share files between a Chrome App and a native app. For example, a Chrome App code editor could modify files managed by a native Git client.
- SCTP for WebRTC Data Channel allows P2P data transfers between browsers to be either best effort, reliable, or semi reliable, opening up use cases such as gaming.
- Alpha channel support for WebM video enables transparency masking (a.k.a. green screen effects) in WebM videos.
- Speech recognition with the JavaScript Web Speech API is now supported on Chrome for Android.
- window.devicePixelRatio now takes full-page zoom (but not pinch zoom) into account
- Support for { alpha: false } in getContext(‘2d’) lets you create an opaque canvas. This is similar to existing WebGL functionality and can improve the rendering performance of your app.
- The Media Source API has been unprefixed and is now supported on Chrome for Android. It allows JavaScript to generate media streams for playback, addressing use cases like adaptive streaming and time shifting live streams.
- 2D canvas now supports the «ellipse» method.
- Support for several Mutation Events has been removed. Consider using MutationObserver instead.[r 77]
iOS version:
- Fast form completion with Autofill
- Long press on an image to search for related images
- Stability / security improvements and bug fixes[r 76]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-01-15 (Android)
2014-01-27 (iOS)
- Tab indicators for sound, webcam and casting
- A different look for Win8 Metro mode
- Automatically blocking malware files
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Various under-the-hood changes for stability and performance
Android version:
- Add web page shortcuts right to your home screen more easily from the menu
- Reduce data usage in Chrome up to 50%. Visit Settings > Bandwidth management > Reduce data usage to enable.[r 78]
iOS version:
- Translate
- When you come across a page written in a language that you don’t understand, just look for the translation bar. One tap and the page is quickly translated for you.
- Reduce Data Usage
- Reduce your data usage by up to 50%. Enable this feature and view your savings: Settings > Bandwidth > Reduce Data Usage.
- New Tab Page update to make searching faster and easier
- This feature is being rolled out and will be available to all users over time, beginning on iPhone.
2014-02-20
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-02-26 (Android)
- Custom Elements[r 79]
- Ogg Opus in MSE and <video>[r 79]
- Page Visibility API[r 79]
- VTTCue [r 79]
- Web Speech API (synthesis)[r 79]
- Font-kerning[r 79]
- requestAutocomplete()[r 79]
- Speech Synthesis[r 79]
Android version:
- Download progress notification for file downloads using the Chrome network stack[r 80]
- Updated help and feedback UI[r 80]
- Support for <datalist> tag[r 80]
iOS version:
- Stability and security updates[r 76]
2014-04-08
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-04-29 (iOS)
- Responsive Images and Unprefixed Web Audio
- Import supervised users onto new computers
- A different look for Windows 8 Metro mode
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- New scroll bar look
- Ignores autocomplete=»off» on password input fields
- Final version to not require SSE2[r 81]
- Final version supported for compiling with Windows Vista and Visual Studio 2010. [r 82]
Android version:
- Battery usage optimizations
iOS version:
- Updated tour when you start Chrome for the first time
- Support for autocomplete in the omnibox for right to left languages
2014-05-20
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-05-28 (iOS)
- More developer control over touch input
- New JavaScript features
- Unprefixed Shadow DOM v0
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Opus updated to version v1.1
Android version:
- Undo Tab Close
- Fullscreen video with Subtitles and HTML5 controls
- Support for some multi-window devices
iOS version:
- Added right-to-left support to the omnibox for Arabic and Hebrew
- See your search term in the omnibox, instead of the long search query URL
- Easily refine your search queries and view more results on the search results page
- Stability improvements and bug fixes[r 76]
Linux version:
- Switched graphics interface backend from GTK+ to Aura
2014-07-16
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-07-16 (Android)
- Rich Notifications Improvements
- An Updated Incognito / Guest NTP design
- The addition of a Browser crash recovery bubble
- Multiple stability and performance improvements[r 83]
Android version:
- Improved text rendering on non-mobile optimized sites
- Doodles return to the new tab page[r 84]
iOS version:
- Allows mobile sites that have added Cast support to work with your Cast-enabled device
- Stability improvements and bug fixes[r 85]
Linux version:
- Chrome App Launcher[r 83]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-09-03 (Android)
2014-09-22 (iOS)[citation needed]
- DirectWrite support on Windows for improved font rendering
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Discarded «Archived History» file previously used to store browsing history for longer than 90 days.[3][4]
- Multiple stability and performance improvements[r 86]
- Removal of the showModalDialog API, breaking several enterprise web apps[r 87]
Android version:
- Signing into Chrome signs you into your favorite Google sites
- Updated look and feel with elements of Material Design
- Multiple performance improvements and bug fixes[r 88]
Windows version:
- 64-bit Windows support[r 89]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-10-07 (iOS)
2014-10-08 (Android)
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Support for logging into sites using FIDO U2F Security Key (a USB or smartcard security token) as a factor in 2-factor authentication[r 90]
- Under-the-hood changes for stability and performance[r 91]
Android version:
- Support for Battery Status and Screen orientation APIs
- Additional Material Design updates
- Bug fixes and performance improvements[r 92]
iOS version:
- Better support for iPhone 6 and 6+
- Download and open files in Google Drive
- Stability improvements and bug fixes
- Security fix[r 93]
2014-11-18
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-11-24 (iOS)[citation needed]
- Removes SSL/TLS protocol version fallback to SSLv3
- 64-bit support for Mac
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Under-the-hood changes for stability and performance[r 94]
Android version:
- Number of bug fixes and performance improvements[r 95]
- Experimental Reader Mode[r 96] can be enabled via chrome://flags[permanent dead link], is not available for tablets in this version
2015-01-21
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-01-21 (Android)
- Disabled SSLv3 support by default
- The minimum SSL/TLS version can now be set through about:flags
- Updated info dialog for Chrome app on Windows and Linux
- A new clock behind/ahead error message[r 97]
Android version:
- Updated page info and content settings UI
- Number of bug fixes and performance improvements[r 98]
iOS version:
- New look with Material Design bringing bold graphics, fluid motion, and tactile surfaces
- iOS 8 optimizations and support for bigger phones
- Support handoff from Chrome to your default browser on macOS
- Stability improvements and bug fixes[r 99]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-03-11 (Android)
2015-03-16 (iOS)
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Many under the hood changes for stability and performance[r 100]
- Aero interface is disabled in Windows Vista
Android version:
- The ability to pull to reload at the top of most pages
- A number of bug fixes and performance improvements[r 101]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-04-15 (Android)
2015-04-16 (iOS)
- Support for NPAPI plugins disabled by default
- A number of new apps, extension and Web Platform APIs (including the Push API)
- Many under the hood changes for stability and performance[r 102]
- Add Bookmark is now redesigned.
Android version:
- Getting the latest updates from sites with notifications
- Adding your favorite sites to your homescreen is now even easier
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements[r 103]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-05-27 (Android)
2015-06-01 (iOS)
- Numerous bug fixes and security fixes[r 104]
Android version:
- Faster Checkout – Quickly and securely complete checkout forms with data from Google Wallet
- Touch to Search – Learn more about words and phrases by touching them on your screen
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements[r 105]
- No longer supports Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)[r 106][r 107]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-07-22 (iOS)
2015-07-29 (Android)
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Change in the loading page circle on Chrome tabs
- Many under the hood changes for stability and performance[r 108]
Android version:
- Fixed a boatload of bugs and performance issues.[r 109]
iOS version:
- Swipe to navigate: swipe right or left to navigate backwards and forwards
- Support for accessing Physical Web content from the Today view
- Stability improvements and bug fixes[r 110]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-09-01 (Android)
2015-09-02 (iOS)
- Support for NPAPI plugins permanently disabled
- A number of fixes and improvements[r 111]
Android version:
- A number of fixes for a whole bunch of performance/stability/other issues.[r 112]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-10-14 (Android)
2015-10-22 (iOS)
- Change in taskbar logo design
- A number of fixes and improvements.[r 113]
Android version:
- Under the hood performance and stability tweaks.[r 114]
2015-12-01
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-12-02 (Android)
- Change in appearance on closing tabs with red x’s
- New PDF viewer design
- Security fixes[r 115]
Android version:
- «More than a barge load of performance and stability fixes».[r 116]
iOS version:
- Added support for more keyboard shortcuts. Bluetooth keyboards can open, close or change tabs or conduct a voice search.
- Support for 3D touch on iPhone 6s/+. Force touch the Chrome icon to quickly open a new tab, a new incognito* tab, or conduct a voice search.[5]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-01-27 (iOS)
2016-01-27 (Android)
- «Tab discarding» was enabled by default in chrome://flags[permanent dead link]
- Window change in right-clicking an embedded web link
- The key icon in «Save your password» turns black
- «Clear browsing history» has been improved
- A large number of fixes and improvements[r 117]
Android version:
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements.
iOS version:
- This version uses WKWebView, the latest rendering engine from Apple.
- The crash rate was reduced by 70% and JavaScript execution is now faster.
- Redesigned icons on the New Tab page: easier access to more of your frequently-visited sites.
- Spotlight integration: Drag down or right from the Home screen and search for your Chrome bookmarks.[citation needed]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-03-09 (iOS)
2016-03-09 (Android)
- Extension icons now appear near search tab.
- Changes in bookmark bar appearances.
- Change in Incognito mode window.
- Change in scrollbar movement.
- Changed Downloads page appearance/design.
- A large number of fixes and improvements[r 118]
- Removed Windows 8 Mode (Metro mode)
- Removed support 32-bit Linux, Ubuntu Precise (12.04), and Debian 7 (wheezy).
- Last version supported on Windows XP and Vista, as well as Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8.
Android version:
- «More than a barge full of performance and stability fixes.»[r 119]
iOS version:
- Bookmarks has a new look: Easily find your favorites!
- Bug and stability fixes.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-04-20 (iOS)
2016-04-26 (Android)
- Windows XP, Vista, Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8 compatibility broken.
- Auto-fill form letters are now highlighted in bold.
- A number of fixes and improvements.[r 120]
Android version:
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements.
iOS version:
- Bug and stability fixes.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-06-01 (iOS)
2016-06-01 (Android)
- A number of fixes and improvements.[r 121]
Android version:
- Brought tab switching back into Chrome (Android L+)[r 122]
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements.
iOS version:
- Bug and stability fixes.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-07-27 (iOS)
2016-07-27 (Android)
- It is impossible to disable DirectWrite.
- Bar on the bottom now shows darker text when hovering your mouse over the link.
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 123]
Android version:
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements[r 124]
iOS version:
- Accelerated Mobile Pages («AMP») – news and articles from many of your favorite publishers will now load instantly.
- Lightning bolt and «AMP» next to articles in the «Top Stories» section of search results indicate faster web page loading.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-09-07 (iOS)
2016-09-07 (Android)
- New browser’s inside look, including a new bookmark
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 125]
- ‘Simplify page’ option removed from ‘Save as PDF’.
- Shadow DOM v1[6]
Android version:
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements[r 126]
- Muted autoplay for video[r 127]
iOS version:
- Chrome’s History has a new look and it’s now easier to review, find, and delete your browsing history.
- Voice Search has been updated with a fresh look. Voice Search can now answer contextual questions such as «How tall is the Eiffel Tower?» followed by «When was it built?»
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-10-19 (iOS)
2016-10-19 (Android)
- «Other bookmarks» tab has changed appearance
- The message «Right-click to play Adobe Flash Player» now appears while pages with Adobe Flash Player are loading.
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 128]
Android version:
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements
- View article suggestions for you on the new tab page
- Play media in the background for sites that support it
- Update saved passwords when you change or reset your password[r 129]
iOS version:
- No internet connection? Smile and tap the dinosaur
- Fixed bookmark icons not displaying correctly
- Fixed phone number detection issues in web pages
- Stability improvements and bug fixes
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-12-05 (iOS)
2016-12-06 (Android)
- The History page has changed and is no longer in «Settings»
- Flash Player is now off by default for most sites
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 130]
- It is not possible to disable top level Material Design[r 131]
iOS version:
- You can swipe down or right from the iOS Home screen to search. Searching for «voice» or «incognito» enables you to start Chrome in Voice Search mode or in a new Incognito Tab, respectively. The appearance of items in Spotlight Search will only work for devices that support Spotlight Actions.
- The folder named «All Bookmarks» has been removed from the Bookmarks view. You can access all your other devices’ Bookmarks by clicking on the other folders.
Android version:
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements
- Easily download music, videos, and even full web pages for viewing offline
- View and share your downloads within Chrome
- See misspelled words highlighted in text fields
- Improvements to contextual search UI[r 132]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-02-01 (iOS)
2017-02-01 (Android)
- HTML5 enabled by default
- Adobe Flash Player is automatically blocked for most sites that require the plugin
- Labeling of unsecured HTTP sites
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 133]
iOS version:
- Scan a QR code or barcode by using 3D Touch on the app logo or searching for «QR» in Spotlight.
- We’ve redesigned the tab switcher layout on iPad to make it easier to access your open sites.
Android version:
- Easily download music, videos, and even full web pages for viewing offline
- View and share your downloads within Chrome
- See misspelled words highlighted in text fields
- Improvements to contextual search UI
- Bug fixes and significant memory savings[r 134]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-03-14 (iOS)
2017-03-16 (Android)
- CSS grid layout
- Improved «Add to Home» screen
- Media Session API
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 135]
- WebAssembly[r 136]
- Background tab policy changes[7]
- Removed the chrome://plugins page.
iOS version:
- Chrome can add pages to your Reading List.
- Find in Page now works correctly in iOS 10.3.
Android version:
- Quickly use emails, addresses, and phone numbers in web pages by tapping on them
- Easily access downloaded files and web pages from the new tab page
- Long press article suggestions on the new tab page to download them
- Bug fixes and performance improvements[r 137]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-04-20 (Android)
2017-04-25 (iOS)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 138]
- IndexedDB 2.0
- Workers and SharedWorkers in data-URLs.
Android version:
- Useful actions like “Find in page” available in apps that open web pages using Chrome
- More frequently updated article suggestions on the New Tab page
- Use recently visited search engines as your default search engine
- See Physical Web suggestions, based on your surroundings, in the address bar
- Bug fixes and performance improvements[r 139]
iOS version:
- Stability improvements and bug fixes.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-06-06 (iOS)
2017-06-06 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 140]
- Revamped Settings and «About Google Chrome» page with Material Design
- Headless mode in Linux and macOS.[r 141]
iOS version:
- Fixed a user-reported issue that resulted in hangs and significant slowdowns when switching tabs.
- Fixed a crash involving dialogs presented while switching tabs.
- Stability improvements and bug fixes.
Android version:
- View and manage in-progress downloads on the Downloads page
- View and clear your browsing data more easily on the redesigned History page
- Long-press a link to open it in a new Chrome tab (from Chrome Custom Tabs)
- Bug fixes and performance improvements[r 142]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-07-25 (iOS)
2017-07-31 (Android)
- MacBook Pro Touch Bar support.
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 143]
iOS version:
- «Request Mobile Site» button can switch from a website’s desktop version back to its mobile version
Android version:
- Load pages faster and use less memory with an updated JavaScript engine
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
- Clear browsing data more easily[r 144]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-09-05 (iOS)
2017-09-05 (Android)
- Native support for JavaScript modules
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 145]
iOS version:
- Added a new button for scanning QR codes above the virtual keyboard
Android version:
- Addition of Web Share API
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
- Translate pages with a more compact and intuitive toolbar
- Pick images to post online with an improved image picker[r 146]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-10-18 (iOS)
2017-10-19 (Android)
- The «Save Your Password» icon gets a new appearance
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 147]
- Support for OpenType variable fonts
- Network Information API updated to report users actual Internet speed, not just connection type, to websites
- HTTP sites that request user data will now be flagged as «non-secure» (red) in the Chrome Omnibox[r 148]
iOS version:
- Two new Today widgets are added by tapping the Edit button at the bottom of the iOS Search screen
- Ability to drag a URL from another app and drop it into Chrome’s omnibox or the tab strip, or from Chrome’s content area to another app on iOS 11 iPads
- The Payment Request API has been introduced
Android version:
- Download files faster with accelerated downloads
- View and copy passwords saved with Chrome if device lock is enabled
- Quickly see your data savings in the Chrome menu when Data Saver is on[r 149]
2017-12-05 (Android)
2017-12-06
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
- Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 150]
- Browser allows you to import JavaScript modules dynamically
- With async generator functions and the async iteration protocol, consumption or implementation of streaming data sources becomes streamlined
- You can override the browser’s default overflow scroll behavior with the CSS overscroll-behavior property[r 151]
iOS version:
- Swipe up on the New Tab Page to explore suggested content from the web
- The ability to reorder bookmarks is back!
Android version:
- Chrome for Android will make permission requests modal dialogs
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 152]
2018-01-24 (iOS)
2018-01-24
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 153]
- Audio playback rates of below 0.5 and above 4.0 supported due to new, high-quality algorithm for stretching audio: «WSOLA» (Waveform-Similarity-Overlap-Add)[8]
- Android: «share» menu picks pages’ canonical URL instead of full URL from address bar.[9]
- Support for ResizeObservers, will notify you when an element’s content rectangle has changed its size.
- Modules can now access to host specific metadata with import.meta.
- The pop-up blocker gets stronger.
- window.alert() no longer changes tab focus.
- Chrome now supports named captures in regular expressions.
- The default preload value for <audio> and <video> elements is now metadata.
- You can now use Request.prototype.cache to view the cache mode of a Request and determine whether a request is a reload request.
- Using the Focus Management API, you can now focus an element without scrolling to it with the preventScroll attribute.[r 154]
- Extensions page generates packages in CRX3 format now.[r 155]
Android version:
- Prevents sites with abusive ad experiences from opening new windows or tabs without your permission.
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 156]
iOS version:
- You can now disable Article Suggestions without also disabling omnibox suggestions by going to Chrome Settings
- If you previously turned off «Search and Site Suggestions» to disable Article Suggestions and would like to turn back on your Search Suggestions in the omnibox, you can do that from Chrome Settings > Privacy
- Support for iPhone X
- Now requires iOS 10 or later
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-03-06 (iOS)
2018-03-06 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 157]
- New extension UI
- The CSS Paint API allows you to programmatically generate an image
- The Server Timing API allows web servers to provide performance timing information via HTTP headers
- The new CSS display: contents property can make boxes disappear
- Fixed a bug that affected some timestamps
- The syntax for specifying HSL and HSLA, and RGB and RGBA coordinates for the color property now match the CSS Color 4 spec
- There’s a new feature policy that allows you to control synchronous XHRs through an HTTP header or the iframe allow attribute[r 158]
- Last version available for OS X 10.9.
Android version:
- Set language preferences for web content in Settings > Languages
- Turn on the prompt for simplified view for all supported articles in Settings > Accessibility settings
- Share and delete downloads more easily on the Downloads page[r 159]
- Disable screen capture on incognito mode [10]
iOS version:
- Fixed a bug that affected some streaming audio players
- Stability and performance improvements
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-04-17 (iOS)
2018-04-17 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 160]
- CSS manipulation becomes easier with the new CSS Typed Model Object
- Access to the clipboard is now asynchronous
- There’s a new rendering context for canvas elements
- TextArea and Select now support the autocomplete attribute
- Setting autocapitalize on a form element will apply to any child form fields, improving compatibility with Safari’s implementation of autocapitalize
- trimStart() and trimEnd() are now available as the standards-based way of trimming whitespace from strings[r 161]
Android version:
- Find your saved passwords more easily – just tap the new Search icon in Settings > Passwords[r 162]
iOS version:
- Export passwords saved in Chrome and use them in another app
- Stability and performance improvements
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-05-29 (iOS)
2018-05-31 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 163]
- Progressive Web Apps are coming to the desktop
- The generic sensor API makes it way easier to get access to device sensors like the accelerometer, gyroscope and more
- BigInt’s make dealing with big integers way easier.
- Credential Management API provides a framework for creating, retrieving and storing credentials
- The Web Authentication API adds a third credential type, PublicKeyCredential, which allows browsers to authenticate a user with a private/public key pair generated by an authenticator[r 164]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 165]
iOS version:
- Improved handling of boarding passes, movie tickets, etc. in Wallet
- Updated app selection UI when you tap on an email link
- Improved support for external keyboards
- Improved issue reporting: now you can draw on screenshots you are sending with feedback reports to obscure private data
- A fix has been provided for autofill issue (June 13)
2018-07-24
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-07-24 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»
- HTTP sites marked as «not secure».[r 166]
- The Page Lifecycle API tells you when your tab has been suspended or restored.
- The Payment Handler API makes it possible for web-based payment apps to support the Payment Request experience.
- Content embedded in an iframe requires a user gesture to navigate the top-level browsing context to a different origin.
- Since Chrome 1, the CSS cursor values for grab and grabbing have been prefixed; standard, un-prefixed values now supported.[r 167]
Android version:
- Fix for an Autofill issue.[r 168]
- The Add to Home Screen behavior on Android is changing to give you more control.
iOS version:
- Improved downloading from websites. Downloading now works while the app is in the background. You can also continue browsing in the same tab while your file downloads.
- Improvements to Forms Autofill.
- Improved handling of links to the App Store.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-09-04 (iOS)
2018-09-04 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 169]
- New browser interface
- CSS Scroll Snap allows you to create smooth, slick, scroll experiences.
- Display Cutouts lets you use the full area of the screen, including any space behind the display cutout, sometimes called a notch.
- The Web Locks API allows you to asynchronously acquire a lock, hold it while work is performed, then release it.
- You can now create color transitions around the circumference of a circle, using conic gradients.
- New toggleAttribute() method on elements toggles the existence of an attribute, similar to classList.toggle().
- JavaScript arrays are getting two new methods: flat() and flatMap().
- OffscreenCanvas moves work off the main thread in a worker, helping to eliminate performance bottlenecks.[r 170]
Android version:
- Secure and easy mobile payments via 3rd party payment apps
- Password generation now works on more sites[r 171]
iOS version:
- New bottom toolbar: easier to reach frequently used functions, like Back, Search, tabs, and the menu
- New tab grid: see bigger previews of your tabs, including tabs open on other devices
- Features like Bookmarks and Reading Lists are now easily accessible on the New Tab Page
- Press firmly on the app icon to see shortcuts (3D Touch)
- Credit cards you enter on your device are now securely synced to Google Pay for use on other devices (if enabled)
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-10-16 (iOS)
2018-10-17 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 172]
- Desktop Progressive Web Apps on Windows
- The credential management API adds support for Public Key Credentials
- Named workers
- Web Bluetooth is now available in Windows 10
- Chrome can send intervention and deprecation messages to your servers using the Report-To HTTP Response header field or surface them in the ReportingObserver interface
- Support for AV1 video decoder (“Main” profile 0)[r 173]
- A number of important deprecations[r 174]
Android version
- «Stability and performance improvements»[r 175]
- Cleaner, more modern design
iOS version:
- Bug fixes and design polish for the redesign
- Updates to how Chrome launches other apps to improve reliability and security
- Fixes to authentication issues caused by using out-of-date cookies
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-12-04 (iOS)
2018-12-04 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 176]
- Displaying relative times is now part of the Intl API
- Specifying which side of the text the underline should appear on for text that flows vertically
- Requiring user activation before using the speech synthesis API
- The default credentials mode for module script requests has changed from omit to same-origin
- Shadow DOM v1 spec; calculation for specificity for the :host() and :host-context() pseudo classes as well as for the arguments for ::slotted()[r 177]
- Removed SpeechSynthesis.speak() without user activation
- Removed prefixed versions of APIs
- Removed URL.createObjectURL from MediaStream
- Removed document.origin
- Deprecations and removals of APIs[r 178]
Android version:
- The Element.requestFullscreen() method can now be customized
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 179]
iOS version:
- You can now long-press on an image and save to clipboard and paste in other apps
- Autofill now works better on sites with iframes (embedded pages)
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-01-29 (iOS)
2019-01-29 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 180]
- Creating public class fields in JavaScript is now much cleaner
- New User Activation API
- Localizing lists becomes way easier with the Intl.format() API
- Chrome 72 changes the behavior of Cache.addAll() to better match the spec
- Requests for favicons are now handled by the service worker, as long as the request URL is on the same origin as the service worker[r 181]
- Pages may no longer use window.open() to open a new page during unload
- Removal of HTTP-Based Public Key Pinning
- Removal of rendering FTP resources
- Deprecation of TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1
- Deprecation of PaymentAddress.languageCode[r 182]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 183]
- No longer supports Android 4.1-4.3 (Jelly Bean)[11]
iOS version:
- Support for more search engines
- Fixed crashes on some page translations and added translations on previously untranslated websites
- A Siri Shortcut to start a new search is available
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-03-12 (iOS)
2019-03-12 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 184]
- Creating portable content is easier with signed HTTP exchanges
- Dynamically changing styles becomes way easier with constructable style sheets
- Support for Progressive Web Apps arrives on macOS, bringing support for PWAs to all desktop and mobile platforms
- matchAll() is a new regular expression matching method on the string prototype, and returns an array containing the complete matches
- The <link> element now supports imagesrcset and imagesizes properties to correspond to srcset and sizes attributes of HTMLImageElement
- Blink’s shadow blur radius implementation now matches Firefox and Safari
- Dark mode is now supported on Mac, and Windows support is on the way[r 185]
- Removal of EXPLAIN and REINDEX support in WebSQL
- Removal of isomorphic decoding of URL fragment identifier
- Deprecation of ‘drive-by downloads’ in sandboxed iframes[r 186]
- Stoppage of support for external web extensions in CRX2 format, making CRX3 format required[r 187]
Android version:
- Offline Content on the Dino Page: easily browse suggested articles while offline
- Lite pages: get optimized pages that save data and load faster[r 188]
iOS version:
- Tap on the icons above the keyboard and easily access your saved passwords, addresses and credit card information
- Updated default search engines list
- View JavaScript console messages
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-04-24 (Android)
2019-04-29 (iOS)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 189]
- Creating private class fields in JavaScript is now much cleaner
- You can detect when the user has requested a reduced motion experience
- CSS transition events
- Adds new feature policy APIs to check if features are enabled or not[r 190]
- Removal of PaymentAddress’s languageCode property
- No popups during page unload
- Deprecation of drive-by downloads in sandboxed iframes[r 191]
Android version:
- Translate any web page instantly by selecting Translate from the menu[r 192]
iOS version:
- You can now paste pictures from your clipboard into the omnibox to search
- A fix has been included for translation not being offered on some English pages.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-06-04 (iOS)
2019-06-04 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 193]
- A new way to reduce latency on canvas elements
- Web apps can now share files to other installed apps using the system level share sheet
- Numeric literals now allow underscores as separators to make them more readable[r 194]
- Removal of overflow: -webkit-paged-x and overflow: -webkit-paged-y[r 195]
Android version:
- Generate strong and unique passwords with Chrome’s built-in password manager
- Quickly look up your passwords by tapping any password field and using the new keyboard option[r 196]
iOS version:
- Links that are clicked in Incognito mode will no longer open native applications
- Custom search engine settings now show the search engine’s icon
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-07-30 (iOS)
2019-07-30 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 197]
- Support for prefers-color-scheme media query, bringing dark mode to websites
- An install button in the omnibox to make installation of Progressive Web Apps on desktop easier
- Addition of Promise.allSettled()
- Reading blobs is easier
- Image support in the async clipboard API[r 198]
- Removal of feature policy: lazyload
- Removal of outputs from MediaStreamAudioDestinationNode
- Removal of insecure usage of DeviceMotionEvent
- Removal of insecure usage of DeviceOrientationEvent[r 199]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 200]
- Preventing the mini-infobar from appearing on Progressive Web Apps on mobile
- More frequent updates of WebAPKs
iOS version:
- Find In Page now works on iFrames, including AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages)
- A suggestion for a strong and unique password on a keyboard when signing up to a new site
- Control of all Sync and Google services settings in one place
- Some users will see a new design for the way Chrome offers to save passwords
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-09-10 (iOS)
2019-09-10 (Android)
- A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 201]
- Forms get some new capabilities
- The formdata event
- Form-associated custom elements
- Native lazy loading
- Chrome DevSummit 2019 is happening November 11–12, 2019
- Introduction of Content Picker API
- New measurement units in the intl.NumberFormat API[r 202]
- Removal of card issuer networks as payment method names
- Deprecation of Web MIDI use on insecure origins
- Deprecation of WebVR 1.1 API[r 203]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 204]
- A better way to track the performance of your site with Largest Contentful Paint
iOS version:
- A new language settings page
- You can clear your browsing data from a specific range of time
- Omnibox suggestions are easier to read with added thumbnails and icons
- Easily close tabs that are maliciously showing JavaScript dialogues
2019-10-22 (Android)
2019-10-22
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 205]
- CSS Properties and Values API
- Fresher service workers
- New origin trials
- Native File System
- SMS Receiver[r 206]
- Removal of XSS Auditor[r 207]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 208]
- Dark theme for Chrome menus, settings, and surfaces
iOS version:
- The ability to switch Chrome to dark mode if your device has been upgraded to iOS 13
- Bookmarks, History, Recent Tabs, and Reading List are now presented as cards on iOS 13
- The ability to add a new credit card directly in Chrome from the settings page
- A fix for a navigation-related crash
2019-12-10
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-12-10 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 209]
- The ability to create immersive experiences with the WebXR Device API
- The Wake Lock API is available as an origin trial
- The rendersubtree attribute is available as an origin trial
- Videos from the Chrome DevSummit are now online[r 210]
- Changes -webkit-appearance keywords to work only with specific element types[r 211]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»
- Password safety
- Support for virtual reality
- The ability to reorder bookmarks[r 212]
- Installed Progressive Web Apps on Android now support maskable icons
iOS version:
- Chrome will check if username and password are leaked if signed in to Chrome and then in to a website
- Starting a search in the address bar will initiate top suggestions even if network connection is slow
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2020-02-04 (Android)
2020-02-05 (iOS)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 213]
- Modules in workers
- Optional chaining in JavaScript
- New origin trials
- Origin trial graduations
- Using #:~:text=something will have Chrome scroll to and highlight the first instance of that text fragment
- Setting display: minimal-ui on a Desktop PWA adds a back and reload button to the title bar of the installed PWA
- Support for using SVG images as favicons[r 214]
- Disallowed Synchronous XMLHTTPRequest() in Page Dismissal
- Deprecation of FTP support
- Removal of allowing popups during page reload
- Non-origin-clean ImageBitmap serialization and transferring removed
- Protocol handling now requires a secure context
- Web Components v0 removed
- Removal of -webkit-appearance:button for arbitrary elements[r 215]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»
- Quieter notifications
- SameSite cookies are enabled by default
- Insecure audio and video on secure pages are automatically upgraded to secure connections[r 216]
iOS version:
- Starting a search in the address bar brings up top suggestions served locally even in Incognito Mode
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2020-04-07 (Android)
2020-04-07 (iOS)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 217]
- Updated Chrome release schedule
- WebXR hit testing
- App icon badging
- New origin trial of Web NFC and other origin trials
- The media session API now supports tracking position state
- INTL API now provides a DisplayNames method[r 218]
- Deprecation and removal of «basic-card» support Payment Handler
- Removal of supportedType field from BasicCardRequest
- Removal of <discard> element
- TLS 1.3 downgrade hardening bypass (Removal of TLS 1.0 and 1.1 is delayed to Chrome 84 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.)[r 219]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»
- 27 languages were added, including Burmese, Armenian, Urdu, Central Khmer, and Punjabi
- Notification of whether a password is typed and saved on an unsafe site[r 220]
iOS version:
- Updated Terms of Service
- Finding downloads in the downloads folder in Chrome’s menu or in the device’s Files app
- Search suggestions will also include suggestions from the middle of words
- Fixes for crashes related to bookmarks and security
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2020-05-19 (Android)
2020-05-21 (iOS)
- Version 82 was skipped due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 221]
- Trusted types help prevent cross site scripting vulnerabilities
- Form elements get an important make-over
- A new way to detect memory leaks
- The native file system API starts a new origin trial with added functionality
- New cross-origin policies
- The Web Vitals program provides unified guidance for quality signals that are essential to delivering a great user experience on the web
- Chrome now supports the Barcode Detection API, which provides the ability to detect and decode barcodes
- The new CSS @supports function provides feature detection for CSS selectors
- New ARIA annotations support screen reader accessibility for comments, suggestions, and text highlights with semantic meanings (similar to <mark>)
- The prefers-color-scheme media query lets authors support their own dark theme so they have full control over experiences they build
- JavaScript now supports modules in shared workers[r 222]
- Disallowing of downloads in Sandboxed iframes[r 223]
Android version:
- No longer supports Android 4.4 (KitKat)[r 224]
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 225]
iOS version:
- Allows users to see their last 5 search queries by tapping the address bar in a new tab when signed in with a Google account
- Prompts and messages from Chrome have a refreshed look
- iPhone users can change webpage text to a comfortable size by opening Chrome’s menu and tapping «Zoom Text…» or by going to their Accessibility settings
- Updated Terms of Service.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2020-07-14 (iOS)
2020-07-14 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 226]
- App Icon Shortcuts
- The Web Animations API adds support for a slew of previously unsupported features
- Wake lock can prevent the screen from dimming or locking
- The Content Indexing API helps surface content that is available offline
- New origin trials for idle detection and Web Assembly SIMD
- Same Site Cookie policy changes are starting to roll out again
- Sites with abusive permission requests, or abusive notifications, will automatically be enrolled in our quieter notifications UI
- New origin trial for QuicTransport[r 227]
- @import rules in CSSStyleSheet.replace() removed
- Removal of TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1[r 228]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 229]
iOS version:
- New Safe Browsing features
- Better mouse and trackpad support
- You can now share a web page by creating and sharing a QR code
- You can find your downloads in the downloads folder in Chrome’s menu, or in your device’s Files app
- Addition of nicknames to your payment cards saved in Chrome[r 230]
- Lightbox (JavaScript) (window inside window) no longer functions properly in Chromium based browsers.[12]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2020-08-25 (iOS)
2020-08-25 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 231]
- AppCache Removal Begins
- Rejection of insecure SameSite=None cookies
- -webkit-box quirks from -webkit-line-clamp[r 232]
iOS version:
- Ability to use passwords saved to Chrome in other apps on the device
- Site information has a new look
- Users can drag links between the apps when another app is open next to Chrome in split view[r 233]
- Fixes for clipboard crash and stability improvements
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 234]
2020-10-06 (Android)
2020-10-06
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 235]
- The File System Access API is now available
- New origin trials for Web HID and the Multi-screen Window Placement API
- The new CSS selector, :focus-visible, lets the user opt-in to the same heuristic the browser uses when it’s deciding whether to display the default focus indicator
- The user can customize the color, size, or type of number or bullet for lists with the CSS ::marker Pseudo-Element[r 236]
- Removal of WebComponents v0
- Deprecation of FTP support[r 237]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 238]
iOS version:
- Ability to make Chrome the default browser
- Ability to check if saved passwords have been compromised and, if so, how to fix them
- More sharing, opening, and other options when user taps and holds Bookmarks, history, recent tabs, and read later
- Improvements to the personalized stories on New tab page
- Chrome will offer some additional protection by checking known phishing websites with Google in real time if «Make searches and browsing better» is turned on.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2020-11-17 (Android)
2020-11-18 (iOS)
- Automatic live captions for English video and audio.[13][14]
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 239]
- Users can now control pan, tilt, and zoom on webcams that support it
- Range requests and service workers don’t require as many workarounds
- The font access API starts its origin trial
- Flash Player end of support notifications now displaying at every launch unless Flash is disabled.
- Transferable Streams – ReadableStream, WritableStream, and TransformStream objects can now be passed as arguments to postMessage()
- Implemented most granular flow-relative features of the CSS Logical Properties and Values spec, including shorthands and offsets to make these logical properties and values a bit easier to write
- New @font-face descriptors have been added to ascent-override, descent-override, and line-gap-override to override metrics of the font
- Several new text-decoration and underline properties
- A number of changes related to cross-origin isolation[r 240]
- Removal of comma separator in iframe allow attribute
- Removal of -webkit-font-size-delta
- Deprecation of FTP support[r 241]
- Altered macOS icon to match the design style of MacOS Big Sur
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 242]
iOS version
- Users can now have multiple windows of Chrome at the same time on their iPad
- New feature in Settings: Safety Check
- Auto-fill is now more secure[r 243]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-01-19 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 244]
- Removed Adobe Flash Player support
- Users can now upload extensions using manifest v3 to the Chrome Web Store
- CSS aspect-ratio property
- Heavy throttling of chained JavaScript timers
- Play billing in Trusted Web Activity
- To conform to a change in the HTML standard, anchor tags with target=»_blank» will now imply rel=»no-opener» by default
- Pointer Lock API allows users to disable mouse acceleration
- addEventListener now takes an Abort Signal as an option[r 245]
- No popups during page unload (enterprises)
- Web Components v0 removed
- Dropped support for OS X Yosemite
- FTP support disabled[r 246]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 247]
iOS version:
- Chrome 88 has been skipped over due to many Google products not updating in iOS since November 2020.[r 248][r 249]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-03-02 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 250]
- WebHID, WebNFC, and Web Serial are now available
- Closed a loophole a few developers used to skirt the PWA installability checks
- The arrival of Web Share and Web Share Target
- Chrome now allows top level await within JavaScript modules
- Updated icon shown in the omnibox for installable PWAs
- Allowed users to sign up for the Digital Goods API origin trial if they have used a Trusted Web Activity to make their PWA available in the Play Store for ChromeOS[r 251]
- Removal of legacy prefixed events (webkitprerenderstart, webkitprerenderstop, webkitprerenderload, and webkitprerenderdomcontentloaded) dispatched on <link rel=prerender>
- Stopped cloning sessionStorage for windows opened with noopener number[r 252]
- Dropped support for older x86 processors that don’t support SSE3[r 253]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 254]
iOS version:
- Chrome 89 has been skipped over due to many Google products not updating in iOS since November 2020.[r 248][r 249]
2021-04-14
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-05-10 (iOS)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 255]
- A new value for the CSS overflow property
- The Feature Policy API has been renamed to Permissions Policy
- A new way to implement and use Shadow DOM directly in HTML
- Chrome’s address bar will use https:// by default
- AV1 encoder in desktop that is specifically optimized for video conferencing with WebRTC integration[r 256]
- Removal of Content Security Policy directive ‘plugin-types’
- Removal of WebRTC RTP data channels
- Return of empty for navigator.plugins and navigator.mimeTypes[r 257]
Android version
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 258]
iOS version
- Search and Dino widgets available on iOS 14
- Users can edit saved usernames and passwords in Chrome Settings
- Stability and performance improvements.[r 259]
2021-05-25
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-06-03 (iOS)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 260]
- Web apps that interact with files can now suggest file names and directories when using the File System Access API
- The user can read files from the clipboard
- If the website has more than one domain, and they share the same account management backend, the user can tell Chrome they’re the same, allowing the password manager to suggest the right credentials
- Web Transport-previously called Quic Transport has undergone a number of changes and is starting a new origin trial
- Web Assembly SIMD has finished its origin trial and is available to all users
- The <link> element’s media attribute will be honored for link rel=»icon», meaning the user can define different icons based on media queries[r 261]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 262]
- The refreshed form elements have finally landed on Android, improving the user experience
iOS version:
- Stability and performance improvements.[r 263]
2021-07-20
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-07-20 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 265]
- Removal of payment handlers for standardized payment method identifiers[r 266]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 267]
iOS version:
- Users can take a screenshot of the whole webpage, then look for the «Full Page» option at the top of the screenshot editor
- Users can add more security to their Incognito tabs with Touch ID, Face ID, or a Passcode
- New Discover design on the New Tab Page makes exploring interests easier
- The ability to ask for confirmation if users want to close all tabs from the Tab Switcher
- Users can share, bookmark, and add individual tabs to their reading list from the Tab Switcher
- Stability and performance improvements.[r 268]
- Final version for iOS 12
2021-08-31
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-08-31 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 269]
- Users can now load CSS style sheets with import statements, just like JavaScript modules
- Installed PWAs can register as URL handlers, making it possible for users to jump straight into their PWA
- The Multi-Screen Window Placement API has been updated based on feedback and starts a second origin trial
- Shortened release cycle
- Flexbox and flexbox items have added support for the alignment keywords: start, end, self-start, self-end, left, and right
- The async clipboard API now supports SVG files
- The media attribute will be honored when setting meta theme-color[r 270]
- Blocked ports 989 and 990
- Removal of 3DES in TLS
- Deprecation of WebAssembly cross-origin module sharing[r 271]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 272]
iOS version:
- Updated context menu when users tap and hold a link or image in a web site
- Users already signed in to a Google Account can now sign in more easily to Chrome and other Google services on the web
- Signed-in users can now both use and save payment methods from their Google Account, without sync
- Stability and performance improvements[r 273]
- Final version for iOS 13
2021-09-21
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-09-21 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 274]
- The default color space for <canvas> elements is now formally defined in the spec as SRGB, and users can change it to Display P3
- WebCodecs is a new, low level way to access built in audio and video codecs, important for streaming games, video editors, and such
- WebGPU starts its origin trial
- The prioritized scheduler.postTask() method allows users to schedule tasks, and dynamically change their priorities, or cancel them all together
- The scrollbar-gutter property provides control over the presence of scrollbar gutters, allowing users to prevent layout changes as content expands
- Virtual keyboard API gives users more control over how and when the virtual, on-screen keyboard is shown[r 275]
- Deprecation and removal of WebSQL in third-party contexts
- Restriction of private network requests for subresources to secure contexts[r 276]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 277]
iOS version:
- Users can now act on multiple tabs at once
- Stability and performance improvements[r 278]
- Now requires iOS 14
2021-10-19
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-10-19 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 279]
- Routing gets easier with URLPattern baked into the browser
- The Eye Dropper API provides a built in tool for selecting colors
- There’s a new origin trial that allows users to opt into receiving the reduced UA string now
- The PWA Summit videos are all online
- For users following the Storage Foundation API work, there’s a new origin trial for Access Handles
- WebAssembly now provides exception handling support, which allows code to break control flow when an exception is thrown[r 280]
- Removal of FTP support
- Support for URLs with non-IPv4 hostnames ending in numbers
- Deprecation of WebAssembly cross-origin module sharing
- Deprecation of U2F API (Cryptotoken)[r 281]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 282]
iOS version:
- Users can now download .mobileconfig files
- Stability and performance improvements[r 283]
2021-11-15
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-11-15 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 284]
- Manifest id for PWAs
- URL protocol handlers for PWAs
- Priority hints (origin trial)
- Emulation of Chrome 100 in the UA string
- The Back, forward cache – or bfcache – is now available in stable, and brings Chrome in line with both Firefox and Safari[r 285]
- Deprecation of «basic-card» method of PaymentRequest API[r 286]
Android version:
- No longer supports Android 5 (Lollipop)[r 287]
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 288]
iOS version:
- Stability and performance improvements[r 289]
2022-01-04
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-01-04 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 290]
- WebTransport is a new option for sending real time messages between the client and server
- Users can use feature detection to see what types of scripts a browser supports
- Searching arrays from the end becomes a little easier
- New lines in form entries are now normalized in the same way as Gecko and WebKit, improving interoperability between browsers
- Client hint names are standardized by prefixing them with sec-ch
- Closed <details> elements are now searchable and can be linked to[r 291]
- Removal of SDES key exchange for WebRTC
- Removal of WebSQL in third-party contexts
- Removal of SDP Plan B[r 292]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 293]
iOS version:
- Stability and performance improvements[r 294]
2022-02-01
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-02-01 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 295]
- COLRv1 font support
- CORS preflight requests are now sent ahead of private network requests for subresources, asking for explicit permission from the target server
- New origin trial for Region Capture, an API for cropping a self-capture video track[r 296]
- Removal of SDES key exchange for WebRTC[r 297]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 298]
- Opting out of auto-dark themes on Android
iOS version:
- Users can now add or edit site passwords anytime in Chrome Settings > Passwords
- Stability and performance improvements[r 299]
2022-03-01
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-03-01 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 300]
- CSS cascade layers gives users more control over their CSS, and helps to prevent style-specificity conflicts
- showPicker() for input elements
- The Canvas2D API has been updated, adding new functionality
- New origin trial to allow PWAs to provide alternate colors in the web app manifest for dark mode
- Handwriting recognition API[r 301]
- Removal of Battery Status API on insecure origins
- Removal of font-family -webkit-standard
- Removal of GamepadList
- Updated WebCodecs to match the specification[r 302]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 303]
iOS version:
- Users can easily see their most visited sites, bookmarks, Discover content and more when they open a new tab
- Users can track price drops on products
- Stability and performance improvements[r 304]
2022-03-29
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-03-29 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 305]
- New Chrome logo
- Reduced User-Agent string
- Multi-screen window placement API
- New forget() method for HID Devices that allow users to revoke a permission to an HID Device that was granted by others
- makeReadOnly() method allows users to make NFC tags permanently read-only.[r 306]
- Last version for unreduced user-agent string[r 307]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 308]
iOS version:
- Stability and performance improvements[r 309]
2022-04-26
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-04-26 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 310]
- hwb() color notation gives users a new way to specify color according to hue, whiteness, and blackness
- Priority Hints give users a way to hint to the browser in which order resources should be downloaded
- A new method of forget() for USBDevice objects, which enables the forgetting of a device that previously had permission granted
- For Web USB, a fix to support [SameObject] for related attributes within USBDevice
- Dedicated workers loaded from a secure (HTTPS) origin, yet instantiated by insecure (non-HTTPS) contexts, are no longer considered secure
- The popup argument for window.open() now evaluates to true, following a recent change to the spec for parsing this argument[r 311]
- Reducing user agent string information
- Removal of WebSQL in third-party contexts[r 312]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 313]
iOS version:
- In the Discover feed, users can now see a live preview of a story by long pressing on it
- Stability and performance improvements[r 314]
2022-05-24
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-05-24 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 315]
- Installed PWAs can register as file handlers, making it easy for users to open files directly from disk
- The inert attribute allows users to mark parts of the DOM as inert
- The Navigation API makes it easier for single page apps to handle navigation and updates to the URL
- The new Sanitizer API aims to build a robust processor for arbitrary strings to be safely inserted into a page
- The hidden=until-found attribute makes it possible for the browser to search text in hidden regions, and reveal that section if a match is found[r 316]
- Deprecation of PaymentRequest.show() without User Activation
- Removal of SDP Plan B[r 317]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 318]
iOS version:
- Users can now download vCard files to create a new Contact or update an existing one.
- Users can search the open and recently closed tabs across their synced devices by opening the Tab Grind and tapping the Search icon at the top left
- Stability and performance improvements[r 319]
2022-06-21
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-06-21 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 320]
- There’s a new HTTP 103 status code that helps the browser decide what content to preload before the page has even started to arrive
- The Local Font Access API gives web applications the ability to enumerate and use fonts installed on the user’s computer
- AbortSignal.timeout() is an easier way to implement timeouts on asynchronous APIs
- The avif image file format is now sharable by Web Share
- Chromium now matches Firefox by firing popstate immediately after URL changes
- Element.isVisible() tells users whether an element is visible or not[r 321]
- Blocked external protocol in sandboxed iframes
- Removal of Battery Status API on insecure origins
- Removeelement[r 322]
- Last version supported for OS X El Capitan and macOS Sierra.
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 323]
iOS version:
- Users can manage camera and microphone permissions for specific sites using the camera and microphone icons in the address bar
- Users can now download and add iCalendar (iCal) files to their Calendar
- Removal of duplicate New Tab Page tabs in the background
- Stability and performance improvements[r 324]
2022-08-02
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-08-02 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 325]
- Users can now specify a crop area using region capture when using getDisplayMedia() to capture the current tab.
- Media query syntax can be written using mathematical comparison operators
- Shared Element Transitions starts an origin trial
- When cookies are set with an explicit Expires or Max-Age attribute, the value will now be capped to no more than 400 days
- There are enhancements to the multi-screen window placement API
- The overflow-clip-margin CSS property specifies how far an element’s content is allowed to paint before being clipped[r 326]
- Blocked third-party contexts navigating to filesystem URLs
- Removal of non-standard client hint mode
- Removal of U2F API (cryptotoken)[r 327]
- Requires macOS High Sierra or later.
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 328]
iOS version:
- The Chrome menu has a new layout
- Users can now manually add site passwords anytime in Chrome Settings > Passwords
- Users can share a direct link to a highlighted part of the page by long pressing on it then selecting Create Link
- Users can drag down on the Address Bar to see their open tabs at a glance on their iPod
- Stability and performance improvements[r 329]
2022-08-30
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-08-30 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 330]
- Container queries and the :has() CSS property
- CSS :has() pseudo-class
- Sanitizer API
- Deprecating WebSQL for non-secure contexts
- Users can now update the name of an installed PWA on both desktop and mobile by updating the web app manifest
- The multi-screen window placement API gets accurate screen name labels
- The window controls overlay API is now available[r 331]
- CSS default keyword is disallowed in custom identifiers
- Deprecations in the Navigation API
- Deprecation of non-ASCII characters in cookie domain attributes
- Removal of Gesture Scroll DOM Events[r 332]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 333]
iOS version:
- Enhanced Safe Browsing
- Stability and performance improvements[r 334]
2022-09-27
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-09-30 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 335]
- New Intl APIs
- Origin trial for the Pop-up API to make it easy to surface critical content to the user
- Added a handful of CSS features to improve interop
- Phase five of the user agent reduction plan
- Support for HTTP2 Push and the Persistent quota type is being deprecated
- CSS property hyphenate-character is now available unprefixed[r 336]
- Removal of non-ASCII characters in cookie domain attributes[r 337]
iOS version:
- Users can view the Desktop version of sites by default
- Stability and performance improvements[r 338]
2022-10-25
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-10-25 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 339]
- There are new properties in the Screen Capture API to improve the screen sharing experiences
- Users can now precisely identify whether a resource on their page is render blocking or not
- There is a new way to send data to a backend server with the declarative PendingBeacon API in origin trial
- The expect-ct http header is deprecated
- The rel attribute is now supported on <form> elements
grid-templateinterpolation included[r 340]
Android version:
- No longer supports Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 341]
iOS version:
- Users can now share highlighted text sent to them or choose to remove the headlight
- Introducing lock screen widgets for Search in Chrome and the Dino game
- Stability and performance improvements[r 342]
2022-11-29
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-11-29 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 343]
- It is easier to create adaptive UIs with new viewport size units
- Color vector fonts now include support for variable fonts
- The methods in the interface
FileSystemSyncAccessHandle, part of the File System Access API, are now synchronous - A change in the behavior for
overflowon replaced elements is being rolled out - Federated Credential Management API for identity providers
- The Media Source Extensions API is now available in the worker context[r 344]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 345]
iOS version:
- Users can now see favicons next to site credentials in their Google Password Manager and in credential provider extensions
- Stability and performance improvements[r 346]
2023-01-10
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2023-01-10 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 347]
- There is a set of [new properties] in CSS(#css-updates)
- Users can easily add math notations in their HTML with the support for MathML Core
- Users can use the property
suppressLocalAudioPlaybackinMediaTrackSupportedConstraintsto better control audio playback when using external speakers - Conditional Focus is now available when calling
getDisplayMedia()[r 348] - Last version supported on Windows 7 and 8/8.1[r 349]
Android version:
- The Origin Private File System API is now available
- Secure Payment Confirmation is now available
iOS version:
- Stability and performance improvements[r 350]
(Windows and Android)
2023-01-29 (macOS)
Google Chrome is a freeware web browser developed by Google LLC. The development process is split into different «release channels», each working on a build in a separate stage of development. Chrome provides four channels: Stable, Beta, Dev, and Canary. Chrome is updated every two to three weeks on the stable builds for minor releases and every four weeks for major releases.[1]
The following table summarizes the release history for the Google Chrome web browser.
- First release[r 3]
- Improved plugin performance and reliability
- Spell checking for input fields
- Improved web proxy performance and reliability
- Tab and window management updates
- Bookmark manager with import and export support
- Privacy section added to the application options
- New blocked popup notification
- First stable release
- 35% faster JavaScript on the SunSpider benchmark
- Mouse wheel support
- Full-screen mode
- Full-page zoom
- Form auto-fill
- Sort bookmarks by title
- Tab docking to browser and desktop edges
- Basic Greasemonkey support[r 4]
- New «new tab» page for improved customization
- 25% faster JavaScript
- HTML5 video and audio tag support
- Lightweight theme support[r 5]
- Extensions
- Bookmark synchronization
- Enhanced developer tools
- Improved HTML5 support
- Performance improvements
- Full ACID3 pass
- HTTP byte range support
- Experimental new anti-reflected-XSS feature called «XSS Auditor»[r 6]
- Translate infobar[clarification needed]
- New privacy features
- Disabled XSS Auditor[r 7]
- Browser preference synchronizing
- Increased HTML5 support (Geolocation API, App Cache, web sockets, and file drag-and-drop)
- Revamped bookmark manager
- Adobe Flash Player integrated[r 8][r 9]
- First stable releases for macOS, 32 bit Linux, and 64 bit Linux[r 10]
- Updated and more streamlined UI with simplified Omnibox
- New tab page
- Merged menu buttons
- Form auto-fill
- Expanded synchronization support to include extensions and auto-fill data
- Support for WebM videos
- Built-in PDF support (disabled by default)[r 11]
- Implemented HTML5 parsing algorithm
- File API
- Directory upload via input tag
- macOS version gained AppleScript support for UI automation[r 12]
- Late binding enabled for SSL sockets: high priority SSL requests are now always sent to the server first.
- New options for managing cookies
- Updated New Tab page to enable featuring of web applications
- Chrome Web Store
- Built-in PDF viewer that works inside Chrome’s sandbox for increased security
- Expanded synchronization support to include web applications
- Improved plug-in handling[r 13]
- This release added «about:flags» to showcase experimental features such as Chrome Instant, side tabs on Windows, tabbed settings, Click to Play,[clarification needed] background web applications, Remoting,[clarification needed] disables outdated plug-ins,[clarification needed] XSS Auditor,[clarification needed] Cloud Print Proxy,[clarification needed] GPU-accelerated compositing, WebGL support for the canvas element, and a «tab overview» mode (like Exposé) for macOS.
- WebGL enabled by default
- Adobe Flash sandboxing on Windows and Chrome Instant (a la Google Instant) option[r 14]
- WebP support[r 15]
- New flags: print preview, GPU-accelerated compositing, GPU-accelerated Canvas 2D, Google Native Client, CRX-less Web Apps, Web page prerendering, experimental Extension APIs, disable hyperlink auditing
- Google Cloud Print sign-in interface enabled by default
- Partially implemented sandboxing of the GPU process[r 16][r 17]
- Faster JavaScript performance due to incorporation of Crankshaft, an improved compiler for V8[r 18]
- Settings pages that open in a tab, rather than a dialog box
- Malware reporting and disabling outdated plugins
- Password sync
- GPU accelerated video
- Background WebApps
- webNavigation extension API[r 19]
- HTML5 Speech Input API[r 20]
- Updated icon[r 21]
- Hardware accelerated 3D CSS
- New Safe Browsing protection against downloading malicious files
- Ability to delete Flash cookies from inside Chrome[r 22]
- Launch Apps by name from the Omnibox
- Integrated Sync into new settings pages
- Improved screen reader support
- New warning when hitting Command-Q on Mac[r 22]
- New flags: P2P API
- Existing tab on foreground on open
- Experimental new tab page
- Add grouping to tab context menu
- Run PPAPI Flash in the renderer process
- Multiple profiles
- Removed Google Gears
- Print and Save buttons in the PDF viewer[r 23]
- Instant Pages (pre-rendering of Web pages)[r 24]
- Native print interface and preview (Linux and Windows only)
- Experimental new tab page
- Experimental Restrict Instant To Search option
- Native Client (NaCl) enabled for apps in the Chrome Web Store[r 25]
- Web Audio API
- Additional macOS Lion feature support
- Sync Encryption for all data
- Print preview on Mac
- Validation of HTTPS sites[r 26]
- Experimental Web Request extension API
- Experimental Content Settings extension API[r 27]
- Faster print preview[r 28]
- Redesigned new tab page on by default[r 28]
- JavaScript fullscreen API enabled by default[r 28]
- Inline installation of Chrome Web Store items by verified sites
- Omnibox History synchronization[r 29]
- Switched to FFmpeg native VP8 decoder[r 30]
- Extensions integrated into settings pages
- GPU Accelerated Canvas 2D disabled
- Multiple profiles on by default[r 29]
- Optional permissions in Chrome extensions, so the user can opt-in or opt-out of the optional permissions at installation time[r 31]
- Experimental support for side tabs was removed.[r 32]
- Updated Omnibox prerendering of pages[r 33]
- Download scanning protection[r 33]
- New extensions APIs[r 33]
- Improved History tab
- Removal of «+» symbol from the «new tab» button
- Limited support for changing user agent strings
- Adjustable margins in print preview[r 34]
- Search engine synchronization[r 35]
- Disabled GAIA profile info[r 36]
2012-06-27 (Android ARM)
2012-09-26
(18.0.1026, Android x86)
- Hardware-accelerated Canvas2D graphics[r 37]
- WebGL without the need of 3D graphics hardware through the software rasterizer SwiftShader[r 37]
- Brighter «new tab» button[r 38]
2012-06-28 (iOS)
- Access tabs between devices[r 39]
- Reorganized and searchable settings interface
- Better spell check by using the Google search engine spell checker
- Web Store link to the bottom of New Tab page
- Experimental JavaScript Harmony (ECMAScript 6) support[r 40]
- Experimental Web Intents API[r 41]
- Experimental touch friendly user interface adjustments. Context menus have extra vertical padding between items.[r 42]
- New tab button is bigger and wider
2012-08-22 (iOS)
- Media Stream API (getUserMedia) enabled by default. (E.g. webcam access via JavaScript.)[r 43]
- Gamepad API prototype available by default.
- Support for (pointer) and (hover) CSS media queries so sites can optimize their user interface for touch when touch-screen support is available.
- HTML5 audio/video and WebAudio now support 24-bit PCM wave files
- Note: This is the last version of Chrome that will run on Mac OS X 10.5.8 Leopard.[r 44]
- New-style packaged apps are enabled by default.
- New menu icon, replacing the wrench icon
- Support for TLS 1.1[r 45][r 46]
- Support for color management ICC v2 profiles by default[r 47]
2012-11-28 (iOS)
- Do Not Track preference[r 48]
- Hardware video acceleration with 25% more efficient power consumption in some scenarios
- Manager for site permission control
- New icon for Chrome Web Store when opening new tab
- PPAPI Flash Player (or Pepper-based Flash Player) replaced the NPAPI Flash Player on Mac also[r 49]
- Support for MathML[r 50]
- The HTML5 datalist element now supports suggesting a date and time[r 50]
- Experimental support for CSS custom filters[r 50][r 51]
2013-02-27 (Android)
2013-03-04 (iOS)
- Support for Opus audio
- Support for VP9 video[r 52]
- Silent installs of external extensions are now disabled by default.[r 53]
- Web Speech API[r 54]
- Encrypted omnibox search (https)[r 55]
- Native Client on ARM
- Disabled MathML support for the time being[r 56]
Android version (update from 18):
- Newer V8 JavaScript engine
- Audio now continues to play while Chrome is in the background
- Support for pausing audio in Chrome when phone is in use
2013-04-03 (Android)
2013-04-09 (iOS)
- Improved spell checker (grammar and homonym checking)[r 57]
- Desktop shortcuts for multiple users (profiles) on Windows[r 57]
- Asynchronous DNS resolver on Mac and Linux[r 57]
Android version:[r 58]
- Autofill and password sync
- Performance and stability improvements
2013-05-22 (Android)
2013-06-03 (iOS)
- Resource handling optimized for faster page loads[r 59]
- Improved Omnibox predictions and spelling correction[r 59]
- syncFileSystem API for Google Drive data synchronization[r 59]
- Stop packaging Manifest version 1.0 extensions[r 60]
Android version:[r 61]
- Fullscreen on phones (scrolling down the page makes the toolbar disappear)
- Simpler searching (the query stays visible in the omnibox, making it easier to edit)
- Client-side certificate support
- Tab history on tablets
- «A ton of stability and performance fixes»
2013-07-09
(macOS and Windows)
2013-07-10 (Android)
2013-07-17 (iOS)
- Replaced layout engine with Blink, a fork of WebKit[r 62][r 63][r 64] on all platforms besides iOS
- Faster page loads with the new Blink threaded HTML parser[r 65]
- Rich Notifications and Notification Center (HTML-based notifications deprecated)[r 66]
- Major improvements to the asm.js benchmark performances[r 65]
- Support for the CSS :unresolved pseudoclass for Custom Elements[r 65]
- Support for the CSS @supports conditional blocks to test for property:value pairs[r 65]
Android version:
- Fullscreen API support (fullscreen browsing on tablets)[r 65]
- Experimental WebGL, Web Audio, WebRTC support behind flags[r 65]
- Built-in translation[r 67]
iOS version:
- Improved interoperability with many other Google Apps[r 68]
- Voice Search enhancements[r 68]
- Fullscreen for iPad[r 68]
- Data usage savings (rolling out over time)[r 68]
- Access to browser history[r 68]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2013-08-21 (Android)
2013-09-12 (iOS)
- Support for VP9 final
- Support for TLS 1.2
- Preliminary QUIC support[r 69]
- Improved Omnibox suggestions based on the recency of visited sites
- Ability to reset user profile back to its original state
- New apps and extensions APIs (such as Native Messaging API for connecting Chrome with native applications installed on the same computer – an alternative to NPAPI[r 70])
Android version:
- WebRTC support[r 71]
- WebAudio support[r 71]
- Improved scrolling responsiveness[r 72] and visual indication when scrolling to the top or bottom of a page[r 71]
- Startup performance and stability improvements[r 72]
- New color picker user interface for web forms[r 71]
- Support for Google’s experimental data compression service (comparable to Opera Turbo) that lets Google servers quickly read and optimize a Web page for mobile devices, then transmit it to the smartphone using Google’s SPDY network technology.
- Rudimentary tab groups implemented
iOS version:
- Get back to Search Results faster
- Data cost savings enhancements (rolled out incrementally)
- Voice search pronoun support (e.g. queries like: “Who is the president of the United States?” followed by “Who is his wife?”)
- Improvements to Single Sign On with other Google Apps[r 73]
- Support for WebP image format[r 74]
2013-10-01
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2013-10-02 (Android)
- New image context menu item: «Search Google for this image»
- New Chrome Apps APIs: webview.request, media gallery write support and downloads[r 75]
- New platform features (both in desktop and mobile): support for the WebRTC Device Enumeration API, allowing users to change their microphones and/or camera on the fly without having to restart the WebRTC call, DevTools now supports CSS source maps, Chrome will now match the behavior of IE and not honor the Refresh header or tags when the URL to be refreshed to has a javascript: scheme[r 75]
- Removal of «History Index» files, previously used to quickly provide address bar results based on visited pages’ text.[2]
Android version:
- New gesture: swipe horizontally across the top toolbar to quickly switch tabs
- New gesture: drag vertically down from the toolbar to enter into the tab switcher view
- New gesture: drag down from the menu to open the menu and select wanted item without having to lift finger
- WebGL is enabled by default on high-end devices[r 75]
- DeviceMotion (device acceleration and rotation rates) events[r 75]
- Media Source Extension is enabled on Android 4.1+[r 75]
- Two new experimental features behind a flag: Web Speech API (recognition) and the Vibration API[r 75]
iOS version:
- New look and feature enhancements for iOS7
- Improvements to Fullscreen behavior especially on iPad (iOS7 only)
- New Settings UI
- Maps and email links launch the Google Maps and Gmail apps (if installed) automatically. You can change your preference in Settings
- Stability / security improvements and bug fixes[r 76]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2013-11-14 (Android)
2013-11-20 (iOS)
- Payment requestAutocomplete() on Chrome for Android, Windows, ChromeOS
- PNaCl on desktop versions of Chrome
- New Chrome Apps APIs: With URL handlers for apps, Chrome App developers can now specify URLs to be handled by a Chrome App. For example, a document link on a website could open a document editor Chrome App. This gives users more seamless entry points into their favorite Chrome Apps.
- Directory access for Apps allows Chrome Apps to access and write to user-approved folders. This feature can be used to share files between a Chrome App and a native app. For example, a Chrome App code editor could modify files managed by a native Git client.
- SCTP for WebRTC Data Channel allows P2P data transfers between browsers to be either best effort, reliable, or semi reliable, opening up use cases such as gaming.
- Alpha channel support for WebM video enables transparency masking (a.k.a. green screen effects) in WebM videos.
- Speech recognition with the JavaScript Web Speech API is now supported on Chrome for Android.
- window.devicePixelRatio now takes full-page zoom (but not pinch zoom) into account
- Support for { alpha: false } in getContext(‘2d’) lets you create an opaque canvas. This is similar to existing WebGL functionality and can improve the rendering performance of your app.
- The Media Source API has been unprefixed and is now supported on Chrome for Android. It allows JavaScript to generate media streams for playback, addressing use cases like adaptive streaming and time shifting live streams.
- 2D canvas now supports the «ellipse» method.
- Support for several Mutation Events has been removed. Consider using MutationObserver instead.[r 77]
iOS version:
- Fast form completion with Autofill
- Long press on an image to search for related images
- Stability / security improvements and bug fixes[r 76]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-01-15 (Android)
2014-01-27 (iOS)
- Tab indicators for sound, webcam and casting
- A different look for Win8 Metro mode
- Automatically blocking malware files
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Various under-the-hood changes for stability and performance
Android version:
- Add web page shortcuts right to your home screen more easily from the menu
- Reduce data usage in Chrome up to 50%. Visit Settings > Bandwidth management > Reduce data usage to enable.[r 78]
iOS version:
- Translate
- When you come across a page written in a language that you don’t understand, just look for the translation bar. One tap and the page is quickly translated for you.
- Reduce Data Usage
- Reduce your data usage by up to 50%. Enable this feature and view your savings: Settings > Bandwidth > Reduce Data Usage.
- New Tab Page update to make searching faster and easier
- This feature is being rolled out and will be available to all users over time, beginning on iPhone.
2014-02-20
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-02-26 (Android)
- Custom Elements[r 79]
- Ogg Opus in MSE and <video>[r 79]
- Page Visibility API[r 79]
- VTTCue [r 79]
- Web Speech API (synthesis)[r 79]
- Font-kerning[r 79]
- requestAutocomplete()[r 79]
- Speech Synthesis[r 79]
Android version:
- Download progress notification for file downloads using the Chrome network stack[r 80]
- Updated help and feedback UI[r 80]
- Support for <datalist> tag[r 80]
iOS version:
- Stability and security updates[r 76]
2014-04-08
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-04-29 (iOS)
- Responsive Images and Unprefixed Web Audio
- Import supervised users onto new computers
- A different look for Windows 8 Metro mode
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- New scroll bar look
- Ignores autocomplete=»off» on password input fields
- Final version to not require SSE2[r 81]
- Final version supported for compiling with Windows Vista and Visual Studio 2010. [r 82]
Android version:
- Battery usage optimizations
iOS version:
- Updated tour when you start Chrome for the first time
- Support for autocomplete in the omnibox for right to left languages
2014-05-20
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-05-28 (iOS)
- More developer control over touch input
- New JavaScript features
- Unprefixed Shadow DOM v0
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Opus updated to version v1.1
Android version:
- Undo Tab Close
- Fullscreen video with Subtitles and HTML5 controls
- Support for some multi-window devices
iOS version:
- Added right-to-left support to the omnibox for Arabic and Hebrew
- See your search term in the omnibox, instead of the long search query URL
- Easily refine your search queries and view more results on the search results page
- Stability improvements and bug fixes[r 76]
Linux version:
- Switched graphics interface backend from GTK+ to Aura
2014-07-16
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-07-16 (Android)
- Rich Notifications Improvements
- An Updated Incognito / Guest NTP design
- The addition of a Browser crash recovery bubble
- Multiple stability and performance improvements[r 83]
Android version:
- Improved text rendering on non-mobile optimized sites
- Doodles return to the new tab page[r 84]
iOS version:
- Allows mobile sites that have added Cast support to work with your Cast-enabled device
- Stability improvements and bug fixes[r 85]
Linux version:
- Chrome App Launcher[r 83]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-09-03 (Android)
2014-09-22 (iOS)[citation needed]
- DirectWrite support on Windows for improved font rendering
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Discarded «Archived History» file previously used to store browsing history for longer than 90 days.[3][4]
- Multiple stability and performance improvements[r 86]
- Removal of the showModalDialog API, breaking several enterprise web apps[r 87]
Android version:
- Signing into Chrome signs you into your favorite Google sites
- Updated look and feel with elements of Material Design
- Multiple performance improvements and bug fixes[r 88]
Windows version:
- 64-bit Windows support[r 89]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-10-07 (iOS)
2014-10-08 (Android)
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Support for logging into sites using FIDO U2F Security Key (a USB or smartcard security token) as a factor in 2-factor authentication[r 90]
- Under-the-hood changes for stability and performance[r 91]
Android version:
- Support for Battery Status and Screen orientation APIs
- Additional Material Design updates
- Bug fixes and performance improvements[r 92]
iOS version:
- Better support for iPhone 6 and 6+
- Download and open files in Google Drive
- Stability improvements and bug fixes
- Security fix[r 93]
2014-11-18
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-11-24 (iOS)[citation needed]
- Removes SSL/TLS protocol version fallback to SSLv3
- 64-bit support for Mac
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Under-the-hood changes for stability and performance[r 94]
Android version:
- Number of bug fixes and performance improvements[r 95]
- Experimental Reader Mode[r 96] can be enabled via chrome://flags[permanent dead link], is not available for tablets in this version
2015-01-21
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-01-21 (Android)
- Disabled SSLv3 support by default
- The minimum SSL/TLS version can now be set through about:flags
- Updated info dialog for Chrome app on Windows and Linux
- A new clock behind/ahead error message[r 97]
Android version:
- Updated page info and content settings UI
- Number of bug fixes and performance improvements[r 98]
iOS version:
- New look with Material Design bringing bold graphics, fluid motion, and tactile surfaces
- iOS 8 optimizations and support for bigger phones
- Support handoff from Chrome to your default browser on macOS
- Stability improvements and bug fixes[r 99]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-03-11 (Android)
2015-03-16 (iOS)
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Many under the hood changes for stability and performance[r 100]
- Aero interface is disabled in Windows Vista
Android version:
- The ability to pull to reload at the top of most pages
- A number of bug fixes and performance improvements[r 101]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-04-15 (Android)
2015-04-16 (iOS)
- Support for NPAPI plugins disabled by default
- A number of new apps, extension and Web Platform APIs (including the Push API)
- Many under the hood changes for stability and performance[r 102]
- Add Bookmark is now redesigned.
Android version:
- Getting the latest updates from sites with notifications
- Adding your favorite sites to your homescreen is now even easier
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements[r 103]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-05-27 (Android)
2015-06-01 (iOS)
- Numerous bug fixes and security fixes[r 104]
Android version:
- Faster Checkout – Quickly and securely complete checkout forms with data from Google Wallet
- Touch to Search – Learn more about words and phrases by touching them on your screen
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements[r 105]
- No longer supports Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)[r 106][r 107]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-07-22 (iOS)
2015-07-29 (Android)
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Change in the loading page circle on Chrome tabs
- Many under the hood changes for stability and performance[r 108]
Android version:
- Fixed a boatload of bugs and performance issues.[r 109]
iOS version:
- Swipe to navigate: swipe right or left to navigate backwards and forwards
- Support for accessing Physical Web content from the Today view
- Stability improvements and bug fixes[r 110]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-09-01 (Android)
2015-09-02 (iOS)
- Support for NPAPI plugins permanently disabled
- A number of fixes and improvements[r 111]
Android version:
- A number of fixes for a whole bunch of performance/stability/other issues.[r 112]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-10-14 (Android)
2015-10-22 (iOS)
- Change in taskbar logo design
- A number of fixes and improvements.[r 113]
Android version:
- Under the hood performance and stability tweaks.[r 114]
2015-12-01
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-12-02 (Android)
- Change in appearance on closing tabs with red x’s
- New PDF viewer design
- Security fixes[r 115]
Android version:
- «More than a barge load of performance and stability fixes».[r 116]
iOS version:
- Added support for more keyboard shortcuts. Bluetooth keyboards can open, close or change tabs or conduct a voice search.
- Support for 3D touch on iPhone 6s/+. Force touch the Chrome icon to quickly open a new tab, a new incognito* tab, or conduct a voice search.[5]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-01-27 (iOS)
2016-01-27 (Android)
- «Tab discarding» was enabled by default in chrome://flags[permanent dead link]
- Window change in right-clicking an embedded web link
- The key icon in «Save your password» turns black
- «Clear browsing history» has been improved
- A large number of fixes and improvements[r 117]
Android version:
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements.
iOS version:
- This version uses WKWebView, the latest rendering engine from Apple.
- The crash rate was reduced by 70% and JavaScript execution is now faster.
- Redesigned icons on the New Tab page: easier access to more of your frequently-visited sites.
- Spotlight integration: Drag down or right from the Home screen and search for your Chrome bookmarks.[citation needed]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-03-09 (iOS)
2016-03-09 (Android)
- Extension icons now appear near search tab.
- Changes in bookmark bar appearances.
- Change in Incognito mode window.
- Change in scrollbar movement.
- Changed Downloads page appearance/design.
- A large number of fixes and improvements[r 118]
- Removed Windows 8 Mode (Metro mode)
- Removed support 32-bit Linux, Ubuntu Precise (12.04), and Debian 7 (wheezy).
- Last version supported on Windows XP and Vista, as well as Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8.
Android version:
- «More than a barge full of performance and stability fixes.»[r 119]
iOS version:
- Bookmarks has a new look: Easily find your favorites!
- Bug and stability fixes.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-04-20 (iOS)
2016-04-26 (Android)
- Windows XP, Vista, Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8 compatibility broken.
- Auto-fill form letters are now highlighted in bold.
- A number of fixes and improvements.[r 120]
Android version:
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements.
iOS version:
- Bug and stability fixes.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-06-01 (iOS)
2016-06-01 (Android)
- A number of fixes and improvements.[r 121]
Android version:
- Brought tab switching back into Chrome (Android L+)[r 122]
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements.
iOS version:
- Bug and stability fixes.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-07-27 (iOS)
2016-07-27 (Android)
- It is impossible to disable DirectWrite.
- Bar on the bottom now shows darker text when hovering your mouse over the link.
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 123]
Android version:
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements[r 124]
iOS version:
- Accelerated Mobile Pages («AMP») – news and articles from many of your favorite publishers will now load instantly.
- Lightning bolt and «AMP» next to articles in the «Top Stories» section of search results indicate faster web page loading.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-09-07 (iOS)
2016-09-07 (Android)
- New browser’s inside look, including a new bookmark
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 125]
- ‘Simplify page’ option removed from ‘Save as PDF’.
- Shadow DOM v1[6]
Android version:
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements[r 126]
- Muted autoplay for video[r 127]
iOS version:
- Chrome’s History has a new look and it’s now easier to review, find, and delete your browsing history.
- Voice Search has been updated with a fresh look. Voice Search can now answer contextual questions such as «How tall is the Eiffel Tower?» followed by «When was it built?»
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-10-19 (iOS)
2016-10-19 (Android)
- «Other bookmarks» tab has changed appearance
- The message «Right-click to play Adobe Flash Player» now appears while pages with Adobe Flash Player are loading.
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 128]
Android version:
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements
- View article suggestions for you on the new tab page
- Play media in the background for sites that support it
- Update saved passwords when you change or reset your password[r 129]
iOS version:
- No internet connection? Smile and tap the dinosaur
- Fixed bookmark icons not displaying correctly
- Fixed phone number detection issues in web pages
- Stability improvements and bug fixes
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-12-05 (iOS)
2016-12-06 (Android)
- The History page has changed and is no longer in «Settings»
- Flash Player is now off by default for most sites
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 130]
- It is not possible to disable top level Material Design[r 131]
iOS version:
- You can swipe down or right from the iOS Home screen to search. Searching for «voice» or «incognito» enables you to start Chrome in Voice Search mode or in a new Incognito Tab, respectively. The appearance of items in Spotlight Search will only work for devices that support Spotlight Actions.
- The folder named «All Bookmarks» has been removed from the Bookmarks view. You can access all your other devices’ Bookmarks by clicking on the other folders.
Android version:
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements
- Easily download music, videos, and even full web pages for viewing offline
- View and share your downloads within Chrome
- See misspelled words highlighted in text fields
- Improvements to contextual search UI[r 132]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-02-01 (iOS)
2017-02-01 (Android)
- HTML5 enabled by default
- Adobe Flash Player is automatically blocked for most sites that require the plugin
- Labeling of unsecured HTTP sites
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 133]
iOS version:
- Scan a QR code or barcode by using 3D Touch on the app logo or searching for «QR» in Spotlight.
- We’ve redesigned the tab switcher layout on iPad to make it easier to access your open sites.
Android version:
- Easily download music, videos, and even full web pages for viewing offline
- View and share your downloads within Chrome
- See misspelled words highlighted in text fields
- Improvements to contextual search UI
- Bug fixes and significant memory savings[r 134]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-03-14 (iOS)
2017-03-16 (Android)
- CSS grid layout
- Improved «Add to Home» screen
- Media Session API
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 135]
- WebAssembly[r 136]
- Background tab policy changes[7]
- Removed the chrome://plugins page.
iOS version:
- Chrome can add pages to your Reading List.
- Find in Page now works correctly in iOS 10.3.
Android version:
- Quickly use emails, addresses, and phone numbers in web pages by tapping on them
- Easily access downloaded files and web pages from the new tab page
- Long press article suggestions on the new tab page to download them
- Bug fixes and performance improvements[r 137]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-04-20 (Android)
2017-04-25 (iOS)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 138]
- IndexedDB 2.0
- Workers and SharedWorkers in data-URLs.
Android version:
- Useful actions like “Find in page” available in apps that open web pages using Chrome
- More frequently updated article suggestions on the New Tab page
- Use recently visited search engines as your default search engine
- See Physical Web suggestions, based on your surroundings, in the address bar
- Bug fixes and performance improvements[r 139]
iOS version:
- Stability improvements and bug fixes.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-06-06 (iOS)
2017-06-06 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 140]
- Revamped Settings and «About Google Chrome» page with Material Design
- Headless mode in Linux and macOS.[r 141]
iOS version:
- Fixed a user-reported issue that resulted in hangs and significant slowdowns when switching tabs.
- Fixed a crash involving dialogs presented while switching tabs.
- Stability improvements and bug fixes.
Android version:
- View and manage in-progress downloads on the Downloads page
- View and clear your browsing data more easily on the redesigned History page
- Long-press a link to open it in a new Chrome tab (from Chrome Custom Tabs)
- Bug fixes and performance improvements[r 142]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-07-25 (iOS)
2017-07-31 (Android)
- MacBook Pro Touch Bar support.
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 143]
iOS version:
- «Request Mobile Site» button can switch from a website’s desktop version back to its mobile version
Android version:
- Load pages faster and use less memory with an updated JavaScript engine
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
- Clear browsing data more easily[r 144]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-09-05 (iOS)
2017-09-05 (Android)
- Native support for JavaScript modules
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 145]
iOS version:
- Added a new button for scanning QR codes above the virtual keyboard
Android version:
- Addition of Web Share API
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
- Translate pages with a more compact and intuitive toolbar
- Pick images to post online with an improved image picker[r 146]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-10-18 (iOS)
2017-10-19 (Android)
- The «Save Your Password» icon gets a new appearance
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 147]
- Support for OpenType variable fonts
- Network Information API updated to report users actual Internet speed, not just connection type, to websites
- HTTP sites that request user data will now be flagged as «non-secure» (red) in the Chrome Omnibox[r 148]
iOS version:
- Two new Today widgets are added by tapping the Edit button at the bottom of the iOS Search screen
- Ability to drag a URL from another app and drop it into Chrome’s omnibox or the tab strip, or from Chrome’s content area to another app on iOS 11 iPads
- The Payment Request API has been introduced
Android version:
- Download files faster with accelerated downloads
- View and copy passwords saved with Chrome if device lock is enabled
- Quickly see your data savings in the Chrome menu when Data Saver is on[r 149]
2017-12-05 (Android)
2017-12-06
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
- Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 150]
- Browser allows you to import JavaScript modules dynamically
- With async generator functions and the async iteration protocol, consumption or implementation of streaming data sources becomes streamlined
- You can override the browser’s default overflow scroll behavior with the CSS overscroll-behavior property[r 151]
iOS version:
- Swipe up on the New Tab Page to explore suggested content from the web
- The ability to reorder bookmarks is back!
Android version:
- Chrome for Android will make permission requests modal dialogs
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 152]
2018-01-24 (iOS)
2018-01-24
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 153]
- Audio playback rates of below 0.5 and above 4.0 supported due to new, high-quality algorithm for stretching audio: «WSOLA» (Waveform-Similarity-Overlap-Add)[8]
- Android: «share» menu picks pages’ canonical URL instead of full URL from address bar.[9]
- Support for ResizeObservers, will notify you when an element’s content rectangle has changed its size.
- Modules can now access to host specific metadata with import.meta.
- The pop-up blocker gets stronger.
- window.alert() no longer changes tab focus.
- Chrome now supports named captures in regular expressions.
- The default preload value for <audio> and <video> elements is now metadata.
- You can now use Request.prototype.cache to view the cache mode of a Request and determine whether a request is a reload request.
- Using the Focus Management API, you can now focus an element without scrolling to it with the preventScroll attribute.[r 154]
- Extensions page generates packages in CRX3 format now.[r 155]
Android version:
- Prevents sites with abusive ad experiences from opening new windows or tabs without your permission.
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 156]
iOS version:
- You can now disable Article Suggestions without also disabling omnibox suggestions by going to Chrome Settings
- If you previously turned off «Search and Site Suggestions» to disable Article Suggestions and would like to turn back on your Search Suggestions in the omnibox, you can do that from Chrome Settings > Privacy
- Support for iPhone X
- Now requires iOS 10 or later
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-03-06 (iOS)
2018-03-06 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 157]
- New extension UI
- The CSS Paint API allows you to programmatically generate an image
- The Server Timing API allows web servers to provide performance timing information via HTTP headers
- The new CSS display: contents property can make boxes disappear
- Fixed a bug that affected some timestamps
- The syntax for specifying HSL and HSLA, and RGB and RGBA coordinates for the color property now match the CSS Color 4 spec
- There’s a new feature policy that allows you to control synchronous XHRs through an HTTP header or the iframe allow attribute[r 158]
- Last version available for OS X 10.9.
Android version:
- Set language preferences for web content in Settings > Languages
- Turn on the prompt for simplified view for all supported articles in Settings > Accessibility settings
- Share and delete downloads more easily on the Downloads page[r 159]
- Disable screen capture on incognito mode [10]
iOS version:
- Fixed a bug that affected some streaming audio players
- Stability and performance improvements
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-04-17 (iOS)
2018-04-17 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 160]
- CSS manipulation becomes easier with the new CSS Typed Model Object
- Access to the clipboard is now asynchronous
- There’s a new rendering context for canvas elements
- TextArea and Select now support the autocomplete attribute
- Setting autocapitalize on a form element will apply to any child form fields, improving compatibility with Safari’s implementation of autocapitalize
- trimStart() and trimEnd() are now available as the standards-based way of trimming whitespace from strings[r 161]
Android version:
- Find your saved passwords more easily – just tap the new Search icon in Settings > Passwords[r 162]
iOS version:
- Export passwords saved in Chrome and use them in another app
- Stability and performance improvements
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-05-29 (iOS)
2018-05-31 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 163]
- Progressive Web Apps are coming to the desktop
- The generic sensor API makes it way easier to get access to device sensors like the accelerometer, gyroscope and more
- BigInt’s make dealing with big integers way easier.
- Credential Management API provides a framework for creating, retrieving and storing credentials
- The Web Authentication API adds a third credential type, PublicKeyCredential, which allows browsers to authenticate a user with a private/public key pair generated by an authenticator[r 164]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 165]
iOS version:
- Improved handling of boarding passes, movie tickets, etc. in Wallet
- Updated app selection UI when you tap on an email link
- Improved support for external keyboards
- Improved issue reporting: now you can draw on screenshots you are sending with feedback reports to obscure private data
- A fix has been provided for autofill issue (June 13)
2018-07-24
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-07-24 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»
- HTTP sites marked as «not secure».[r 166]
- The Page Lifecycle API tells you when your tab has been suspended or restored.
- The Payment Handler API makes it possible for web-based payment apps to support the Payment Request experience.
- Content embedded in an iframe requires a user gesture to navigate the top-level browsing context to a different origin.
- Since Chrome 1, the CSS cursor values for grab and grabbing have been prefixed; standard, un-prefixed values now supported.[r 167]
Android version:
- Fix for an Autofill issue.[r 168]
- The Add to Home Screen behavior on Android is changing to give you more control.
iOS version:
- Improved downloading from websites. Downloading now works while the app is in the background. You can also continue browsing in the same tab while your file downloads.
- Improvements to Forms Autofill.
- Improved handling of links to the App Store.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-09-04 (iOS)
2018-09-04 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 169]
- New browser interface
- CSS Scroll Snap allows you to create smooth, slick, scroll experiences.
- Display Cutouts lets you use the full area of the screen, including any space behind the display cutout, sometimes called a notch.
- The Web Locks API allows you to asynchronously acquire a lock, hold it while work is performed, then release it.
- You can now create color transitions around the circumference of a circle, using conic gradients.
- New toggleAttribute() method on elements toggles the existence of an attribute, similar to classList.toggle().
- JavaScript arrays are getting two new methods: flat() and flatMap().
- OffscreenCanvas moves work off the main thread in a worker, helping to eliminate performance bottlenecks.[r 170]
Android version:
- Secure and easy mobile payments via 3rd party payment apps
- Password generation now works on more sites[r 171]
iOS version:
- New bottom toolbar: easier to reach frequently used functions, like Back, Search, tabs, and the menu
- New tab grid: see bigger previews of your tabs, including tabs open on other devices
- Features like Bookmarks and Reading Lists are now easily accessible on the New Tab Page
- Press firmly on the app icon to see shortcuts (3D Touch)
- Credit cards you enter on your device are now securely synced to Google Pay for use on other devices (if enabled)
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-10-16 (iOS)
2018-10-17 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 172]
- Desktop Progressive Web Apps on Windows
- The credential management API adds support for Public Key Credentials
- Named workers
- Web Bluetooth is now available in Windows 10
- Chrome can send intervention and deprecation messages to your servers using the Report-To HTTP Response header field or surface them in the ReportingObserver interface
- Support for AV1 video decoder (“Main” profile 0)[r 173]
- A number of important deprecations[r 174]
Android version
- «Stability and performance improvements»[r 175]
- Cleaner, more modern design
iOS version:
- Bug fixes and design polish for the redesign
- Updates to how Chrome launches other apps to improve reliability and security
- Fixes to authentication issues caused by using out-of-date cookies
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-12-04 (iOS)
2018-12-04 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 176]
- Displaying relative times is now part of the Intl API
- Specifying which side of the text the underline should appear on for text that flows vertically
- Requiring user activation before using the speech synthesis API
- The default credentials mode for module script requests has changed from omit to same-origin
- Shadow DOM v1 spec; calculation for specificity for the :host() and :host-context() pseudo classes as well as for the arguments for ::slotted()[r 177]
- Removed SpeechSynthesis.speak() without user activation
- Removed prefixed versions of APIs
- Removed URL.createObjectURL from MediaStream
- Removed document.origin
- Deprecations and removals of APIs[r 178]
Android version:
- The Element.requestFullscreen() method can now be customized
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 179]
iOS version:
- You can now long-press on an image and save to clipboard and paste in other apps
- Autofill now works better on sites with iframes (embedded pages)
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-01-29 (iOS)
2019-01-29 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 180]
- Creating public class fields in JavaScript is now much cleaner
- New User Activation API
- Localizing lists becomes way easier with the Intl.format() API
- Chrome 72 changes the behavior of Cache.addAll() to better match the spec
- Requests for favicons are now handled by the service worker, as long as the request URL is on the same origin as the service worker[r 181]
- Pages may no longer use window.open() to open a new page during unload
- Removal of HTTP-Based Public Key Pinning
- Removal of rendering FTP resources
- Deprecation of TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1
- Deprecation of PaymentAddress.languageCode[r 182]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 183]
- No longer supports Android 4.1-4.3 (Jelly Bean)[11]
iOS version:
- Support for more search engines
- Fixed crashes on some page translations and added translations on previously untranslated websites
- A Siri Shortcut to start a new search is available
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-03-12 (iOS)
2019-03-12 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 184]
- Creating portable content is easier with signed HTTP exchanges
- Dynamically changing styles becomes way easier with constructable style sheets
- Support for Progressive Web Apps arrives on macOS, bringing support for PWAs to all desktop and mobile platforms
- matchAll() is a new regular expression matching method on the string prototype, and returns an array containing the complete matches
- The <link> element now supports imagesrcset and imagesizes properties to correspond to srcset and sizes attributes of HTMLImageElement
- Blink’s shadow blur radius implementation now matches Firefox and Safari
- Dark mode is now supported on Mac, and Windows support is on the way[r 185]
- Removal of EXPLAIN and REINDEX support in WebSQL
- Removal of isomorphic decoding of URL fragment identifier
- Deprecation of ‘drive-by downloads’ in sandboxed iframes[r 186]
- Stoppage of support for external web extensions in CRX2 format, making CRX3 format required[r 187]
Android version:
- Offline Content on the Dino Page: easily browse suggested articles while offline
- Lite pages: get optimized pages that save data and load faster[r 188]
iOS version:
- Tap on the icons above the keyboard and easily access your saved passwords, addresses and credit card information
- Updated default search engines list
- View JavaScript console messages
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-04-24 (Android)
2019-04-29 (iOS)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 189]
- Creating private class fields in JavaScript is now much cleaner
- You can detect when the user has requested a reduced motion experience
- CSS transition events
- Adds new feature policy APIs to check if features are enabled or not[r 190]
- Removal of PaymentAddress’s languageCode property
- No popups during page unload
- Deprecation of drive-by downloads in sandboxed iframes[r 191]
Android version:
- Translate any web page instantly by selecting Translate from the menu[r 192]
iOS version:
- You can now paste pictures from your clipboard into the omnibox to search
- A fix has been included for translation not being offered on some English pages.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-06-04 (iOS)
2019-06-04 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 193]
- A new way to reduce latency on canvas elements
- Web apps can now share files to other installed apps using the system level share sheet
- Numeric literals now allow underscores as separators to make them more readable[r 194]
- Removal of overflow: -webkit-paged-x and overflow: -webkit-paged-y[r 195]
Android version:
- Generate strong and unique passwords with Chrome’s built-in password manager
- Quickly look up your passwords by tapping any password field and using the new keyboard option[r 196]
iOS version:
- Links that are clicked in Incognito mode will no longer open native applications
- Custom search engine settings now show the search engine’s icon
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-07-30 (iOS)
2019-07-30 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 197]
- Support for prefers-color-scheme media query, bringing dark mode to websites
- An install button in the omnibox to make installation of Progressive Web Apps on desktop easier
- Addition of Promise.allSettled()
- Reading blobs is easier
- Image support in the async clipboard API[r 198]
- Removal of feature policy: lazyload
- Removal of outputs from MediaStreamAudioDestinationNode
- Removal of insecure usage of DeviceMotionEvent
- Removal of insecure usage of DeviceOrientationEvent[r 199]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 200]
- Preventing the mini-infobar from appearing on Progressive Web Apps on mobile
- More frequent updates of WebAPKs
iOS version:
- Find In Page now works on iFrames, including AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages)
- A suggestion for a strong and unique password on a keyboard when signing up to a new site
- Control of all Sync and Google services settings in one place
- Some users will see a new design for the way Chrome offers to save passwords
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-09-10 (iOS)
2019-09-10 (Android)
- A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 201]
- Forms get some new capabilities
- The formdata event
- Form-associated custom elements
- Native lazy loading
- Chrome DevSummit 2019 is happening November 11–12, 2019
- Introduction of Content Picker API
- New measurement units in the intl.NumberFormat API[r 202]
- Removal of card issuer networks as payment method names
- Deprecation of Web MIDI use on insecure origins
- Deprecation of WebVR 1.1 API[r 203]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 204]
- A better way to track the performance of your site with Largest Contentful Paint
iOS version:
- A new language settings page
- You can clear your browsing data from a specific range of time
- Omnibox suggestions are easier to read with added thumbnails and icons
- Easily close tabs that are maliciously showing JavaScript dialogues
2019-10-22 (Android)
2019-10-22
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 205]
- CSS Properties and Values API
- Fresher service workers
- New origin trials
- Native File System
- SMS Receiver[r 206]
- Removal of XSS Auditor[r 207]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 208]
- Dark theme for Chrome menus, settings, and surfaces
iOS version:
- The ability to switch Chrome to dark mode if your device has been upgraded to iOS 13
- Bookmarks, History, Recent Tabs, and Reading List are now presented as cards on iOS 13
- The ability to add a new credit card directly in Chrome from the settings page
- A fix for a navigation-related crash
2019-12-10
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-12-10 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 209]
- The ability to create immersive experiences with the WebXR Device API
- The Wake Lock API is available as an origin trial
- The rendersubtree attribute is available as an origin trial
- Videos from the Chrome DevSummit are now online[r 210]
- Changes -webkit-appearance keywords to work only with specific element types[r 211]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»
- Password safety
- Support for virtual reality
- The ability to reorder bookmarks[r 212]
- Installed Progressive Web Apps on Android now support maskable icons
iOS version:
- Chrome will check if username and password are leaked if signed in to Chrome and then in to a website
- Starting a search in the address bar will initiate top suggestions even if network connection is slow
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2020-02-04 (Android)
2020-02-05 (iOS)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 213]
- Modules in workers
- Optional chaining in JavaScript
- New origin trials
- Origin trial graduations
- Using #:~:text=something will have Chrome scroll to and highlight the first instance of that text fragment
- Setting display: minimal-ui on a Desktop PWA adds a back and reload button to the title bar of the installed PWA
- Support for using SVG images as favicons[r 214]
- Disallowed Synchronous XMLHTTPRequest() in Page Dismissal
- Deprecation of FTP support
- Removal of allowing popups during page reload
- Non-origin-clean ImageBitmap serialization and transferring removed
- Protocol handling now requires a secure context
- Web Components v0 removed
- Removal of -webkit-appearance:button for arbitrary elements[r 215]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»
- Quieter notifications
- SameSite cookies are enabled by default
- Insecure audio and video on secure pages are automatically upgraded to secure connections[r 216]
iOS version:
- Starting a search in the address bar brings up top suggestions served locally even in Incognito Mode
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2020-04-07 (Android)
2020-04-07 (iOS)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 217]
- Updated Chrome release schedule
- WebXR hit testing
- App icon badging
- New origin trial of Web NFC and other origin trials
- The media session API now supports tracking position state
- INTL API now provides a DisplayNames method[r 218]
- Deprecation and removal of «basic-card» support Payment Handler
- Removal of supportedType field from BasicCardRequest
- Removal of <discard> element
- TLS 1.3 downgrade hardening bypass (Removal of TLS 1.0 and 1.1 is delayed to Chrome 84 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.)[r 219]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»
- 27 languages were added, including Burmese, Armenian, Urdu, Central Khmer, and Punjabi
- Notification of whether a password is typed and saved on an unsafe site[r 220]
iOS version:
- Updated Terms of Service
- Finding downloads in the downloads folder in Chrome’s menu or in the device’s Files app
- Search suggestions will also include suggestions from the middle of words
- Fixes for crashes related to bookmarks and security
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2020-05-19 (Android)
2020-05-21 (iOS)
- Version 82 was skipped due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 221]
- Trusted types help prevent cross site scripting vulnerabilities
- Form elements get an important make-over
- A new way to detect memory leaks
- The native file system API starts a new origin trial with added functionality
- New cross-origin policies
- The Web Vitals program provides unified guidance for quality signals that are essential to delivering a great user experience on the web
- Chrome now supports the Barcode Detection API, which provides the ability to detect and decode barcodes
- The new CSS @supports function provides feature detection for CSS selectors
- New ARIA annotations support screen reader accessibility for comments, suggestions, and text highlights with semantic meanings (similar to <mark>)
- The prefers-color-scheme media query lets authors support their own dark theme so they have full control over experiences they build
- JavaScript now supports modules in shared workers[r 222]
- Disallowing of downloads in Sandboxed iframes[r 223]
Android version:
- No longer supports Android 4.4 (KitKat)[r 224]
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 225]
iOS version:
- Allows users to see their last 5 search queries by tapping the address bar in a new tab when signed in with a Google account
- Prompts and messages from Chrome have a refreshed look
- iPhone users can change webpage text to a comfortable size by opening Chrome’s menu and tapping «Zoom Text…» or by going to their Accessibility settings
- Updated Terms of Service.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2020-07-14 (iOS)
2020-07-14 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 226]
- App Icon Shortcuts
- The Web Animations API adds support for a slew of previously unsupported features
- Wake lock can prevent the screen from dimming or locking
- The Content Indexing API helps surface content that is available offline
- New origin trials for idle detection and Web Assembly SIMD
- Same Site Cookie policy changes are starting to roll out again
- Sites with abusive permission requests, or abusive notifications, will automatically be enrolled in our quieter notifications UI
- New origin trial for QuicTransport[r 227]
- @import rules in CSSStyleSheet.replace() removed
- Removal of TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1[r 228]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 229]
iOS version:
- New Safe Browsing features
- Better mouse and trackpad support
- You can now share a web page by creating and sharing a QR code
- You can find your downloads in the downloads folder in Chrome’s menu, or in your device’s Files app
- Addition of nicknames to your payment cards saved in Chrome[r 230]
- Lightbox (JavaScript) (window inside window) no longer functions properly in Chromium based browsers.[12]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2020-08-25 (iOS)
2020-08-25 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 231]
- AppCache Removal Begins
- Rejection of insecure SameSite=None cookies
- -webkit-box quirks from -webkit-line-clamp[r 232]
iOS version:
- Ability to use passwords saved to Chrome in other apps on the device
- Site information has a new look
- Users can drag links between the apps when another app is open next to Chrome in split view[r 233]
- Fixes for clipboard crash and stability improvements
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 234]
2020-10-06 (Android)
2020-10-06
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 235]
- The File System Access API is now available
- New origin trials for Web HID and the Multi-screen Window Placement API
- The new CSS selector, :focus-visible, lets the user opt-in to the same heuristic the browser uses when it’s deciding whether to display the default focus indicator
- The user can customize the color, size, or type of number or bullet for lists with the CSS ::marker Pseudo-Element[r 236]
- Removal of WebComponents v0
- Deprecation of FTP support[r 237]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 238]
iOS version:
- Ability to make Chrome the default browser
- Ability to check if saved passwords have been compromised and, if so, how to fix them
- More sharing, opening, and other options when user taps and holds Bookmarks, history, recent tabs, and read later
- Improvements to the personalized stories on New tab page
- Chrome will offer some additional protection by checking known phishing websites with Google in real time if «Make searches and browsing better» is turned on.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2020-11-17 (Android)
2020-11-18 (iOS)
- Automatic live captions for English video and audio.[13][14]
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 239]
- Users can now control pan, tilt, and zoom on webcams that support it
- Range requests and service workers don’t require as many workarounds
- The font access API starts its origin trial
- Flash Player end of support notifications now displaying at every launch unless Flash is disabled.
- Transferable Streams – ReadableStream, WritableStream, and TransformStream objects can now be passed as arguments to postMessage()
- Implemented most granular flow-relative features of the CSS Logical Properties and Values spec, including shorthands and offsets to make these logical properties and values a bit easier to write
- New @font-face descriptors have been added to ascent-override, descent-override, and line-gap-override to override metrics of the font
- Several new text-decoration and underline properties
- A number of changes related to cross-origin isolation[r 240]
- Removal of comma separator in iframe allow attribute
- Removal of -webkit-font-size-delta
- Deprecation of FTP support[r 241]
- Altered macOS icon to match the design style of MacOS Big Sur
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 242]
iOS version
- Users can now have multiple windows of Chrome at the same time on their iPad
- New feature in Settings: Safety Check
- Auto-fill is now more secure[r 243]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-01-19 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 244]
- Removed Adobe Flash Player support
- Users can now upload extensions using manifest v3 to the Chrome Web Store
- CSS aspect-ratio property
- Heavy throttling of chained JavaScript timers
- Play billing in Trusted Web Activity
- To conform to a change in the HTML standard, anchor tags with target=»_blank» will now imply rel=»no-opener» by default
- Pointer Lock API allows users to disable mouse acceleration
- addEventListener now takes an Abort Signal as an option[r 245]
- No popups during page unload (enterprises)
- Web Components v0 removed
- Dropped support for OS X Yosemite
- FTP support disabled[r 246]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 247]
iOS version:
- Chrome 88 has been skipped over due to many Google products not updating in iOS since November 2020.[r 248][r 249]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-03-02 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 250]
- WebHID, WebNFC, and Web Serial are now available
- Closed a loophole a few developers used to skirt the PWA installability checks
- The arrival of Web Share and Web Share Target
- Chrome now allows top level await within JavaScript modules
- Updated icon shown in the omnibox for installable PWAs
- Allowed users to sign up for the Digital Goods API origin trial if they have used a Trusted Web Activity to make their PWA available in the Play Store for ChromeOS[r 251]
- Removal of legacy prefixed events (webkitprerenderstart, webkitprerenderstop, webkitprerenderload, and webkitprerenderdomcontentloaded) dispatched on <link rel=prerender>
- Stopped cloning sessionStorage for windows opened with noopener number[r 252]
- Dropped support for older x86 processors that don’t support SSE3[r 253]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 254]
iOS version:
- Chrome 89 has been skipped over due to many Google products not updating in iOS since November 2020.[r 248][r 249]
2021-04-14
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-05-10 (iOS)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 255]
- A new value for the CSS overflow property
- The Feature Policy API has been renamed to Permissions Policy
- A new way to implement and use Shadow DOM directly in HTML
- Chrome’s address bar will use https:// by default
- AV1 encoder in desktop that is specifically optimized for video conferencing with WebRTC integration[r 256]
- Removal of Content Security Policy directive ‘plugin-types’
- Removal of WebRTC RTP data channels
- Return of empty for navigator.plugins and navigator.mimeTypes[r 257]
Android version
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 258]
iOS version
- Search and Dino widgets available on iOS 14
- Users can edit saved usernames and passwords in Chrome Settings
- Stability and performance improvements.[r 259]
2021-05-25
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-06-03 (iOS)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 260]
- Web apps that interact with files can now suggest file names and directories when using the File System Access API
- The user can read files from the clipboard
- If the website has more than one domain, and they share the same account management backend, the user can tell Chrome they’re the same, allowing the password manager to suggest the right credentials
- Web Transport-previously called Quic Transport has undergone a number of changes and is starting a new origin trial
- Web Assembly SIMD has finished its origin trial and is available to all users
- The <link> element’s media attribute will be honored for link rel=»icon», meaning the user can define different icons based on media queries[r 261]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 262]
- The refreshed form elements have finally landed on Android, improving the user experience
iOS version:
- Stability and performance improvements.[r 263]
2021-07-20
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-07-20 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 265]
- Removal of payment handlers for standardized payment method identifiers[r 266]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 267]
iOS version:
- Users can take a screenshot of the whole webpage, then look for the «Full Page» option at the top of the screenshot editor
- Users can add more security to their Incognito tabs with Touch ID, Face ID, or a Passcode
- New Discover design on the New Tab Page makes exploring interests easier
- The ability to ask for confirmation if users want to close all tabs from the Tab Switcher
- Users can share, bookmark, and add individual tabs to their reading list from the Tab Switcher
- Stability and performance improvements.[r 268]
- Final version for iOS 12
2021-08-31
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-08-31 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 269]
- Users can now load CSS style sheets with import statements, just like JavaScript modules
- Installed PWAs can register as URL handlers, making it possible for users to jump straight into their PWA
- The Multi-Screen Window Placement API has been updated based on feedback and starts a second origin trial
- Shortened release cycle
- Flexbox and flexbox items have added support for the alignment keywords: start, end, self-start, self-end, left, and right
- The async clipboard API now supports SVG files
- The media attribute will be honored when setting meta theme-color[r 270]
- Blocked ports 989 and 990
- Removal of 3DES in TLS
- Deprecation of WebAssembly cross-origin module sharing[r 271]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 272]
iOS version:
- Updated context menu when users tap and hold a link or image in a web site
- Users already signed in to a Google Account can now sign in more easily to Chrome and other Google services on the web
- Signed-in users can now both use and save payment methods from their Google Account, without sync
- Stability and performance improvements[r 273]
- Final version for iOS 13
2021-09-21
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-09-21 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 274]
- The default color space for <canvas> elements is now formally defined in the spec as SRGB, and users can change it to Display P3
- WebCodecs is a new, low level way to access built in audio and video codecs, important for streaming games, video editors, and such
- WebGPU starts its origin trial
- The prioritized scheduler.postTask() method allows users to schedule tasks, and dynamically change their priorities, or cancel them all together
- The scrollbar-gutter property provides control over the presence of scrollbar gutters, allowing users to prevent layout changes as content expands
- Virtual keyboard API gives users more control over how and when the virtual, on-screen keyboard is shown[r 275]
- Deprecation and removal of WebSQL in third-party contexts
- Restriction of private network requests for subresources to secure contexts[r 276]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 277]
iOS version:
- Users can now act on multiple tabs at once
- Stability and performance improvements[r 278]
- Now requires iOS 14
2021-10-19
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-10-19 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 279]
- Routing gets easier with URLPattern baked into the browser
- The Eye Dropper API provides a built in tool for selecting colors
- There’s a new origin trial that allows users to opt into receiving the reduced UA string now
- The PWA Summit videos are all online
- For users following the Storage Foundation API work, there’s a new origin trial for Access Handles
- WebAssembly now provides exception handling support, which allows code to break control flow when an exception is thrown[r 280]
- Removal of FTP support
- Support for URLs with non-IPv4 hostnames ending in numbers
- Deprecation of WebAssembly cross-origin module sharing
- Deprecation of U2F API (Cryptotoken)[r 281]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 282]
iOS version:
- Users can now download .mobileconfig files
- Stability and performance improvements[r 283]
2021-11-15
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-11-15 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 284]
- Manifest id for PWAs
- URL protocol handlers for PWAs
- Priority hints (origin trial)
- Emulation of Chrome 100 in the UA string
- The Back, forward cache – or bfcache – is now available in stable, and brings Chrome in line with both Firefox and Safari[r 285]
- Deprecation of «basic-card» method of PaymentRequest API[r 286]
Android version:
- No longer supports Android 5 (Lollipop)[r 287]
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 288]
iOS version:
- Stability and performance improvements[r 289]
2022-01-04
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-01-04 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 290]
- WebTransport is a new option for sending real time messages between the client and server
- Users can use feature detection to see what types of scripts a browser supports
- Searching arrays from the end becomes a little easier
- New lines in form entries are now normalized in the same way as Gecko and WebKit, improving interoperability between browsers
- Client hint names are standardized by prefixing them with sec-ch
- Closed <details> elements are now searchable and can be linked to[r 291]
- Removal of SDES key exchange for WebRTC
- Removal of WebSQL in third-party contexts
- Removal of SDP Plan B[r 292]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 293]
iOS version:
- Stability and performance improvements[r 294]
2022-02-01
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-02-01 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 295]
- COLRv1 font support
- CORS preflight requests are now sent ahead of private network requests for subresources, asking for explicit permission from the target server
- New origin trial for Region Capture, an API for cropping a self-capture video track[r 296]
- Removal of SDES key exchange for WebRTC[r 297]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 298]
- Opting out of auto-dark themes on Android
iOS version:
- Users can now add or edit site passwords anytime in Chrome Settings > Passwords
- Stability and performance improvements[r 299]
2022-03-01
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-03-01 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 300]
- CSS cascade layers gives users more control over their CSS, and helps to prevent style-specificity conflicts
- showPicker() for input elements
- The Canvas2D API has been updated, adding new functionality
- New origin trial to allow PWAs to provide alternate colors in the web app manifest for dark mode
- Handwriting recognition API[r 301]
- Removal of Battery Status API on insecure origins
- Removal of font-family -webkit-standard
- Removal of GamepadList
- Updated WebCodecs to match the specification[r 302]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 303]
iOS version:
- Users can easily see their most visited sites, bookmarks, Discover content and more when they open a new tab
- Users can track price drops on products
- Stability and performance improvements[r 304]
2022-03-29
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-03-29 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 305]
- New Chrome logo
- Reduced User-Agent string
- Multi-screen window placement API
- New forget() method for HID Devices that allow users to revoke a permission to an HID Device that was granted by others
- makeReadOnly() method allows users to make NFC tags permanently read-only.[r 306]
- Last version for unreduced user-agent string[r 307]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 308]
iOS version:
- Stability and performance improvements[r 309]
2022-04-26
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-04-26 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 310]
- hwb() color notation gives users a new way to specify color according to hue, whiteness, and blackness
- Priority Hints give users a way to hint to the browser in which order resources should be downloaded
- A new method of forget() for USBDevice objects, which enables the forgetting of a device that previously had permission granted
- For Web USB, a fix to support [SameObject] for related attributes within USBDevice
- Dedicated workers loaded from a secure (HTTPS) origin, yet instantiated by insecure (non-HTTPS) contexts, are no longer considered secure
- The popup argument for window.open() now evaluates to true, following a recent change to the spec for parsing this argument[r 311]
- Reducing user agent string information
- Removal of WebSQL in third-party contexts[r 312]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 313]
iOS version:
- In the Discover feed, users can now see a live preview of a story by long pressing on it
- Stability and performance improvements[r 314]
2022-05-24
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-05-24 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 315]
- Installed PWAs can register as file handlers, making it easy for users to open files directly from disk
- The inert attribute allows users to mark parts of the DOM as inert
- The Navigation API makes it easier for single page apps to handle navigation and updates to the URL
- The new Sanitizer API aims to build a robust processor for arbitrary strings to be safely inserted into a page
- The hidden=until-found attribute makes it possible for the browser to search text in hidden regions, and reveal that section if a match is found[r 316]
- Deprecation of PaymentRequest.show() without User Activation
- Removal of SDP Plan B[r 317]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 318]
iOS version:
- Users can now download vCard files to create a new Contact or update an existing one.
- Users can search the open and recently closed tabs across their synced devices by opening the Tab Grind and tapping the Search icon at the top left
- Stability and performance improvements[r 319]
2022-06-21
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-06-21 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 320]
- There’s a new HTTP 103 status code that helps the browser decide what content to preload before the page has even started to arrive
- The Local Font Access API gives web applications the ability to enumerate and use fonts installed on the user’s computer
- AbortSignal.timeout() is an easier way to implement timeouts on asynchronous APIs
- The avif image file format is now sharable by Web Share
- Chromium now matches Firefox by firing popstate immediately after URL changes
- Element.isVisible() tells users whether an element is visible or not[r 321]
- Blocked external protocol in sandboxed iframes
- Removal of Battery Status API on insecure origins
- Removeelement[r 322]
- Last version supported for OS X El Capitan and macOS Sierra.
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 323]
iOS version:
- Users can manage camera and microphone permissions for specific sites using the camera and microphone icons in the address bar
- Users can now download and add iCalendar (iCal) files to their Calendar
- Removal of duplicate New Tab Page tabs in the background
- Stability and performance improvements[r 324]
2022-08-02
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-08-02 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 325]
- Users can now specify a crop area using region capture when using getDisplayMedia() to capture the current tab.
- Media query syntax can be written using mathematical comparison operators
- Shared Element Transitions starts an origin trial
- When cookies are set with an explicit Expires or Max-Age attribute, the value will now be capped to no more than 400 days
- There are enhancements to the multi-screen window placement API
- The overflow-clip-margin CSS property specifies how far an element’s content is allowed to paint before being clipped[r 326]
- Blocked third-party contexts navigating to filesystem URLs
- Removal of non-standard client hint mode
- Removal of U2F API (cryptotoken)[r 327]
- Requires macOS High Sierra or later.
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 328]
iOS version:
- The Chrome menu has a new layout
- Users can now manually add site passwords anytime in Chrome Settings > Passwords
- Users can share a direct link to a highlighted part of the page by long pressing on it then selecting Create Link
- Users can drag down on the Address Bar to see their open tabs at a glance on their iPod
- Stability and performance improvements[r 329]
2022-08-30
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-08-30 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 330]
- Container queries and the :has() CSS property
- CSS :has() pseudo-class
- Sanitizer API
- Deprecating WebSQL for non-secure contexts
- Users can now update the name of an installed PWA on both desktop and mobile by updating the web app manifest
- The multi-screen window placement API gets accurate screen name labels
- The window controls overlay API is now available[r 331]
- CSS default keyword is disallowed in custom identifiers
- Deprecations in the Navigation API
- Deprecation of non-ASCII characters in cookie domain attributes
- Removal of Gesture Scroll DOM Events[r 332]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 333]
iOS version:
- Enhanced Safe Browsing
- Stability and performance improvements[r 334]
2022-09-27
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-09-30 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 335]
- New Intl APIs
- Origin trial for the Pop-up API to make it easy to surface critical content to the user
- Added a handful of CSS features to improve interop
- Phase five of the user agent reduction plan
- Support for HTTP2 Push and the Persistent quota type is being deprecated
- CSS property hyphenate-character is now available unprefixed[r 336]
- Removal of non-ASCII characters in cookie domain attributes[r 337]
iOS version:
- Users can view the Desktop version of sites by default
- Stability and performance improvements[r 338]
2022-10-25
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-10-25 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 339]
- There are new properties in the Screen Capture API to improve the screen sharing experiences
- Users can now precisely identify whether a resource on their page is render blocking or not
- There is a new way to send data to a backend server with the declarative PendingBeacon API in origin trial
- The expect-ct http header is deprecated
- The rel attribute is now supported on <form> elements
grid-templateinterpolation included[r 340]
Android version:
- No longer supports Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 341]
iOS version:
- Users can now share highlighted text sent to them or choose to remove the headlight
- Introducing lock screen widgets for Search in Chrome and the Dino game
- Stability and performance improvements[r 342]
2022-11-29
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-11-29 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 343]
- It is easier to create adaptive UIs with new viewport size units
- Color vector fonts now include support for variable fonts
- The methods in the interface
FileSystemSyncAccessHandle, part of the File System Access API, are now synchronous - A change in the behavior for
overflowon replaced elements is being rolled out - Federated Credential Management API for identity providers
- The Media Source Extensions API is now available in the worker context[r 344]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 345]
iOS version:
- Users can now see favicons next to site credentials in their Google Password Manager and in credential provider extensions
- Stability and performance improvements[r 346]
2023-01-10
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2023-01-10 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 347]
- There is a set of [new properties] in CSS(#css-updates)
- Users can easily add math notations in their HTML with the support for MathML Core
- Users can use the property
suppressLocalAudioPlaybackinMediaTrackSupportedConstraintsto better control audio playback when using external speakers - Conditional Focus is now available when calling
getDisplayMedia()[r 348] - Last version supported on Windows 7 and 8/8.1[r 349]
Android version:
- The Origin Private File System API is now available
- Secure Payment Confirmation is now available
iOS version:
- Stability and performance improvements[r 350]
(Windows and Android)
2023-01-29 (macOS)
Последняя версия Google Chrome, работающая в Windows XP, — 49. Для сравнения, текущая версия для Windows 10 на момент написания — 73. Конечно, эта последняя версия Chrome по-прежнему будет работать.
Новое обновление Chrome больше не поддерживает Windows XP и Windows Vista. Это означает, что если вы работаете на любой из этих платформ, используемый вами браузер Chrome не будет получать исправлений ошибок или обновлений безопасности. … Некоторое время назад Mozilla также объявила, что Firefox больше не будет работать с некоторыми версиями Windows XP.
Какой браузер по-прежнему работает с Windows XP?
Веб-браузеры для Windows XP
- Mypal (Зеркало, Зеркало 2)
- Новолуние, Песец (Бледная Луна)
- Змей, Центавр (Василиск)
- Браузеры RT’s Freesoft.
- Браузер Otter.
- Firefox (EOL, версия 52)
- Google Chrome (EOL, версия 49)
- Макстон.
Может ли Windows XP по-прежнему подключаться к Интернету?
Это означает, что, если вы не являетесь крупным правительством, дальнейшие обновления безопасности или исправления для операционной системы не будут доступны. Несмотря на все усилия Microsoft, направленные на то, чтобы убедить всех перейти на более новую версию Windows, Windows XP по-прежнему работает почти на 28% всех компьютеров, подключенных к Интернету.
Можно ли будет использовать Windows XP в 2020 году?
Операционная система Windows XP старше 15 лет, и ее не рекомендуется использовать в массовом производстве в 2020 году, поскольку в этой ОС есть проблемы с безопасностью, и любой злоумышленник может воспользоваться уязвимой ОС. … Поддержка Windows XP закончилась еще в 2014 году. Так что до тех пор, пока вы не выходите в Интернет, вы можете установить Windows XP.
Что я могу делать со старым компьютером с Windows XP?
8 вариантов использования вашего старого ПК с Windows XP
- Обновите его до Windows 7 или 8 (или Windows 10)…
- Замени это. …
- Перейдите на Linux. …
- Ваше личное облако. …
- Создайте медиа-сервер. …
- Превратите его в центр домашней безопасности. …
- Размещайте веб-сайты самостоятельно. …
- Игровой сервер.
8 апр. 2016 г.
Как сделать так, чтобы Windows XP работала вечно?
Как продолжать использовать Windows XP во веки веков
- Установите специальный антивирус.
- Держите свое программное обеспечение в актуальном состоянии.
- Переключитесь на другой браузер и отключитесь.
- Прекратите использовать Java для просмотра веб-страниц.
- Используйте повседневную учетную запись.
- Используйте виртуальную машину.
- Будьте осторожны с тем, что вы устанавливаете.
Какая версия Firefox работает с Windows XP?
Операционные системы (32-битные и 64-битные)
Чтобы установить Firefox в системе Windows XP, из-за ограничений Windows пользователю необходимо загрузить Firefox 43.0. 1, а затем обновите его до текущей версии.
Как запустить Chrome в Windows XP?
Просто зайдите на официальный сайт: браузер Chrome и вот он. Если для загрузки вы используете платформу, отличную от XP, нажмите ссылку «Загрузить Chrome для другой платформы». У вас должна быть возможность загрузить 32-разрядную версию Windows XP.
Как я могу обновить свою Windows XP?
Windows XP
- Щелкните меню «Пуск».
- Щелкните Все программы.
- Нажмите на Центр обновления Windows.
- Вам будет предложено два варианта обновления:…
- Затем вам будет представлен список обновлений. …
- Откроется диалоговое окно, в котором отображается ход загрузки и установки. …
- Подождите, пока обновления загрузятся и установятся.
30 юл. 2003 г.
Как мне перейти с Windows XP на Windows 10?
Нет пути обновления до 8.1 или 10 с XP; это должно быть выполнено с помощью чистой установки и переустановки Программ / приложений. Вот информация для XP> Vista, Windows 7, 8.1 и 10.
Какой браузер лучше всего использовать с Windows XP?
Большинство этих облегченных браузеров также остаются совместимыми с Windows XP и Vista. Это некоторые из браузеров, которые идеально подходят для старых, медленных ПК. Opera, UR Browser, K-Meleon, Midori, Pale Moon или Maxthon — одни из лучших браузеров, которые вы можете установить на свой старый компьютер.
Совместима ли Google Meet с Windows XP?
Бесплатная загрузка Google Meet для ПК / ноутбука на Windows 7/8 / 8.1 / 10 / xp и Mac. … С помощью Google Meet каждый может безопасно создавать высококачественные видеоконференции для групп до 250 человек и присоединяться к ним. Приложение Google Meet специально разработано для деловых людей, чтобы они могли эффективно управлять своим временем.
Как мне обновить мою Windows XP до Windows 7?
Щелкните Пуск → Мой компьютер, а затем щелкните правой кнопкой мыши диск C. Выберите «Переименовать», введите XP и нажмите Enter. Вставьте DVD с Windows 7 и перезагрузите компьютер. Ваш компьютер должен загружаться непосредственно с DVD-диска Windows 7, но вам, возможно, придется нажать клавишу, чтобы компьютер загрузился с DVD-привода.
Google Chrome is a freeware web browser developed by Google LLC. The development process is split into different «release channels», each working on a build in a separate stage of development. Chrome provides four channels: Stable, Beta, Dev, and Canary. Chrome is updated every two to three weeks on the stable builds for minor releases and every four weeks for major releases.[1]
The following table summarizes the release history for the Google Chrome web browser.
- First release[r 3]
- Improved plugin performance and reliability
- Spell checking for input fields
- Improved web proxy performance and reliability
- Tab and window management updates
- Bookmark manager with import and export support
- Privacy section added to the application options
- New blocked popup notification
- First stable release
- 35% faster JavaScript on the SunSpider benchmark
- Mouse wheel support
- Full-screen mode
- Full-page zoom
- Form auto-fill
- Sort bookmarks by title
- Tab docking to browser and desktop edges
- Basic Greasemonkey support[r 4]
- New «new tab» page for improved customization
- 25% faster JavaScript
- HTML5 video and audio tag support
- Lightweight theme support[r 5]
- Extensions
- Bookmark synchronization
- Enhanced developer tools
- Improved HTML5 support
- Performance improvements
- Full ACID3 pass
- HTTP byte range support
- Experimental new anti-reflected-XSS feature called «XSS Auditor»[r 6]
- Translate infobar[clarification needed]
- New privacy features
- Disabled XSS Auditor[r 7]
- Browser preference synchronizing
- Increased HTML5 support (Geolocation API, App Cache, web sockets, and file drag-and-drop)
- Revamped bookmark manager
- Adobe Flash Player integrated[r 8][r 9]
- First stable releases for macOS, 32 bit Linux, and 64 bit Linux[r 10]
- Updated and more streamlined UI with simplified Omnibox
- New tab page
- Merged menu buttons
- Form auto-fill
- Expanded synchronization support to include extensions and auto-fill data
- Support for WebM videos
- Built-in PDF support (disabled by default)[r 11]
- Implemented HTML5 parsing algorithm
- File API
- Directory upload via input tag
- macOS version gained AppleScript support for UI automation[r 12]
- Late binding enabled for SSL sockets: high priority SSL requests are now always sent to the server first.
- New options for managing cookies
- Updated New Tab page to enable featuring of web applications
- Chrome Web Store
- Built-in PDF viewer that works inside Chrome’s sandbox for increased security
- Expanded synchronization support to include web applications
- Improved plug-in handling[r 13]
- This release added «about:flags» to showcase experimental features such as Chrome Instant, side tabs on Windows, tabbed settings, Click to Play,[clarification needed] background web applications, Remoting,[clarification needed] disables outdated plug-ins,[clarification needed] XSS Auditor,[clarification needed] Cloud Print Proxy,[clarification needed] GPU-accelerated compositing, WebGL support for the canvas element, and a «tab overview» mode (like Exposé) for macOS.
- WebGL enabled by default
- Adobe Flash sandboxing on Windows and Chrome Instant (a la Google Instant) option[r 14]
- WebP support[r 15]
- New flags: print preview, GPU-accelerated compositing, GPU-accelerated Canvas 2D, Google Native Client, CRX-less Web Apps, Web page prerendering, experimental Extension APIs, disable hyperlink auditing
- Google Cloud Print sign-in interface enabled by default
- Partially implemented sandboxing of the GPU process[r 16][r 17]
- Faster JavaScript performance due to incorporation of Crankshaft, an improved compiler for V8[r 18]
- Settings pages that open in a tab, rather than a dialog box
- Malware reporting and disabling outdated plugins
- Password sync
- GPU accelerated video
- Background WebApps
- webNavigation extension API[r 19]
- HTML5 Speech Input API[r 20]
- Updated icon[r 21]
- Hardware accelerated 3D CSS
- New Safe Browsing protection against downloading malicious files
- Ability to delete Flash cookies from inside Chrome[r 22]
- Launch Apps by name from the Omnibox
- Integrated Sync into new settings pages
- Improved screen reader support
- New warning when hitting Command-Q on Mac[r 22]
- New flags: P2P API
- Existing tab on foreground on open
- Experimental new tab page
- Add grouping to tab context menu
- Run PPAPI Flash in the renderer process
- Multiple profiles
- Removed Google Gears
- Print and Save buttons in the PDF viewer[r 23]
- Instant Pages (pre-rendering of Web pages)[r 24]
- Native print interface and preview (Linux and Windows only)
- Experimental new tab page
- Experimental Restrict Instant To Search option
- Native Client (NaCl) enabled for apps in the Chrome Web Store[r 25]
- Web Audio API
- Additional macOS Lion feature support
- Sync Encryption for all data
- Print preview on Mac
- Validation of HTTPS sites[r 26]
- Experimental Web Request extension API
- Experimental Content Settings extension API[r 27]
- Faster print preview[r 28]
- Redesigned new tab page on by default[r 28]
- JavaScript fullscreen API enabled by default[r 28]
- Inline installation of Chrome Web Store items by verified sites
- Omnibox History synchronization[r 29]
- Switched to FFmpeg native VP8 decoder[r 30]
- Extensions integrated into settings pages
- GPU Accelerated Canvas 2D disabled
- Multiple profiles on by default[r 29]
- Optional permissions in Chrome extensions, so the user can opt-in or opt-out of the optional permissions at installation time[r 31]
- Experimental support for side tabs was removed.[r 32]
- Updated Omnibox prerendering of pages[r 33]
- Download scanning protection[r 33]
- New extensions APIs[r 33]
- Improved History tab
- Removal of «+» symbol from the «new tab» button
- Limited support for changing user agent strings
- Adjustable margins in print preview[r 34]
- Search engine synchronization[r 35]
- Disabled GAIA profile info[r 36]
2012-06-27 (Android ARM)
2012-09-26
(18.0.1026, Android x86)
- Hardware-accelerated Canvas2D graphics[r 37]
- WebGL without the need of 3D graphics hardware through the software rasterizer SwiftShader[r 37]
- Brighter «new tab» button[r 38]
2012-06-28 (iOS)
- Access tabs between devices[r 39]
- Reorganized and searchable settings interface
- Better spell check by using the Google search engine spell checker
- Web Store link to the bottom of New Tab page
- Experimental JavaScript Harmony (ECMAScript 6) support[r 40]
- Experimental Web Intents API[r 41]
- Experimental touch friendly user interface adjustments. Context menus have extra vertical padding between items.[r 42]
- New tab button is bigger and wider
2012-08-22 (iOS)
- Media Stream API (getUserMedia) enabled by default. (E.g. webcam access via JavaScript.)[r 43]
- Gamepad API prototype available by default.
- Support for (pointer) and (hover) CSS media queries so sites can optimize their user interface for touch when touch-screen support is available.
- HTML5 audio/video and WebAudio now support 24-bit PCM wave files
- Note: This is the last version of Chrome that will run on Mac OS X 10.5.8 Leopard.[r 44]
- New-style packaged apps are enabled by default.
- New menu icon, replacing the wrench icon
- Support for TLS 1.1[r 45][r 46]
- Support for color management ICC v2 profiles by default[r 47]
2012-11-28 (iOS)
- Do Not Track preference[r 48]
- Hardware video acceleration with 25% more efficient power consumption in some scenarios
- Manager for site permission control
- New icon for Chrome Web Store when opening new tab
- PPAPI Flash Player (or Pepper-based Flash Player) replaced the NPAPI Flash Player on Mac also[r 49]
- Support for MathML[r 50]
- The HTML5 datalist element now supports suggesting a date and time[r 50]
- Experimental support for CSS custom filters[r 50][r 51]
2013-02-27 (Android)
2013-03-04 (iOS)
- Support for Opus audio
- Support for VP9 video[r 52]
- Silent installs of external extensions are now disabled by default.[r 53]
- Web Speech API[r 54]
- Encrypted omnibox search (https)[r 55]
- Native Client on ARM
- Disabled MathML support for the time being[r 56]
Android version (update from 18):
- Newer V8 JavaScript engine
- Audio now continues to play while Chrome is in the background
- Support for pausing audio in Chrome when phone is in use
2013-04-03 (Android)
2013-04-09 (iOS)
- Improved spell checker (grammar and homonym checking)[r 57]
- Desktop shortcuts for multiple users (profiles) on Windows[r 57]
- Asynchronous DNS resolver on Mac and Linux[r 57]
Android version:[r 58]
- Autofill and password sync
- Performance and stability improvements
2013-05-22 (Android)
2013-06-03 (iOS)
- Resource handling optimized for faster page loads[r 59]
- Improved Omnibox predictions and spelling correction[r 59]
- syncFileSystem API for Google Drive data synchronization[r 59]
- Stop packaging Manifest version 1.0 extensions[r 60]
Android version:[r 61]
- Fullscreen on phones (scrolling down the page makes the toolbar disappear)
- Simpler searching (the query stays visible in the omnibox, making it easier to edit)
- Client-side certificate support
- Tab history on tablets
- «A ton of stability and performance fixes»
2013-07-09
(macOS and Windows)
2013-07-10 (Android)
2013-07-17 (iOS)
- Replaced layout engine with Blink, a fork of WebKit[r 62][r 63][r 64] on all platforms besides iOS
- Faster page loads with the new Blink threaded HTML parser[r 65]
- Rich Notifications and Notification Center (HTML-based notifications deprecated)[r 66]
- Major improvements to the asm.js benchmark performances[r 65]
- Support for the CSS :unresolved pseudoclass for Custom Elements[r 65]
- Support for the CSS @supports conditional blocks to test for property:value pairs[r 65]
Android version:
- Fullscreen API support (fullscreen browsing on tablets)[r 65]
- Experimental WebGL, Web Audio, WebRTC support behind flags[r 65]
- Built-in translation[r 67]
iOS version:
- Improved interoperability with many other Google Apps[r 68]
- Voice Search enhancements[r 68]
- Fullscreen for iPad[r 68]
- Data usage savings (rolling out over time)[r 68]
- Access to browser history[r 68]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2013-08-21 (Android)
2013-09-12 (iOS)
- Support for VP9 final
- Support for TLS 1.2
- Preliminary QUIC support[r 69]
- Improved Omnibox suggestions based on the recency of visited sites
- Ability to reset user profile back to its original state
- New apps and extensions APIs (such as Native Messaging API for connecting Chrome with native applications installed on the same computer – an alternative to NPAPI[r 70])
Android version:
- WebRTC support[r 71]
- WebAudio support[r 71]
- Improved scrolling responsiveness[r 72] and visual indication when scrolling to the top or bottom of a page[r 71]
- Startup performance and stability improvements[r 72]
- New color picker user interface for web forms[r 71]
- Support for Google’s experimental data compression service (comparable to Opera Turbo) that lets Google servers quickly read and optimize a Web page for mobile devices, then transmit it to the smartphone using Google’s SPDY network technology.
- Rudimentary tab groups implemented
iOS version:
- Get back to Search Results faster
- Data cost savings enhancements (rolled out incrementally)
- Voice search pronoun support (e.g. queries like: “Who is the president of the United States?” followed by “Who is his wife?”)
- Improvements to Single Sign On with other Google Apps[r 73]
- Support for WebP image format[r 74]
2013-10-01
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2013-10-02 (Android)
- New image context menu item: «Search Google for this image»
- New Chrome Apps APIs: webview.request, media gallery write support and downloads[r 75]
- New platform features (both in desktop and mobile): support for the WebRTC Device Enumeration API, allowing users to change their microphones and/or camera on the fly without having to restart the WebRTC call, DevTools now supports CSS source maps, Chrome will now match the behavior of IE and not honor the Refresh header or tags when the URL to be refreshed to has a javascript: scheme[r 75]
- Removal of «History Index» files, previously used to quickly provide address bar results based on visited pages’ text.[2]
Android version:
- New gesture: swipe horizontally across the top toolbar to quickly switch tabs
- New gesture: drag vertically down from the toolbar to enter into the tab switcher view
- New gesture: drag down from the menu to open the menu and select wanted item without having to lift finger
- WebGL is enabled by default on high-end devices[r 75]
- DeviceMotion (device acceleration and rotation rates) events[r 75]
- Media Source Extension is enabled on Android 4.1+[r 75]
- Two new experimental features behind a flag: Web Speech API (recognition) and the Vibration API[r 75]
iOS version:
- New look and feature enhancements for iOS7
- Improvements to Fullscreen behavior especially on iPad (iOS7 only)
- New Settings UI
- Maps and email links launch the Google Maps and Gmail apps (if installed) automatically. You can change your preference in Settings
- Stability / security improvements and bug fixes[r 76]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2013-11-14 (Android)
2013-11-20 (iOS)
- Payment requestAutocomplete() on Chrome for Android, Windows, ChromeOS
- PNaCl on desktop versions of Chrome
- New Chrome Apps APIs: With URL handlers for apps, Chrome App developers can now specify URLs to be handled by a Chrome App. For example, a document link on a website could open a document editor Chrome App. This gives users more seamless entry points into their favorite Chrome Apps.
- Directory access for Apps allows Chrome Apps to access and write to user-approved folders. This feature can be used to share files between a Chrome App and a native app. For example, a Chrome App code editor could modify files managed by a native Git client.
- SCTP for WebRTC Data Channel allows P2P data transfers between browsers to be either best effort, reliable, or semi reliable, opening up use cases such as gaming.
- Alpha channel support for WebM video enables transparency masking (a.k.a. green screen effects) in WebM videos.
- Speech recognition with the JavaScript Web Speech API is now supported on Chrome for Android.
- window.devicePixelRatio now takes full-page zoom (but not pinch zoom) into account
- Support for { alpha: false } in getContext(‘2d’) lets you create an opaque canvas. This is similar to existing WebGL functionality and can improve the rendering performance of your app.
- The Media Source API has been unprefixed and is now supported on Chrome for Android. It allows JavaScript to generate media streams for playback, addressing use cases like adaptive streaming and time shifting live streams.
- 2D canvas now supports the «ellipse» method.
- Support for several Mutation Events has been removed. Consider using MutationObserver instead.[r 77]
iOS version:
- Fast form completion with Autofill
- Long press on an image to search for related images
- Stability / security improvements and bug fixes[r 76]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-01-15 (Android)
2014-01-27 (iOS)
- Tab indicators for sound, webcam and casting
- A different look for Win8 Metro mode
- Automatically blocking malware files
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Various under-the-hood changes for stability and performance
Android version:
- Add web page shortcuts right to your home screen more easily from the menu
- Reduce data usage in Chrome up to 50%. Visit Settings > Bandwidth management > Reduce data usage to enable.[r 78]
iOS version:
- Translate
- When you come across a page written in a language that you don’t understand, just look for the translation bar. One tap and the page is quickly translated for you.
- Reduce Data Usage
- Reduce your data usage by up to 50%. Enable this feature and view your savings: Settings > Bandwidth > Reduce Data Usage.
- New Tab Page update to make searching faster and easier
- This feature is being rolled out and will be available to all users over time, beginning on iPhone.
2014-02-20
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-02-26 (Android)
- Custom Elements[r 79]
- Ogg Opus in MSE and <video>[r 79]
- Page Visibility API[r 79]
- VTTCue [r 79]
- Web Speech API (synthesis)[r 79]
- Font-kerning[r 79]
- requestAutocomplete()[r 79]
- Speech Synthesis[r 79]
Android version:
- Download progress notification for file downloads using the Chrome network stack[r 80]
- Updated help and feedback UI[r 80]
- Support for <datalist> tag[r 80]
iOS version:
- Stability and security updates[r 76]
2014-04-08
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-04-29 (iOS)
- Responsive Images and Unprefixed Web Audio
- Import supervised users onto new computers
- A different look for Windows 8 Metro mode
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- New scroll bar look
- Ignores autocomplete=»off» on password input fields
- Final version to not require SSE2[r 81]
- Final version supported for compiling with Windows Vista and Visual Studio 2010. [r 82]
Android version:
- Battery usage optimizations
iOS version:
- Updated tour when you start Chrome for the first time
- Support for autocomplete in the omnibox for right to left languages
2014-05-20
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-05-28 (iOS)
- More developer control over touch input
- New JavaScript features
- Unprefixed Shadow DOM v0
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Opus updated to version v1.1
Android version:
- Undo Tab Close
- Fullscreen video with Subtitles and HTML5 controls
- Support for some multi-window devices
iOS version:
- Added right-to-left support to the omnibox for Arabic and Hebrew
- See your search term in the omnibox, instead of the long search query URL
- Easily refine your search queries and view more results on the search results page
- Stability improvements and bug fixes[r 76]
Linux version:
- Switched graphics interface backend from GTK+ to Aura
2014-07-16
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-07-16 (Android)
- Rich Notifications Improvements
- An Updated Incognito / Guest NTP design
- The addition of a Browser crash recovery bubble
- Multiple stability and performance improvements[r 83]
Android version:
- Improved text rendering on non-mobile optimized sites
- Doodles return to the new tab page[r 84]
iOS version:
- Allows mobile sites that have added Cast support to work with your Cast-enabled device
- Stability improvements and bug fixes[r 85]
Linux version:
- Chrome App Launcher[r 83]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-09-03 (Android)
2014-09-22 (iOS)[citation needed]
- DirectWrite support on Windows for improved font rendering
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Discarded «Archived History» file previously used to store browsing history for longer than 90 days.[3][4]
- Multiple stability and performance improvements[r 86]
- Removal of the showModalDialog API, breaking several enterprise web apps[r 87]
Android version:
- Signing into Chrome signs you into your favorite Google sites
- Updated look and feel with elements of Material Design
- Multiple performance improvements and bug fixes[r 88]
Windows version:
- 64-bit Windows support[r 89]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-10-07 (iOS)
2014-10-08 (Android)
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Support for logging into sites using FIDO U2F Security Key (a USB or smartcard security token) as a factor in 2-factor authentication[r 90]
- Under-the-hood changes for stability and performance[r 91]
Android version:
- Support for Battery Status and Screen orientation APIs
- Additional Material Design updates
- Bug fixes and performance improvements[r 92]
iOS version:
- Better support for iPhone 6 and 6+
- Download and open files in Google Drive
- Stability improvements and bug fixes
- Security fix[r 93]
2014-11-18
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-11-24 (iOS)[citation needed]
- Removes SSL/TLS protocol version fallback to SSLv3
- 64-bit support for Mac
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Under-the-hood changes for stability and performance[r 94]
Android version:
- Number of bug fixes and performance improvements[r 95]
- Experimental Reader Mode[r 96] can be enabled via chrome://flags[permanent dead link], is not available for tablets in this version
2015-01-21
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-01-21 (Android)
- Disabled SSLv3 support by default
- The minimum SSL/TLS version can now be set through about:flags
- Updated info dialog for Chrome app on Windows and Linux
- A new clock behind/ahead error message[r 97]
Android version:
- Updated page info and content settings UI
- Number of bug fixes and performance improvements[r 98]
iOS version:
- New look with Material Design bringing bold graphics, fluid motion, and tactile surfaces
- iOS 8 optimizations and support for bigger phones
- Support handoff from Chrome to your default browser on macOS
- Stability improvements and bug fixes[r 99]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-03-11 (Android)
2015-03-16 (iOS)
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Many under the hood changes for stability and performance[r 100]
- Aero interface is disabled in Windows Vista
Android version:
- The ability to pull to reload at the top of most pages
- A number of bug fixes and performance improvements[r 101]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-04-15 (Android)
2015-04-16 (iOS)
- Support for NPAPI plugins disabled by default
- A number of new apps, extension and Web Platform APIs (including the Push API)
- Many under the hood changes for stability and performance[r 102]
- Add Bookmark is now redesigned.
Android version:
- Getting the latest updates from sites with notifications
- Adding your favorite sites to your homescreen is now even easier
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements[r 103]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-05-27 (Android)
2015-06-01 (iOS)
- Numerous bug fixes and security fixes[r 104]
Android version:
- Faster Checkout – Quickly and securely complete checkout forms with data from Google Wallet
- Touch to Search – Learn more about words and phrases by touching them on your screen
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements[r 105]
- No longer supports Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)[r 106][r 107]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-07-22 (iOS)
2015-07-29 (Android)
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Change in the loading page circle on Chrome tabs
- Many under the hood changes for stability and performance[r 108]
Android version:
- Fixed a boatload of bugs and performance issues.[r 109]
iOS version:
- Swipe to navigate: swipe right or left to navigate backwards and forwards
- Support for accessing Physical Web content from the Today view
- Stability improvements and bug fixes[r 110]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-09-01 (Android)
2015-09-02 (iOS)
- Support for NPAPI plugins permanently disabled
- A number of fixes and improvements[r 111]
Android version:
- A number of fixes for a whole bunch of performance/stability/other issues.[r 112]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-10-14 (Android)
2015-10-22 (iOS)
- Change in taskbar logo design
- A number of fixes and improvements.[r 113]
Android version:
- Under the hood performance and stability tweaks.[r 114]
2015-12-01
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-12-02 (Android)
- Change in appearance on closing tabs with red x’s
- New PDF viewer design
- Security fixes[r 115]
Android version:
- «More than a barge load of performance and stability fixes».[r 116]
iOS version:
- Added support for more keyboard shortcuts. Bluetooth keyboards can open, close or change tabs or conduct a voice search.
- Support for 3D touch on iPhone 6s/+. Force touch the Chrome icon to quickly open a new tab, a new incognito* tab, or conduct a voice search.[5]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-01-27 (iOS)
2016-01-27 (Android)
- «Tab discarding» was enabled by default in chrome://flags[permanent dead link]
- Window change in right-clicking an embedded web link
- The key icon in «Save your password» turns black
- «Clear browsing history» has been improved
- A large number of fixes and improvements[r 117]
Android version:
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements.
iOS version:
- This version uses WKWebView, the latest rendering engine from Apple.
- The crash rate was reduced by 70% and JavaScript execution is now faster.
- Redesigned icons on the New Tab page: easier access to more of your frequently-visited sites.
- Spotlight integration: Drag down or right from the Home screen and search for your Chrome bookmarks.[citation needed]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-03-09 (iOS)
2016-03-09 (Android)
- Extension icons now appear near search tab.
- Changes in bookmark bar appearances.
- Change in Incognito mode window.
- Change in scrollbar movement.
- Changed Downloads page appearance/design.
- A large number of fixes and improvements[r 118]
- Removed Windows 8 Mode (Metro mode)
- Removed support 32-bit Linux, Ubuntu Precise (12.04), and Debian 7 (wheezy).
- Last version supported on Windows XP and Vista, as well as Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8.
Android version:
- «More than a barge full of performance and stability fixes.»[r 119]
iOS version:
- Bookmarks has a new look: Easily find your favorites!
- Bug and stability fixes.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-04-20 (iOS)
2016-04-26 (Android)
- Windows XP, Vista, Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8 compatibility broken.
- Auto-fill form letters are now highlighted in bold.
- A number of fixes and improvements.[r 120]
Android version:
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements.
iOS version:
- Bug and stability fixes.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-06-01 (iOS)
2016-06-01 (Android)
- A number of fixes and improvements.[r 121]
Android version:
- Brought tab switching back into Chrome (Android L+)[r 122]
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements.
iOS version:
- Bug and stability fixes.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-07-27 (iOS)
2016-07-27 (Android)
- It is impossible to disable DirectWrite.
- Bar on the bottom now shows darker text when hovering your mouse over the link.
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 123]
Android version:
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements[r 124]
iOS version:
- Accelerated Mobile Pages («AMP») – news and articles from many of your favorite publishers will now load instantly.
- Lightning bolt and «AMP» next to articles in the «Top Stories» section of search results indicate faster web page loading.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-09-07 (iOS)
2016-09-07 (Android)
- New browser’s inside look, including a new bookmark
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 125]
- ‘Simplify page’ option removed from ‘Save as PDF’.
- Shadow DOM v1[6]
Android version:
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements[r 126]
- Muted autoplay for video[r 127]
iOS version:
- Chrome’s History has a new look and it’s now easier to review, find, and delete your browsing history.
- Voice Search has been updated with a fresh look. Voice Search can now answer contextual questions such as «How tall is the Eiffel Tower?» followed by «When was it built?»
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-10-19 (iOS)
2016-10-19 (Android)
- «Other bookmarks» tab has changed appearance
- The message «Right-click to play Adobe Flash Player» now appears while pages with Adobe Flash Player are loading.
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 128]
Android version:
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements
- View article suggestions for you on the new tab page
- Play media in the background for sites that support it
- Update saved passwords when you change or reset your password[r 129]
iOS version:
- No internet connection? Smile and tap the dinosaur
- Fixed bookmark icons not displaying correctly
- Fixed phone number detection issues in web pages
- Stability improvements and bug fixes
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-12-05 (iOS)
2016-12-06 (Android)
- The History page has changed and is no longer in «Settings»
- Flash Player is now off by default for most sites
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 130]
- It is not possible to disable top level Material Design[r 131]
iOS version:
- You can swipe down or right from the iOS Home screen to search. Searching for «voice» or «incognito» enables you to start Chrome in Voice Search mode or in a new Incognito Tab, respectively. The appearance of items in Spotlight Search will only work for devices that support Spotlight Actions.
- The folder named «All Bookmarks» has been removed from the Bookmarks view. You can access all your other devices’ Bookmarks by clicking on the other folders.
Android version:
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements
- Easily download music, videos, and even full web pages for viewing offline
- View and share your downloads within Chrome
- See misspelled words highlighted in text fields
- Improvements to contextual search UI[r 132]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-02-01 (iOS)
2017-02-01 (Android)
- HTML5 enabled by default
- Adobe Flash Player is automatically blocked for most sites that require the plugin
- Labeling of unsecured HTTP sites
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 133]
iOS version:
- Scan a QR code or barcode by using 3D Touch on the app logo or searching for «QR» in Spotlight.
- We’ve redesigned the tab switcher layout on iPad to make it easier to access your open sites.
Android version:
- Easily download music, videos, and even full web pages for viewing offline
- View and share your downloads within Chrome
- See misspelled words highlighted in text fields
- Improvements to contextual search UI
- Bug fixes and significant memory savings[r 134]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-03-14 (iOS)
2017-03-16 (Android)
- CSS grid layout
- Improved «Add to Home» screen
- Media Session API
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 135]
- WebAssembly[r 136]
- Background tab policy changes[7]
- Removed the chrome://plugins page.
iOS version:
- Chrome can add pages to your Reading List.
- Find in Page now works correctly in iOS 10.3.
Android version:
- Quickly use emails, addresses, and phone numbers in web pages by tapping on them
- Easily access downloaded files and web pages from the new tab page
- Long press article suggestions on the new tab page to download them
- Bug fixes and performance improvements[r 137]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-04-20 (Android)
2017-04-25 (iOS)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 138]
- IndexedDB 2.0
- Workers and SharedWorkers in data-URLs.
Android version:
- Useful actions like “Find in page” available in apps that open web pages using Chrome
- More frequently updated article suggestions on the New Tab page
- Use recently visited search engines as your default search engine
- See Physical Web suggestions, based on your surroundings, in the address bar
- Bug fixes and performance improvements[r 139]
iOS version:
- Stability improvements and bug fixes.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-06-06 (iOS)
2017-06-06 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 140]
- Revamped Settings and «About Google Chrome» page with Material Design
- Headless mode in Linux and macOS.[r 141]
iOS version:
- Fixed a user-reported issue that resulted in hangs and significant slowdowns when switching tabs.
- Fixed a crash involving dialogs presented while switching tabs.
- Stability improvements and bug fixes.
Android version:
- View and manage in-progress downloads on the Downloads page
- View and clear your browsing data more easily on the redesigned History page
- Long-press a link to open it in a new Chrome tab (from Chrome Custom Tabs)
- Bug fixes and performance improvements[r 142]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-07-25 (iOS)
2017-07-31 (Android)
- MacBook Pro Touch Bar support.
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 143]
iOS version:
- «Request Mobile Site» button can switch from a website’s desktop version back to its mobile version
Android version:
- Load pages faster and use less memory with an updated JavaScript engine
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
- Clear browsing data more easily[r 144]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-09-05 (iOS)
2017-09-05 (Android)
- Native support for JavaScript modules
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 145]
iOS version:
- Added a new button for scanning QR codes above the virtual keyboard
Android version:
- Addition of Web Share API
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
- Translate pages with a more compact and intuitive toolbar
- Pick images to post online with an improved image picker[r 146]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-10-18 (iOS)
2017-10-19 (Android)
- The «Save Your Password» icon gets a new appearance
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 147]
- Support for OpenType variable fonts
- Network Information API updated to report users actual Internet speed, not just connection type, to websites
- HTTP sites that request user data will now be flagged as «non-secure» (red) in the Chrome Omnibox[r 148]
iOS version:
- Two new Today widgets are added by tapping the Edit button at the bottom of the iOS Search screen
- Ability to drag a URL from another app and drop it into Chrome’s omnibox or the tab strip, or from Chrome’s content area to another app on iOS 11 iPads
- The Payment Request API has been introduced
Android version:
- Download files faster with accelerated downloads
- View and copy passwords saved with Chrome if device lock is enabled
- Quickly see your data savings in the Chrome menu when Data Saver is on[r 149]
2017-12-05 (Android)
2017-12-06
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
- Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 150]
- Browser allows you to import JavaScript modules dynamically
- With async generator functions and the async iteration protocol, consumption or implementation of streaming data sources becomes streamlined
- You can override the browser’s default overflow scroll behavior with the CSS overscroll-behavior property[r 151]
iOS version:
- Swipe up on the New Tab Page to explore suggested content from the web
- The ability to reorder bookmarks is back!
Android version:
- Chrome for Android will make permission requests modal dialogs
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 152]
2018-01-24 (iOS)
2018-01-24
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 153]
- Audio playback rates of below 0.5 and above 4.0 supported due to new, high-quality algorithm for stretching audio: «WSOLA» (Waveform-Similarity-Overlap-Add)[8]
- Android: «share» menu picks pages’ canonical URL instead of full URL from address bar.[9]
- Support for ResizeObservers, will notify you when an element’s content rectangle has changed its size.
- Modules can now access to host specific metadata with import.meta.
- The pop-up blocker gets stronger.
- window.alert() no longer changes tab focus.
- Chrome now supports named captures in regular expressions.
- The default preload value for <audio> and <video> elements is now metadata.
- You can now use Request.prototype.cache to view the cache mode of a Request and determine whether a request is a reload request.
- Using the Focus Management API, you can now focus an element without scrolling to it with the preventScroll attribute.[r 154]
- Extensions page generates packages in CRX3 format now.[r 155]
Android version:
- Prevents sites with abusive ad experiences from opening new windows or tabs without your permission.
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 156]
iOS version:
- You can now disable Article Suggestions without also disabling omnibox suggestions by going to Chrome Settings
- If you previously turned off «Search and Site Suggestions» to disable Article Suggestions and would like to turn back on your Search Suggestions in the omnibox, you can do that from Chrome Settings > Privacy
- Support for iPhone X
- Now requires iOS 10 or later
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-03-06 (iOS)
2018-03-06 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 157]
- New extension UI
- The CSS Paint API allows you to programmatically generate an image
- The Server Timing API allows web servers to provide performance timing information via HTTP headers
- The new CSS display: contents property can make boxes disappear
- Fixed a bug that affected some timestamps
- The syntax for specifying HSL and HSLA, and RGB and RGBA coordinates for the color property now match the CSS Color 4 spec
- There’s a new feature policy that allows you to control synchronous XHRs through an HTTP header or the iframe allow attribute[r 158]
- Last version available for OS X 10.9.
Android version:
- Set language preferences for web content in Settings > Languages
- Turn on the prompt for simplified view for all supported articles in Settings > Accessibility settings
- Share and delete downloads more easily on the Downloads page[r 159]
- Disable screen capture on incognito mode [10]
iOS version:
- Fixed a bug that affected some streaming audio players
- Stability and performance improvements
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-04-17 (iOS)
2018-04-17 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 160]
- CSS manipulation becomes easier with the new CSS Typed Model Object
- Access to the clipboard is now asynchronous
- There’s a new rendering context for canvas elements
- TextArea and Select now support the autocomplete attribute
- Setting autocapitalize on a form element will apply to any child form fields, improving compatibility with Safari’s implementation of autocapitalize
- trimStart() and trimEnd() are now available as the standards-based way of trimming whitespace from strings[r 161]
Android version:
- Find your saved passwords more easily – just tap the new Search icon in Settings > Passwords[r 162]
iOS version:
- Export passwords saved in Chrome and use them in another app
- Stability and performance improvements
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-05-29 (iOS)
2018-05-31 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 163]
- Progressive Web Apps are coming to the desktop
- The generic sensor API makes it way easier to get access to device sensors like the accelerometer, gyroscope and more
- BigInt’s make dealing with big integers way easier.
- Credential Management API provides a framework for creating, retrieving and storing credentials
- The Web Authentication API adds a third credential type, PublicKeyCredential, which allows browsers to authenticate a user with a private/public key pair generated by an authenticator[r 164]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 165]
iOS version:
- Improved handling of boarding passes, movie tickets, etc. in Wallet
- Updated app selection UI when you tap on an email link
- Improved support for external keyboards
- Improved issue reporting: now you can draw on screenshots you are sending with feedback reports to obscure private data
- A fix has been provided for autofill issue (June 13)
2018-07-24
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-07-24 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»
- HTTP sites marked as «not secure».[r 166]
- The Page Lifecycle API tells you when your tab has been suspended or restored.
- The Payment Handler API makes it possible for web-based payment apps to support the Payment Request experience.
- Content embedded in an iframe requires a user gesture to navigate the top-level browsing context to a different origin.
- Since Chrome 1, the CSS cursor values for grab and grabbing have been prefixed; standard, un-prefixed values now supported.[r 167]
Android version:
- Fix for an Autofill issue.[r 168]
- The Add to Home Screen behavior on Android is changing to give you more control.
iOS version:
- Improved downloading from websites. Downloading now works while the app is in the background. You can also continue browsing in the same tab while your file downloads.
- Improvements to Forms Autofill.
- Improved handling of links to the App Store.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-09-04 (iOS)
2018-09-04 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 169]
- New browser interface
- CSS Scroll Snap allows you to create smooth, slick, scroll experiences.
- Display Cutouts lets you use the full area of the screen, including any space behind the display cutout, sometimes called a notch.
- The Web Locks API allows you to asynchronously acquire a lock, hold it while work is performed, then release it.
- You can now create color transitions around the circumference of a circle, using conic gradients.
- New toggleAttribute() method on elements toggles the existence of an attribute, similar to classList.toggle().
- JavaScript arrays are getting two new methods: flat() and flatMap().
- OffscreenCanvas moves work off the main thread in a worker, helping to eliminate performance bottlenecks.[r 170]
Android version:
- Secure and easy mobile payments via 3rd party payment apps
- Password generation now works on more sites[r 171]
iOS version:
- New bottom toolbar: easier to reach frequently used functions, like Back, Search, tabs, and the menu
- New tab grid: see bigger previews of your tabs, including tabs open on other devices
- Features like Bookmarks and Reading Lists are now easily accessible on the New Tab Page
- Press firmly on the app icon to see shortcuts (3D Touch)
- Credit cards you enter on your device are now securely synced to Google Pay for use on other devices (if enabled)
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-10-16 (iOS)
2018-10-17 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 172]
- Desktop Progressive Web Apps on Windows
- The credential management API adds support for Public Key Credentials
- Named workers
- Web Bluetooth is now available in Windows 10
- Chrome can send intervention and deprecation messages to your servers using the Report-To HTTP Response header field or surface them in the ReportingObserver interface
- Support for AV1 video decoder (“Main” profile 0)[r 173]
- A number of important deprecations[r 174]
Android version
- «Stability and performance improvements»[r 175]
- Cleaner, more modern design
iOS version:
- Bug fixes and design polish for the redesign
- Updates to how Chrome launches other apps to improve reliability and security
- Fixes to authentication issues caused by using out-of-date cookies
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-12-04 (iOS)
2018-12-04 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 176]
- Displaying relative times is now part of the Intl API
- Specifying which side of the text the underline should appear on for text that flows vertically
- Requiring user activation before using the speech synthesis API
- The default credentials mode for module script requests has changed from omit to same-origin
- Shadow DOM v1 spec; calculation for specificity for the :host() and :host-context() pseudo classes as well as for the arguments for ::slotted()[r 177]
- Removed SpeechSynthesis.speak() without user activation
- Removed prefixed versions of APIs
- Removed URL.createObjectURL from MediaStream
- Removed document.origin
- Deprecations and removals of APIs[r 178]
Android version:
- The Element.requestFullscreen() method can now be customized
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 179]
iOS version:
- You can now long-press on an image and save to clipboard and paste in other apps
- Autofill now works better on sites with iframes (embedded pages)
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-01-29 (iOS)
2019-01-29 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 180]
- Creating public class fields in JavaScript is now much cleaner
- New User Activation API
- Localizing lists becomes way easier with the Intl.format() API
- Chrome 72 changes the behavior of Cache.addAll() to better match the spec
- Requests for favicons are now handled by the service worker, as long as the request URL is on the same origin as the service worker[r 181]
- Pages may no longer use window.open() to open a new page during unload
- Removal of HTTP-Based Public Key Pinning
- Removal of rendering FTP resources
- Deprecation of TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1
- Deprecation of PaymentAddress.languageCode[r 182]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 183]
- No longer supports Android 4.1-4.3 (Jelly Bean)[11]
iOS version:
- Support for more search engines
- Fixed crashes on some page translations and added translations on previously untranslated websites
- A Siri Shortcut to start a new search is available
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-03-12 (iOS)
2019-03-12 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 184]
- Creating portable content is easier with signed HTTP exchanges
- Dynamically changing styles becomes way easier with constructable style sheets
- Support for Progressive Web Apps arrives on macOS, bringing support for PWAs to all desktop and mobile platforms
- matchAll() is a new regular expression matching method on the string prototype, and returns an array containing the complete matches
- The <link> element now supports imagesrcset and imagesizes properties to correspond to srcset and sizes attributes of HTMLImageElement
- Blink’s shadow blur radius implementation now matches Firefox and Safari
- Dark mode is now supported on Mac, and Windows support is on the way[r 185]
- Removal of EXPLAIN and REINDEX support in WebSQL
- Removal of isomorphic decoding of URL fragment identifier
- Deprecation of ‘drive-by downloads’ in sandboxed iframes[r 186]
- Stoppage of support for external web extensions in CRX2 format, making CRX3 format required[r 187]
Android version:
- Offline Content on the Dino Page: easily browse suggested articles while offline
- Lite pages: get optimized pages that save data and load faster[r 188]
iOS version:
- Tap on the icons above the keyboard and easily access your saved passwords, addresses and credit card information
- Updated default search engines list
- View JavaScript console messages
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-04-24 (Android)
2019-04-29 (iOS)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 189]
- Creating private class fields in JavaScript is now much cleaner
- You can detect when the user has requested a reduced motion experience
- CSS transition events
- Adds new feature policy APIs to check if features are enabled or not[r 190]
- Removal of PaymentAddress’s languageCode property
- No popups during page unload
- Deprecation of drive-by downloads in sandboxed iframes[r 191]
Android version:
- Translate any web page instantly by selecting Translate from the menu[r 192]
iOS version:
- You can now paste pictures from your clipboard into the omnibox to search
- A fix has been included for translation not being offered on some English pages.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-06-04 (iOS)
2019-06-04 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 193]
- A new way to reduce latency on canvas elements
- Web apps can now share files to other installed apps using the system level share sheet
- Numeric literals now allow underscores as separators to make them more readable[r 194]
- Removal of overflow: -webkit-paged-x and overflow: -webkit-paged-y[r 195]
Android version:
- Generate strong and unique passwords with Chrome’s built-in password manager
- Quickly look up your passwords by tapping any password field and using the new keyboard option[r 196]
iOS version:
- Links that are clicked in Incognito mode will no longer open native applications
- Custom search engine settings now show the search engine’s icon
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-07-30 (iOS)
2019-07-30 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 197]
- Support for prefers-color-scheme media query, bringing dark mode to websites
- An install button in the omnibox to make installation of Progressive Web Apps on desktop easier
- Addition of Promise.allSettled()
- Reading blobs is easier
- Image support in the async clipboard API[r 198]
- Removal of feature policy: lazyload
- Removal of outputs from MediaStreamAudioDestinationNode
- Removal of insecure usage of DeviceMotionEvent
- Removal of insecure usage of DeviceOrientationEvent[r 199]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 200]
- Preventing the mini-infobar from appearing on Progressive Web Apps on mobile
- More frequent updates of WebAPKs
iOS version:
- Find In Page now works on iFrames, including AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages)
- A suggestion for a strong and unique password on a keyboard when signing up to a new site
- Control of all Sync and Google services settings in one place
- Some users will see a new design for the way Chrome offers to save passwords
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-09-10 (iOS)
2019-09-10 (Android)
- A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 201]
- Forms get some new capabilities
- The formdata event
- Form-associated custom elements
- Native lazy loading
- Chrome DevSummit 2019 is happening November 11–12, 2019
- Introduction of Content Picker API
- New measurement units in the intl.NumberFormat API[r 202]
- Removal of card issuer networks as payment method names
- Deprecation of Web MIDI use on insecure origins
- Deprecation of WebVR 1.1 API[r 203]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 204]
- A better way to track the performance of your site with Largest Contentful Paint
iOS version:
- A new language settings page
- You can clear your browsing data from a specific range of time
- Omnibox suggestions are easier to read with added thumbnails and icons
- Easily close tabs that are maliciously showing JavaScript dialogues
2019-10-22 (Android)
2019-10-22
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 205]
- CSS Properties and Values API
- Fresher service workers
- New origin trials
- Native File System
- SMS Receiver[r 206]
- Removal of XSS Auditor[r 207]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 208]
- Dark theme for Chrome menus, settings, and surfaces
iOS version:
- The ability to switch Chrome to dark mode if your device has been upgraded to iOS 13
- Bookmarks, History, Recent Tabs, and Reading List are now presented as cards on iOS 13
- The ability to add a new credit card directly in Chrome from the settings page
- A fix for a navigation-related crash
2019-12-10
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-12-10 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 209]
- The ability to create immersive experiences with the WebXR Device API
- The Wake Lock API is available as an origin trial
- The rendersubtree attribute is available as an origin trial
- Videos from the Chrome DevSummit are now online[r 210]
- Changes -webkit-appearance keywords to work only with specific element types[r 211]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»
- Password safety
- Support for virtual reality
- The ability to reorder bookmarks[r 212]
- Installed Progressive Web Apps on Android now support maskable icons
iOS version:
- Chrome will check if username and password are leaked if signed in to Chrome and then in to a website
- Starting a search in the address bar will initiate top suggestions even if network connection is slow
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2020-02-04 (Android)
2020-02-05 (iOS)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 213]
- Modules in workers
- Optional chaining in JavaScript
- New origin trials
- Origin trial graduations
- Using #:~:text=something will have Chrome scroll to and highlight the first instance of that text fragment
- Setting display: minimal-ui on a Desktop PWA adds a back and reload button to the title bar of the installed PWA
- Support for using SVG images as favicons[r 214]
- Disallowed Synchronous XMLHTTPRequest() in Page Dismissal
- Deprecation of FTP support
- Removal of allowing popups during page reload
- Non-origin-clean ImageBitmap serialization and transferring removed
- Protocol handling now requires a secure context
- Web Components v0 removed
- Removal of -webkit-appearance:button for arbitrary elements[r 215]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»
- Quieter notifications
- SameSite cookies are enabled by default
- Insecure audio and video on secure pages are automatically upgraded to secure connections[r 216]
iOS version:
- Starting a search in the address bar brings up top suggestions served locally even in Incognito Mode
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2020-04-07 (Android)
2020-04-07 (iOS)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 217]
- Updated Chrome release schedule
- WebXR hit testing
- App icon badging
- New origin trial of Web NFC and other origin trials
- The media session API now supports tracking position state
- INTL API now provides a DisplayNames method[r 218]
- Deprecation and removal of «basic-card» support Payment Handler
- Removal of supportedType field from BasicCardRequest
- Removal of <discard> element
- TLS 1.3 downgrade hardening bypass (Removal of TLS 1.0 and 1.1 is delayed to Chrome 84 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.)[r 219]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»
- 27 languages were added, including Burmese, Armenian, Urdu, Central Khmer, and Punjabi
- Notification of whether a password is typed and saved on an unsafe site[r 220]
iOS version:
- Updated Terms of Service
- Finding downloads in the downloads folder in Chrome’s menu or in the device’s Files app
- Search suggestions will also include suggestions from the middle of words
- Fixes for crashes related to bookmarks and security
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2020-05-19 (Android)
2020-05-21 (iOS)
- Version 82 was skipped due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 221]
- Trusted types help prevent cross site scripting vulnerabilities
- Form elements get an important make-over
- A new way to detect memory leaks
- The native file system API starts a new origin trial with added functionality
- New cross-origin policies
- The Web Vitals program provides unified guidance for quality signals that are essential to delivering a great user experience on the web
- Chrome now supports the Barcode Detection API, which provides the ability to detect and decode barcodes
- The new CSS @supports function provides feature detection for CSS selectors
- New ARIA annotations support screen reader accessibility for comments, suggestions, and text highlights with semantic meanings (similar to <mark>)
- The prefers-color-scheme media query lets authors support their own dark theme so they have full control over experiences they build
- JavaScript now supports modules in shared workers[r 222]
- Disallowing of downloads in Sandboxed iframes[r 223]
Android version:
- No longer supports Android 4.4 (KitKat)[r 224]
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 225]
iOS version:
- Allows users to see their last 5 search queries by tapping the address bar in a new tab when signed in with a Google account
- Prompts and messages from Chrome have a refreshed look
- iPhone users can change webpage text to a comfortable size by opening Chrome’s menu and tapping «Zoom Text…» or by going to their Accessibility settings
- Updated Terms of Service.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2020-07-14 (iOS)
2020-07-14 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 226]
- App Icon Shortcuts
- The Web Animations API adds support for a slew of previously unsupported features
- Wake lock can prevent the screen from dimming or locking
- The Content Indexing API helps surface content that is available offline
- New origin trials for idle detection and Web Assembly SIMD
- Same Site Cookie policy changes are starting to roll out again
- Sites with abusive permission requests, or abusive notifications, will automatically be enrolled in our quieter notifications UI
- New origin trial for QuicTransport[r 227]
- @import rules in CSSStyleSheet.replace() removed
- Removal of TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1[r 228]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 229]
iOS version:
- New Safe Browsing features
- Better mouse and trackpad support
- You can now share a web page by creating and sharing a QR code
- You can find your downloads in the downloads folder in Chrome’s menu, or in your device’s Files app
- Addition of nicknames to your payment cards saved in Chrome[r 230]
- Lightbox (JavaScript) (window inside window) no longer functions properly in Chromium based browsers.[12]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2020-08-25 (iOS)
2020-08-25 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 231]
- AppCache Removal Begins
- Rejection of insecure SameSite=None cookies
- -webkit-box quirks from -webkit-line-clamp[r 232]
iOS version:
- Ability to use passwords saved to Chrome in other apps on the device
- Site information has a new look
- Users can drag links between the apps when another app is open next to Chrome in split view[r 233]
- Fixes for clipboard crash and stability improvements
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 234]
2020-10-06 (Android)
2020-10-06
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 235]
- The File System Access API is now available
- New origin trials for Web HID and the Multi-screen Window Placement API
- The new CSS selector, :focus-visible, lets the user opt-in to the same heuristic the browser uses when it’s deciding whether to display the default focus indicator
- The user can customize the color, size, or type of number or bullet for lists with the CSS ::marker Pseudo-Element[r 236]
- Removal of WebComponents v0
- Deprecation of FTP support[r 237]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 238]
iOS version:
- Ability to make Chrome the default browser
- Ability to check if saved passwords have been compromised and, if so, how to fix them
- More sharing, opening, and other options when user taps and holds Bookmarks, history, recent tabs, and read later
- Improvements to the personalized stories on New tab page
- Chrome will offer some additional protection by checking known phishing websites with Google in real time if «Make searches and browsing better» is turned on.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2020-11-17 (Android)
2020-11-18 (iOS)
- Automatic live captions for English video and audio.[13][14]
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 239]
- Users can now control pan, tilt, and zoom on webcams that support it
- Range requests and service workers don’t require as many workarounds
- The font access API starts its origin trial
- Flash Player end of support notifications now displaying at every launch unless Flash is disabled.
- Transferable Streams – ReadableStream, WritableStream, and TransformStream objects can now be passed as arguments to postMessage()
- Implemented most granular flow-relative features of the CSS Logical Properties and Values spec, including shorthands and offsets to make these logical properties and values a bit easier to write
- New @font-face descriptors have been added to ascent-override, descent-override, and line-gap-override to override metrics of the font
- Several new text-decoration and underline properties
- A number of changes related to cross-origin isolation[r 240]
- Removal of comma separator in iframe allow attribute
- Removal of -webkit-font-size-delta
- Deprecation of FTP support[r 241]
- Altered macOS icon to match the design style of MacOS Big Sur
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 242]
iOS version
- Users can now have multiple windows of Chrome at the same time on their iPad
- New feature in Settings: Safety Check
- Auto-fill is now more secure[r 243]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-01-19 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 244]
- Removed Adobe Flash Player support
- Users can now upload extensions using manifest v3 to the Chrome Web Store
- CSS aspect-ratio property
- Heavy throttling of chained JavaScript timers
- Play billing in Trusted Web Activity
- To conform to a change in the HTML standard, anchor tags with target=»_blank» will now imply rel=»no-opener» by default
- Pointer Lock API allows users to disable mouse acceleration
- addEventListener now takes an Abort Signal as an option[r 245]
- No popups during page unload (enterprises)
- Web Components v0 removed
- Dropped support for OS X Yosemite
- FTP support disabled[r 246]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 247]
iOS version:
- Chrome 88 has been skipped over due to many Google products not updating in iOS since November 2020.[r 248][r 249]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-03-02 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 250]
- WebHID, WebNFC, and Web Serial are now available
- Closed a loophole a few developers used to skirt the PWA installability checks
- The arrival of Web Share and Web Share Target
- Chrome now allows top level await within JavaScript modules
- Updated icon shown in the omnibox for installable PWAs
- Allowed users to sign up for the Digital Goods API origin trial if they have used a Trusted Web Activity to make their PWA available in the Play Store for ChromeOS[r 251]
- Removal of legacy prefixed events (webkitprerenderstart, webkitprerenderstop, webkitprerenderload, and webkitprerenderdomcontentloaded) dispatched on <link rel=prerender>
- Stopped cloning sessionStorage for windows opened with noopener number[r 252]
- Dropped support for older x86 processors that don’t support SSE3[r 253]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 254]
iOS version:
- Chrome 89 has been skipped over due to many Google products not updating in iOS since November 2020.[r 248][r 249]
2021-04-14
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-05-10 (iOS)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 255]
- A new value for the CSS overflow property
- The Feature Policy API has been renamed to Permissions Policy
- A new way to implement and use Shadow DOM directly in HTML
- Chrome’s address bar will use https:// by default
- AV1 encoder in desktop that is specifically optimized for video conferencing with WebRTC integration[r 256]
- Removal of Content Security Policy directive ‘plugin-types’
- Removal of WebRTC RTP data channels
- Return of empty for navigator.plugins and navigator.mimeTypes[r 257]
Android version
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 258]
iOS version
- Search and Dino widgets available on iOS 14
- Users can edit saved usernames and passwords in Chrome Settings
- Stability and performance improvements.[r 259]
2021-05-25
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-06-03 (iOS)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 260]
- Web apps that interact with files can now suggest file names and directories when using the File System Access API
- The user can read files from the clipboard
- If the website has more than one domain, and they share the same account management backend, the user can tell Chrome they’re the same, allowing the password manager to suggest the right credentials
- Web Transport-previously called Quic Transport has undergone a number of changes and is starting a new origin trial
- Web Assembly SIMD has finished its origin trial and is available to all users
- The <link> element’s media attribute will be honored for link rel=»icon», meaning the user can define different icons based on media queries[r 261]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 262]
- The refreshed form elements have finally landed on Android, improving the user experience
iOS version:
- Stability and performance improvements.[r 263]
2021-07-20
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-07-20 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 265]
- Removal of payment handlers for standardized payment method identifiers[r 266]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 267]
iOS version:
- Users can take a screenshot of the whole webpage, then look for the «Full Page» option at the top of the screenshot editor
- Users can add more security to their Incognito tabs with Touch ID, Face ID, or a Passcode
- New Discover design on the New Tab Page makes exploring interests easier
- The ability to ask for confirmation if users want to close all tabs from the Tab Switcher
- Users can share, bookmark, and add individual tabs to their reading list from the Tab Switcher
- Stability and performance improvements.[r 268]
- Final version for iOS 12
2021-08-31
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-08-31 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 269]
- Users can now load CSS style sheets with import statements, just like JavaScript modules
- Installed PWAs can register as URL handlers, making it possible for users to jump straight into their PWA
- The Multi-Screen Window Placement API has been updated based on feedback and starts a second origin trial
- Shortened release cycle
- Flexbox and flexbox items have added support for the alignment keywords: start, end, self-start, self-end, left, and right
- The async clipboard API now supports SVG files
- The media attribute will be honored when setting meta theme-color[r 270]
- Blocked ports 989 and 990
- Removal of 3DES in TLS
- Deprecation of WebAssembly cross-origin module sharing[r 271]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 272]
iOS version:
- Updated context menu when users tap and hold a link or image in a web site
- Users already signed in to a Google Account can now sign in more easily to Chrome and other Google services on the web
- Signed-in users can now both use and save payment methods from their Google Account, without sync
- Stability and performance improvements[r 273]
- Final version for iOS 13
2021-09-21
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-09-21 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 274]
- The default color space for <canvas> elements is now formally defined in the spec as SRGB, and users can change it to Display P3
- WebCodecs is a new, low level way to access built in audio and video codecs, important for streaming games, video editors, and such
- WebGPU starts its origin trial
- The prioritized scheduler.postTask() method allows users to schedule tasks, and dynamically change their priorities, or cancel them all together
- The scrollbar-gutter property provides control over the presence of scrollbar gutters, allowing users to prevent layout changes as content expands
- Virtual keyboard API gives users more control over how and when the virtual, on-screen keyboard is shown[r 275]
- Deprecation and removal of WebSQL in third-party contexts
- Restriction of private network requests for subresources to secure contexts[r 276]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 277]
iOS version:
- Users can now act on multiple tabs at once
- Stability and performance improvements[r 278]
- Now requires iOS 14
2021-10-19
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-10-19 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 279]
- Routing gets easier with URLPattern baked into the browser
- The Eye Dropper API provides a built in tool for selecting colors
- There’s a new origin trial that allows users to opt into receiving the reduced UA string now
- The PWA Summit videos are all online
- For users following the Storage Foundation API work, there’s a new origin trial for Access Handles
- WebAssembly now provides exception handling support, which allows code to break control flow when an exception is thrown[r 280]
- Removal of FTP support
- Support for URLs with non-IPv4 hostnames ending in numbers
- Deprecation of WebAssembly cross-origin module sharing
- Deprecation of U2F API (Cryptotoken)[r 281]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 282]
iOS version:
- Users can now download .mobileconfig files
- Stability and performance improvements[r 283]
2021-11-15
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-11-15 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 284]
- Manifest id for PWAs
- URL protocol handlers for PWAs
- Priority hints (origin trial)
- Emulation of Chrome 100 in the UA string
- The Back, forward cache – or bfcache – is now available in stable, and brings Chrome in line with both Firefox and Safari[r 285]
- Deprecation of «basic-card» method of PaymentRequest API[r 286]
Android version:
- No longer supports Android 5 (Lollipop)[r 287]
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 288]
iOS version:
- Stability and performance improvements[r 289]
2022-01-04
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-01-04 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 290]
- WebTransport is a new option for sending real time messages between the client and server
- Users can use feature detection to see what types of scripts a browser supports
- Searching arrays from the end becomes a little easier
- New lines in form entries are now normalized in the same way as Gecko and WebKit, improving interoperability between browsers
- Client hint names are standardized by prefixing them with sec-ch
- Closed <details> elements are now searchable and can be linked to[r 291]
- Removal of SDES key exchange for WebRTC
- Removal of WebSQL in third-party contexts
- Removal of SDP Plan B[r 292]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 293]
iOS version:
- Stability and performance improvements[r 294]
2022-02-01
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-02-01 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 295]
- COLRv1 font support
- CORS preflight requests are now sent ahead of private network requests for subresources, asking for explicit permission from the target server
- New origin trial for Region Capture, an API for cropping a self-capture video track[r 296]
- Removal of SDES key exchange for WebRTC[r 297]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 298]
- Opting out of auto-dark themes on Android
iOS version:
- Users can now add or edit site passwords anytime in Chrome Settings > Passwords
- Stability and performance improvements[r 299]
2022-03-01
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-03-01 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 300]
- CSS cascade layers gives users more control over their CSS, and helps to prevent style-specificity conflicts
- showPicker() for input elements
- The Canvas2D API has been updated, adding new functionality
- New origin trial to allow PWAs to provide alternate colors in the web app manifest for dark mode
- Handwriting recognition API[r 301]
- Removal of Battery Status API on insecure origins
- Removal of font-family -webkit-standard
- Removal of GamepadList
- Updated WebCodecs to match the specification[r 302]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 303]
iOS version:
- Users can easily see their most visited sites, bookmarks, Discover content and more when they open a new tab
- Users can track price drops on products
- Stability and performance improvements[r 304]
2022-03-29
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-03-29 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 305]
- New Chrome logo
- Reduced User-Agent string
- Multi-screen window placement API
- New forget() method for HID Devices that allow users to revoke a permission to an HID Device that was granted by others
- makeReadOnly() method allows users to make NFC tags permanently read-only.[r 306]
- Last version for unreduced user-agent string[r 307]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 308]
iOS version:
- Stability and performance improvements[r 309]
2022-04-26
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-04-26 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 310]
- hwb() color notation gives users a new way to specify color according to hue, whiteness, and blackness
- Priority Hints give users a way to hint to the browser in which order resources should be downloaded
- A new method of forget() for USBDevice objects, which enables the forgetting of a device that previously had permission granted
- For Web USB, a fix to support [SameObject] for related attributes within USBDevice
- Dedicated workers loaded from a secure (HTTPS) origin, yet instantiated by insecure (non-HTTPS) contexts, are no longer considered secure
- The popup argument for window.open() now evaluates to true, following a recent change to the spec for parsing this argument[r 311]
- Reducing user agent string information
- Removal of WebSQL in third-party contexts[r 312]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 313]
iOS version:
- In the Discover feed, users can now see a live preview of a story by long pressing on it
- Stability and performance improvements[r 314]
2022-05-24
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-05-24 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 315]
- Installed PWAs can register as file handlers, making it easy for users to open files directly from disk
- The inert attribute allows users to mark parts of the DOM as inert
- The Navigation API makes it easier for single page apps to handle navigation and updates to the URL
- The new Sanitizer API aims to build a robust processor for arbitrary strings to be safely inserted into a page
- The hidden=until-found attribute makes it possible for the browser to search text in hidden regions, and reveal that section if a match is found[r 316]
- Deprecation of PaymentRequest.show() without User Activation
- Removal of SDP Plan B[r 317]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 318]
iOS version:
- Users can now download vCard files to create a new Contact or update an existing one.
- Users can search the open and recently closed tabs across their synced devices by opening the Tab Grind and tapping the Search icon at the top left
- Stability and performance improvements[r 319]
2022-06-21
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-06-21 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 320]
- There’s a new HTTP 103 status code that helps the browser decide what content to preload before the page has even started to arrive
- The Local Font Access API gives web applications the ability to enumerate and use fonts installed on the user’s computer
- AbortSignal.timeout() is an easier way to implement timeouts on asynchronous APIs
- The avif image file format is now sharable by Web Share
- Chromium now matches Firefox by firing popstate immediately after URL changes
- Element.isVisible() tells users whether an element is visible or not[r 321]
- Blocked external protocol in sandboxed iframes
- Removal of Battery Status API on insecure origins
- Removeelement[r 322]
- Last version supported for OS X El Capitan and macOS Sierra.
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 323]
iOS version:
- Users can manage camera and microphone permissions for specific sites using the camera and microphone icons in the address bar
- Users can now download and add iCalendar (iCal) files to their Calendar
- Removal of duplicate New Tab Page tabs in the background
- Stability and performance improvements[r 324]
2022-08-02
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-08-02 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 325]
- Users can now specify a crop area using region capture when using getDisplayMedia() to capture the current tab.
- Media query syntax can be written using mathematical comparison operators
- Shared Element Transitions starts an origin trial
- When cookies are set with an explicit Expires or Max-Age attribute, the value will now be capped to no more than 400 days
- There are enhancements to the multi-screen window placement API
- The overflow-clip-margin CSS property specifies how far an element’s content is allowed to paint before being clipped[r 326]
- Blocked third-party contexts navigating to filesystem URLs
- Removal of non-standard client hint mode
- Removal of U2F API (cryptotoken)[r 327]
- Requires macOS High Sierra or later.
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 328]
iOS version:
- The Chrome menu has a new layout
- Users can now manually add site passwords anytime in Chrome Settings > Passwords
- Users can share a direct link to a highlighted part of the page by long pressing on it then selecting Create Link
- Users can drag down on the Address Bar to see their open tabs at a glance on their iPod
- Stability and performance improvements[r 329]
2022-08-30
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-08-30 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 330]
- Container queries and the :has() CSS property
- CSS :has() pseudo-class
- Sanitizer API
- Deprecating WebSQL for non-secure contexts
- Users can now update the name of an installed PWA on both desktop and mobile by updating the web app manifest
- The multi-screen window placement API gets accurate screen name labels
- The window controls overlay API is now available[r 331]
- CSS default keyword is disallowed in custom identifiers
- Deprecations in the Navigation API
- Deprecation of non-ASCII characters in cookie domain attributes
- Removal of Gesture Scroll DOM Events[r 332]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 333]
iOS version:
- Enhanced Safe Browsing
- Stability and performance improvements[r 334]
2022-09-27
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-09-30 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 335]
- New Intl APIs
- Origin trial for the Pop-up API to make it easy to surface critical content to the user
- Added a handful of CSS features to improve interop
- Phase five of the user agent reduction plan
- Support for HTTP2 Push and the Persistent quota type is being deprecated
- CSS property hyphenate-character is now available unprefixed[r 336]
- Removal of non-ASCII characters in cookie domain attributes[r 337]
iOS version:
- Users can view the Desktop version of sites by default
- Stability and performance improvements[r 338]
2022-10-25
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-10-25 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 339]
- There are new properties in the Screen Capture API to improve the screen sharing experiences
- Users can now precisely identify whether a resource on their page is render blocking or not
- There is a new way to send data to a backend server with the declarative PendingBeacon API in origin trial
- The expect-ct http header is deprecated
- The rel attribute is now supported on <form> elements
grid-templateinterpolation included[r 340]
Android version:
- No longer supports Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 341]
iOS version:
- Users can now share highlighted text sent to them or choose to remove the headlight
- Introducing lock screen widgets for Search in Chrome and the Dino game
- Stability and performance improvements[r 342]
2022-11-29
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-11-29 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 343]
- It is easier to create adaptive UIs with new viewport size units
- Color vector fonts now include support for variable fonts
- The methods in the interface
FileSystemSyncAccessHandle, part of the File System Access API, are now synchronous - A change in the behavior for
overflowon replaced elements is being rolled out - Federated Credential Management API for identity providers
- The Media Source Extensions API is now available in the worker context[r 344]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 345]
iOS version:
- Users can now see favicons next to site credentials in their Google Password Manager and in credential provider extensions
- Stability and performance improvements[r 346]
2023-01-10
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2023-01-10 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 347]
- There is a set of [new properties] in CSS(#css-updates)
- Users can easily add math notations in their HTML with the support for MathML Core
- Users can use the property
suppressLocalAudioPlaybackinMediaTrackSupportedConstraintsto better control audio playback when using external speakers - Conditional Focus is now available when calling
getDisplayMedia()[r 348] - Last version supported on Windows 7 and 8/8.1[r 349]
Android version:
- The Origin Private File System API is now available
- Secure Payment Confirmation is now available
iOS version:
- Stability and performance improvements[r 350]
(Windows and Android)
2023-01-29 (macOS)
Google Chrome is a freeware web browser developed by Google LLC. The development process is split into different «release channels», each working on a build in a separate stage of development. Chrome provides four channels: Stable, Beta, Dev, and Canary. Chrome is updated every two to three weeks on the stable builds for minor releases and every four weeks for major releases.[1]
The following table summarizes the release history for the Google Chrome web browser.
- First release[r 3]
- Improved plugin performance and reliability
- Spell checking for input fields
- Improved web proxy performance and reliability
- Tab and window management updates
- Bookmark manager with import and export support
- Privacy section added to the application options
- New blocked popup notification
- First stable release
- 35% faster JavaScript on the SunSpider benchmark
- Mouse wheel support
- Full-screen mode
- Full-page zoom
- Form auto-fill
- Sort bookmarks by title
- Tab docking to browser and desktop edges
- Basic Greasemonkey support[r 4]
- New «new tab» page for improved customization
- 25% faster JavaScript
- HTML5 video and audio tag support
- Lightweight theme support[r 5]
- Extensions
- Bookmark synchronization
- Enhanced developer tools
- Improved HTML5 support
- Performance improvements
- Full ACID3 pass
- HTTP byte range support
- Experimental new anti-reflected-XSS feature called «XSS Auditor»[r 6]
- Translate infobar[clarification needed]
- New privacy features
- Disabled XSS Auditor[r 7]
- Browser preference synchronizing
- Increased HTML5 support (Geolocation API, App Cache, web sockets, and file drag-and-drop)
- Revamped bookmark manager
- Adobe Flash Player integrated[r 8][r 9]
- First stable releases for macOS, 32 bit Linux, and 64 bit Linux[r 10]
- Updated and more streamlined UI with simplified Omnibox
- New tab page
- Merged menu buttons
- Form auto-fill
- Expanded synchronization support to include extensions and auto-fill data
- Support for WebM videos
- Built-in PDF support (disabled by default)[r 11]
- Implemented HTML5 parsing algorithm
- File API
- Directory upload via input tag
- macOS version gained AppleScript support for UI automation[r 12]
- Late binding enabled for SSL sockets: high priority SSL requests are now always sent to the server first.
- New options for managing cookies
- Updated New Tab page to enable featuring of web applications
- Chrome Web Store
- Built-in PDF viewer that works inside Chrome’s sandbox for increased security
- Expanded synchronization support to include web applications
- Improved plug-in handling[r 13]
- This release added «about:flags» to showcase experimental features such as Chrome Instant, side tabs on Windows, tabbed settings, Click to Play,[clarification needed] background web applications, Remoting,[clarification needed] disables outdated plug-ins,[clarification needed] XSS Auditor,[clarification needed] Cloud Print Proxy,[clarification needed] GPU-accelerated compositing, WebGL support for the canvas element, and a «tab overview» mode (like Exposé) for macOS.
- WebGL enabled by default
- Adobe Flash sandboxing on Windows and Chrome Instant (a la Google Instant) option[r 14]
- WebP support[r 15]
- New flags: print preview, GPU-accelerated compositing, GPU-accelerated Canvas 2D, Google Native Client, CRX-less Web Apps, Web page prerendering, experimental Extension APIs, disable hyperlink auditing
- Google Cloud Print sign-in interface enabled by default
- Partially implemented sandboxing of the GPU process[r 16][r 17]
- Faster JavaScript performance due to incorporation of Crankshaft, an improved compiler for V8[r 18]
- Settings pages that open in a tab, rather than a dialog box
- Malware reporting and disabling outdated plugins
- Password sync
- GPU accelerated video
- Background WebApps
- webNavigation extension API[r 19]
- HTML5 Speech Input API[r 20]
- Updated icon[r 21]
- Hardware accelerated 3D CSS
- New Safe Browsing protection against downloading malicious files
- Ability to delete Flash cookies from inside Chrome[r 22]
- Launch Apps by name from the Omnibox
- Integrated Sync into new settings pages
- Improved screen reader support
- New warning when hitting Command-Q on Mac[r 22]
- New flags: P2P API
- Existing tab on foreground on open
- Experimental new tab page
- Add grouping to tab context menu
- Run PPAPI Flash in the renderer process
- Multiple profiles
- Removed Google Gears
- Print and Save buttons in the PDF viewer[r 23]
- Instant Pages (pre-rendering of Web pages)[r 24]
- Native print interface and preview (Linux and Windows only)
- Experimental new tab page
- Experimental Restrict Instant To Search option
- Native Client (NaCl) enabled for apps in the Chrome Web Store[r 25]
- Web Audio API
- Additional macOS Lion feature support
- Sync Encryption for all data
- Print preview on Mac
- Validation of HTTPS sites[r 26]
- Experimental Web Request extension API
- Experimental Content Settings extension API[r 27]
- Faster print preview[r 28]
- Redesigned new tab page on by default[r 28]
- JavaScript fullscreen API enabled by default[r 28]
- Inline installation of Chrome Web Store items by verified sites
- Omnibox History synchronization[r 29]
- Switched to FFmpeg native VP8 decoder[r 30]
- Extensions integrated into settings pages
- GPU Accelerated Canvas 2D disabled
- Multiple profiles on by default[r 29]
- Optional permissions in Chrome extensions, so the user can opt-in or opt-out of the optional permissions at installation time[r 31]
- Experimental support for side tabs was removed.[r 32]
- Updated Omnibox prerendering of pages[r 33]
- Download scanning protection[r 33]
- New extensions APIs[r 33]
- Improved History tab
- Removal of «+» symbol from the «new tab» button
- Limited support for changing user agent strings
- Adjustable margins in print preview[r 34]
- Search engine synchronization[r 35]
- Disabled GAIA profile info[r 36]
2012-06-27 (Android ARM)
2012-09-26
(18.0.1026, Android x86)
- Hardware-accelerated Canvas2D graphics[r 37]
- WebGL without the need of 3D graphics hardware through the software rasterizer SwiftShader[r 37]
- Brighter «new tab» button[r 38]
2012-06-28 (iOS)
- Access tabs between devices[r 39]
- Reorganized and searchable settings interface
- Better spell check by using the Google search engine spell checker
- Web Store link to the bottom of New Tab page
- Experimental JavaScript Harmony (ECMAScript 6) support[r 40]
- Experimental Web Intents API[r 41]
- Experimental touch friendly user interface adjustments. Context menus have extra vertical padding between items.[r 42]
- New tab button is bigger and wider
2012-08-22 (iOS)
- Media Stream API (getUserMedia) enabled by default. (E.g. webcam access via JavaScript.)[r 43]
- Gamepad API prototype available by default.
- Support for (pointer) and (hover) CSS media queries so sites can optimize their user interface for touch when touch-screen support is available.
- HTML5 audio/video and WebAudio now support 24-bit PCM wave files
- Note: This is the last version of Chrome that will run on Mac OS X 10.5.8 Leopard.[r 44]
- New-style packaged apps are enabled by default.
- New menu icon, replacing the wrench icon
- Support for TLS 1.1[r 45][r 46]
- Support for color management ICC v2 profiles by default[r 47]
2012-11-28 (iOS)
- Do Not Track preference[r 48]
- Hardware video acceleration with 25% more efficient power consumption in some scenarios
- Manager for site permission control
- New icon for Chrome Web Store when opening new tab
- PPAPI Flash Player (or Pepper-based Flash Player) replaced the NPAPI Flash Player on Mac also[r 49]
- Support for MathML[r 50]
- The HTML5 datalist element now supports suggesting a date and time[r 50]
- Experimental support for CSS custom filters[r 50][r 51]
2013-02-27 (Android)
2013-03-04 (iOS)
- Support for Opus audio
- Support for VP9 video[r 52]
- Silent installs of external extensions are now disabled by default.[r 53]
- Web Speech API[r 54]
- Encrypted omnibox search (https)[r 55]
- Native Client on ARM
- Disabled MathML support for the time being[r 56]
Android version (update from 18):
- Newer V8 JavaScript engine
- Audio now continues to play while Chrome is in the background
- Support for pausing audio in Chrome when phone is in use
2013-04-03 (Android)
2013-04-09 (iOS)
- Improved spell checker (grammar and homonym checking)[r 57]
- Desktop shortcuts for multiple users (profiles) on Windows[r 57]
- Asynchronous DNS resolver on Mac and Linux[r 57]
Android version:[r 58]
- Autofill and password sync
- Performance and stability improvements
2013-05-22 (Android)
2013-06-03 (iOS)
- Resource handling optimized for faster page loads[r 59]
- Improved Omnibox predictions and spelling correction[r 59]
- syncFileSystem API for Google Drive data synchronization[r 59]
- Stop packaging Manifest version 1.0 extensions[r 60]
Android version:[r 61]
- Fullscreen on phones (scrolling down the page makes the toolbar disappear)
- Simpler searching (the query stays visible in the omnibox, making it easier to edit)
- Client-side certificate support
- Tab history on tablets
- «A ton of stability and performance fixes»
2013-07-09
(macOS and Windows)
2013-07-10 (Android)
2013-07-17 (iOS)
- Replaced layout engine with Blink, a fork of WebKit[r 62][r 63][r 64] on all platforms besides iOS
- Faster page loads with the new Blink threaded HTML parser[r 65]
- Rich Notifications and Notification Center (HTML-based notifications deprecated)[r 66]
- Major improvements to the asm.js benchmark performances[r 65]
- Support for the CSS :unresolved pseudoclass for Custom Elements[r 65]
- Support for the CSS @supports conditional blocks to test for property:value pairs[r 65]
Android version:
- Fullscreen API support (fullscreen browsing on tablets)[r 65]
- Experimental WebGL, Web Audio, WebRTC support behind flags[r 65]
- Built-in translation[r 67]
iOS version:
- Improved interoperability with many other Google Apps[r 68]
- Voice Search enhancements[r 68]
- Fullscreen for iPad[r 68]
- Data usage savings (rolling out over time)[r 68]
- Access to browser history[r 68]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2013-08-21 (Android)
2013-09-12 (iOS)
- Support for VP9 final
- Support for TLS 1.2
- Preliminary QUIC support[r 69]
- Improved Omnibox suggestions based on the recency of visited sites
- Ability to reset user profile back to its original state
- New apps and extensions APIs (such as Native Messaging API for connecting Chrome with native applications installed on the same computer – an alternative to NPAPI[r 70])
Android version:
- WebRTC support[r 71]
- WebAudio support[r 71]
- Improved scrolling responsiveness[r 72] and visual indication when scrolling to the top or bottom of a page[r 71]
- Startup performance and stability improvements[r 72]
- New color picker user interface for web forms[r 71]
- Support for Google’s experimental data compression service (comparable to Opera Turbo) that lets Google servers quickly read and optimize a Web page for mobile devices, then transmit it to the smartphone using Google’s SPDY network technology.
- Rudimentary tab groups implemented
iOS version:
- Get back to Search Results faster
- Data cost savings enhancements (rolled out incrementally)
- Voice search pronoun support (e.g. queries like: “Who is the president of the United States?” followed by “Who is his wife?”)
- Improvements to Single Sign On with other Google Apps[r 73]
- Support for WebP image format[r 74]
2013-10-01
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2013-10-02 (Android)
- New image context menu item: «Search Google for this image»
- New Chrome Apps APIs: webview.request, media gallery write support and downloads[r 75]
- New platform features (both in desktop and mobile): support for the WebRTC Device Enumeration API, allowing users to change their microphones and/or camera on the fly without having to restart the WebRTC call, DevTools now supports CSS source maps, Chrome will now match the behavior of IE and not honor the Refresh header or tags when the URL to be refreshed to has a javascript: scheme[r 75]
- Removal of «History Index» files, previously used to quickly provide address bar results based on visited pages’ text.[2]
Android version:
- New gesture: swipe horizontally across the top toolbar to quickly switch tabs
- New gesture: drag vertically down from the toolbar to enter into the tab switcher view
- New gesture: drag down from the menu to open the menu and select wanted item without having to lift finger
- WebGL is enabled by default on high-end devices[r 75]
- DeviceMotion (device acceleration and rotation rates) events[r 75]
- Media Source Extension is enabled on Android 4.1+[r 75]
- Two new experimental features behind a flag: Web Speech API (recognition) and the Vibration API[r 75]
iOS version:
- New look and feature enhancements for iOS7
- Improvements to Fullscreen behavior especially on iPad (iOS7 only)
- New Settings UI
- Maps and email links launch the Google Maps and Gmail apps (if installed) automatically. You can change your preference in Settings
- Stability / security improvements and bug fixes[r 76]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2013-11-14 (Android)
2013-11-20 (iOS)
- Payment requestAutocomplete() on Chrome for Android, Windows, ChromeOS
- PNaCl on desktop versions of Chrome
- New Chrome Apps APIs: With URL handlers for apps, Chrome App developers can now specify URLs to be handled by a Chrome App. For example, a document link on a website could open a document editor Chrome App. This gives users more seamless entry points into their favorite Chrome Apps.
- Directory access for Apps allows Chrome Apps to access and write to user-approved folders. This feature can be used to share files between a Chrome App and a native app. For example, a Chrome App code editor could modify files managed by a native Git client.
- SCTP for WebRTC Data Channel allows P2P data transfers between browsers to be either best effort, reliable, or semi reliable, opening up use cases such as gaming.
- Alpha channel support for WebM video enables transparency masking (a.k.a. green screen effects) in WebM videos.
- Speech recognition with the JavaScript Web Speech API is now supported on Chrome for Android.
- window.devicePixelRatio now takes full-page zoom (but not pinch zoom) into account
- Support for { alpha: false } in getContext(‘2d’) lets you create an opaque canvas. This is similar to existing WebGL functionality and can improve the rendering performance of your app.
- The Media Source API has been unprefixed and is now supported on Chrome for Android. It allows JavaScript to generate media streams for playback, addressing use cases like adaptive streaming and time shifting live streams.
- 2D canvas now supports the «ellipse» method.
- Support for several Mutation Events has been removed. Consider using MutationObserver instead.[r 77]
iOS version:
- Fast form completion with Autofill
- Long press on an image to search for related images
- Stability / security improvements and bug fixes[r 76]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-01-15 (Android)
2014-01-27 (iOS)
- Tab indicators for sound, webcam and casting
- A different look for Win8 Metro mode
- Automatically blocking malware files
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Various under-the-hood changes for stability and performance
Android version:
- Add web page shortcuts right to your home screen more easily from the menu
- Reduce data usage in Chrome up to 50%. Visit Settings > Bandwidth management > Reduce data usage to enable.[r 78]
iOS version:
- Translate
- When you come across a page written in a language that you don’t understand, just look for the translation bar. One tap and the page is quickly translated for you.
- Reduce Data Usage
- Reduce your data usage by up to 50%. Enable this feature and view your savings: Settings > Bandwidth > Reduce Data Usage.
- New Tab Page update to make searching faster and easier
- This feature is being rolled out and will be available to all users over time, beginning on iPhone.
2014-02-20
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-02-26 (Android)
- Custom Elements[r 79]
- Ogg Opus in MSE and <video>[r 79]
- Page Visibility API[r 79]
- VTTCue [r 79]
- Web Speech API (synthesis)[r 79]
- Font-kerning[r 79]
- requestAutocomplete()[r 79]
- Speech Synthesis[r 79]
Android version:
- Download progress notification for file downloads using the Chrome network stack[r 80]
- Updated help and feedback UI[r 80]
- Support for <datalist> tag[r 80]
iOS version:
- Stability and security updates[r 76]
2014-04-08
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-04-29 (iOS)
- Responsive Images and Unprefixed Web Audio
- Import supervised users onto new computers
- A different look for Windows 8 Metro mode
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- New scroll bar look
- Ignores autocomplete=»off» on password input fields
- Final version to not require SSE2[r 81]
- Final version supported for compiling with Windows Vista and Visual Studio 2010. [r 82]
Android version:
- Battery usage optimizations
iOS version:
- Updated tour when you start Chrome for the first time
- Support for autocomplete in the omnibox for right to left languages
2014-05-20
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-05-28 (iOS)
- More developer control over touch input
- New JavaScript features
- Unprefixed Shadow DOM v0
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Opus updated to version v1.1
Android version:
- Undo Tab Close
- Fullscreen video with Subtitles and HTML5 controls
- Support for some multi-window devices
iOS version:
- Added right-to-left support to the omnibox for Arabic and Hebrew
- See your search term in the omnibox, instead of the long search query URL
- Easily refine your search queries and view more results on the search results page
- Stability improvements and bug fixes[r 76]
Linux version:
- Switched graphics interface backend from GTK+ to Aura
2014-07-16
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-07-16 (Android)
- Rich Notifications Improvements
- An Updated Incognito / Guest NTP design
- The addition of a Browser crash recovery bubble
- Multiple stability and performance improvements[r 83]
Android version:
- Improved text rendering on non-mobile optimized sites
- Doodles return to the new tab page[r 84]
iOS version:
- Allows mobile sites that have added Cast support to work with your Cast-enabled device
- Stability improvements and bug fixes[r 85]
Linux version:
- Chrome App Launcher[r 83]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-09-03 (Android)
2014-09-22 (iOS)[citation needed]
- DirectWrite support on Windows for improved font rendering
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Discarded «Archived History» file previously used to store browsing history for longer than 90 days.[3][4]
- Multiple stability and performance improvements[r 86]
- Removal of the showModalDialog API, breaking several enterprise web apps[r 87]
Android version:
- Signing into Chrome signs you into your favorite Google sites
- Updated look and feel with elements of Material Design
- Multiple performance improvements and bug fixes[r 88]
Windows version:
- 64-bit Windows support[r 89]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-10-07 (iOS)
2014-10-08 (Android)
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Support for logging into sites using FIDO U2F Security Key (a USB or smartcard security token) as a factor in 2-factor authentication[r 90]
- Under-the-hood changes for stability and performance[r 91]
Android version:
- Support for Battery Status and Screen orientation APIs
- Additional Material Design updates
- Bug fixes and performance improvements[r 92]
iOS version:
- Better support for iPhone 6 and 6+
- Download and open files in Google Drive
- Stability improvements and bug fixes
- Security fix[r 93]
2014-11-18
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2014-11-24 (iOS)[citation needed]
- Removes SSL/TLS protocol version fallback to SSLv3
- 64-bit support for Mac
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Under-the-hood changes for stability and performance[r 94]
Android version:
- Number of bug fixes and performance improvements[r 95]
- Experimental Reader Mode[r 96] can be enabled via chrome://flags[permanent dead link], is not available for tablets in this version
2015-01-21
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-01-21 (Android)
- Disabled SSLv3 support by default
- The minimum SSL/TLS version can now be set through about:flags
- Updated info dialog for Chrome app on Windows and Linux
- A new clock behind/ahead error message[r 97]
Android version:
- Updated page info and content settings UI
- Number of bug fixes and performance improvements[r 98]
iOS version:
- New look with Material Design bringing bold graphics, fluid motion, and tactile surfaces
- iOS 8 optimizations and support for bigger phones
- Support handoff from Chrome to your default browser on macOS
- Stability improvements and bug fixes[r 99]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-03-11 (Android)
2015-03-16 (iOS)
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Many under the hood changes for stability and performance[r 100]
- Aero interface is disabled in Windows Vista
Android version:
- The ability to pull to reload at the top of most pages
- A number of bug fixes and performance improvements[r 101]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-04-15 (Android)
2015-04-16 (iOS)
- Support for NPAPI plugins disabled by default
- A number of new apps, extension and Web Platform APIs (including the Push API)
- Many under the hood changes for stability and performance[r 102]
- Add Bookmark is now redesigned.
Android version:
- Getting the latest updates from sites with notifications
- Adding your favorite sites to your homescreen is now even easier
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements[r 103]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-05-27 (Android)
2015-06-01 (iOS)
- Numerous bug fixes and security fixes[r 104]
Android version:
- Faster Checkout – Quickly and securely complete checkout forms with data from Google Wallet
- Touch to Search – Learn more about words and phrases by touching them on your screen
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements[r 105]
- No longer supports Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)[r 106][r 107]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-07-22 (iOS)
2015-07-29 (Android)
- A number of new apps/extension APIs
- Change in the loading page circle on Chrome tabs
- Many under the hood changes for stability and performance[r 108]
Android version:
- Fixed a boatload of bugs and performance issues.[r 109]
iOS version:
- Swipe to navigate: swipe right or left to navigate backwards and forwards
- Support for accessing Physical Web content from the Today view
- Stability improvements and bug fixes[r 110]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-09-01 (Android)
2015-09-02 (iOS)
- Support for NPAPI plugins permanently disabled
- A number of fixes and improvements[r 111]
Android version:
- A number of fixes for a whole bunch of performance/stability/other issues.[r 112]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-10-14 (Android)
2015-10-22 (iOS)
- Change in taskbar logo design
- A number of fixes and improvements.[r 113]
Android version:
- Under the hood performance and stability tweaks.[r 114]
2015-12-01
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2015-12-02 (Android)
- Change in appearance on closing tabs with red x’s
- New PDF viewer design
- Security fixes[r 115]
Android version:
- «More than a barge load of performance and stability fixes».[r 116]
iOS version:
- Added support for more keyboard shortcuts. Bluetooth keyboards can open, close or change tabs or conduct a voice search.
- Support for 3D touch on iPhone 6s/+. Force touch the Chrome icon to quickly open a new tab, a new incognito* tab, or conduct a voice search.[5]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-01-27 (iOS)
2016-01-27 (Android)
- «Tab discarding» was enabled by default in chrome://flags[permanent dead link]
- Window change in right-clicking an embedded web link
- The key icon in «Save your password» turns black
- «Clear browsing history» has been improved
- A large number of fixes and improvements[r 117]
Android version:
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements.
iOS version:
- This version uses WKWebView, the latest rendering engine from Apple.
- The crash rate was reduced by 70% and JavaScript execution is now faster.
- Redesigned icons on the New Tab page: easier access to more of your frequently-visited sites.
- Spotlight integration: Drag down or right from the Home screen and search for your Chrome bookmarks.[citation needed]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-03-09 (iOS)
2016-03-09 (Android)
- Extension icons now appear near search tab.
- Changes in bookmark bar appearances.
- Change in Incognito mode window.
- Change in scrollbar movement.
- Changed Downloads page appearance/design.
- A large number of fixes and improvements[r 118]
- Removed Windows 8 Mode (Metro mode)
- Removed support 32-bit Linux, Ubuntu Precise (12.04), and Debian 7 (wheezy).
- Last version supported on Windows XP and Vista, as well as Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8.
Android version:
- «More than a barge full of performance and stability fixes.»[r 119]
iOS version:
- Bookmarks has a new look: Easily find your favorites!
- Bug and stability fixes.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-04-20 (iOS)
2016-04-26 (Android)
- Windows XP, Vista, Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8 compatibility broken.
- Auto-fill form letters are now highlighted in bold.
- A number of fixes and improvements.[r 120]
Android version:
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements.
iOS version:
- Bug and stability fixes.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-06-01 (iOS)
2016-06-01 (Android)
- A number of fixes and improvements.[r 121]
Android version:
- Brought tab switching back into Chrome (Android L+)[r 122]
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements.
iOS version:
- Bug and stability fixes.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-07-27 (iOS)
2016-07-27 (Android)
- It is impossible to disable DirectWrite.
- Bar on the bottom now shows darker text when hovering your mouse over the link.
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 123]
Android version:
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements[r 124]
iOS version:
- Accelerated Mobile Pages («AMP») – news and articles from many of your favorite publishers will now load instantly.
- Lightning bolt and «AMP» next to articles in the «Top Stories» section of search results indicate faster web page loading.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-09-07 (iOS)
2016-09-07 (Android)
- New browser’s inside look, including a new bookmark
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 125]
- ‘Simplify page’ option removed from ‘Save as PDF’.
- Shadow DOM v1[6]
Android version:
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements[r 126]
- Muted autoplay for video[r 127]
iOS version:
- Chrome’s History has a new look and it’s now easier to review, find, and delete your browsing history.
- Voice Search has been updated with a fresh look. Voice Search can now answer contextual questions such as «How tall is the Eiffel Tower?» followed by «When was it built?»
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-10-19 (iOS)
2016-10-19 (Android)
- «Other bookmarks» tab has changed appearance
- The message «Right-click to play Adobe Flash Player» now appears while pages with Adobe Flash Player are loading.
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 128]
Android version:
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements
- View article suggestions for you on the new tab page
- Play media in the background for sites that support it
- Update saved passwords when you change or reset your password[r 129]
iOS version:
- No internet connection? Smile and tap the dinosaur
- Fixed bookmark icons not displaying correctly
- Fixed phone number detection issues in web pages
- Stability improvements and bug fixes
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2016-12-05 (iOS)
2016-12-06 (Android)
- The History page has changed and is no longer in «Settings»
- Flash Player is now off by default for most sites
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 130]
- It is not possible to disable top level Material Design[r 131]
iOS version:
- You can swipe down or right from the iOS Home screen to search. Searching for «voice» or «incognito» enables you to start Chrome in Voice Search mode or in a new Incognito Tab, respectively. The appearance of items in Spotlight Search will only work for devices that support Spotlight Actions.
- The folder named «All Bookmarks» has been removed from the Bookmarks view. You can access all your other devices’ Bookmarks by clicking on the other folders.
Android version:
- Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements
- Easily download music, videos, and even full web pages for viewing offline
- View and share your downloads within Chrome
- See misspelled words highlighted in text fields
- Improvements to contextual search UI[r 132]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-02-01 (iOS)
2017-02-01 (Android)
- HTML5 enabled by default
- Adobe Flash Player is automatically blocked for most sites that require the plugin
- Labeling of unsecured HTTP sites
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 133]
iOS version:
- Scan a QR code or barcode by using 3D Touch on the app logo or searching for «QR» in Spotlight.
- We’ve redesigned the tab switcher layout on iPad to make it easier to access your open sites.
Android version:
- Easily download music, videos, and even full web pages for viewing offline
- View and share your downloads within Chrome
- See misspelled words highlighted in text fields
- Improvements to contextual search UI
- Bug fixes and significant memory savings[r 134]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-03-14 (iOS)
2017-03-16 (Android)
- CSS grid layout
- Improved «Add to Home» screen
- Media Session API
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 135]
- WebAssembly[r 136]
- Background tab policy changes[7]
- Removed the chrome://plugins page.
iOS version:
- Chrome can add pages to your Reading List.
- Find in Page now works correctly in iOS 10.3.
Android version:
- Quickly use emails, addresses, and phone numbers in web pages by tapping on them
- Easily access downloaded files and web pages from the new tab page
- Long press article suggestions on the new tab page to download them
- Bug fixes and performance improvements[r 137]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-04-20 (Android)
2017-04-25 (iOS)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 138]
- IndexedDB 2.0
- Workers and SharedWorkers in data-URLs.
Android version:
- Useful actions like “Find in page” available in apps that open web pages using Chrome
- More frequently updated article suggestions on the New Tab page
- Use recently visited search engines as your default search engine
- See Physical Web suggestions, based on your surroundings, in the address bar
- Bug fixes and performance improvements[r 139]
iOS version:
- Stability improvements and bug fixes.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-06-06 (iOS)
2017-06-06 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 140]
- Revamped Settings and «About Google Chrome» page with Material Design
- Headless mode in Linux and macOS.[r 141]
iOS version:
- Fixed a user-reported issue that resulted in hangs and significant slowdowns when switching tabs.
- Fixed a crash involving dialogs presented while switching tabs.
- Stability improvements and bug fixes.
Android version:
- View and manage in-progress downloads on the Downloads page
- View and clear your browsing data more easily on the redesigned History page
- Long-press a link to open it in a new Chrome tab (from Chrome Custom Tabs)
- Bug fixes and performance improvements[r 142]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-07-25 (iOS)
2017-07-31 (Android)
- MacBook Pro Touch Bar support.
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 143]
iOS version:
- «Request Mobile Site» button can switch from a website’s desktop version back to its mobile version
Android version:
- Load pages faster and use less memory with an updated JavaScript engine
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
- Clear browsing data more easily[r 144]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-09-05 (iOS)
2017-09-05 (Android)
- Native support for JavaScript modules
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 145]
iOS version:
- Added a new button for scanning QR codes above the virtual keyboard
Android version:
- Addition of Web Share API
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
- Translate pages with a more compact and intuitive toolbar
- Pick images to post online with an improved image picker[r 146]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2017-10-18 (iOS)
2017-10-19 (Android)
- The «Save Your Password» icon gets a new appearance
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 147]
- Support for OpenType variable fonts
- Network Information API updated to report users actual Internet speed, not just connection type, to websites
- HTTP sites that request user data will now be flagged as «non-secure» (red) in the Chrome Omnibox[r 148]
iOS version:
- Two new Today widgets are added by tapping the Edit button at the bottom of the iOS Search screen
- Ability to drag a URL from another app and drop it into Chrome’s omnibox or the tab strip, or from Chrome’s content area to another app on iOS 11 iPads
- The Payment Request API has been introduced
Android version:
- Download files faster with accelerated downloads
- View and copy passwords saved with Chrome if device lock is enabled
- Quickly see your data savings in the Chrome menu when Data Saver is on[r 149]
2017-12-05 (Android)
2017-12-06
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
- Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 150]
- Browser allows you to import JavaScript modules dynamically
- With async generator functions and the async iteration protocol, consumption or implementation of streaming data sources becomes streamlined
- You can override the browser’s default overflow scroll behavior with the CSS overscroll-behavior property[r 151]
iOS version:
- Swipe up on the New Tab Page to explore suggested content from the web
- The ability to reorder bookmarks is back!
Android version:
- Chrome for Android will make permission requests modal dialogs
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 152]
2018-01-24 (iOS)
2018-01-24
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 153]
- Audio playback rates of below 0.5 and above 4.0 supported due to new, high-quality algorithm for stretching audio: «WSOLA» (Waveform-Similarity-Overlap-Add)[8]
- Android: «share» menu picks pages’ canonical URL instead of full URL from address bar.[9]
- Support for ResizeObservers, will notify you when an element’s content rectangle has changed its size.
- Modules can now access to host specific metadata with import.meta.
- The pop-up blocker gets stronger.
- window.alert() no longer changes tab focus.
- Chrome now supports named captures in regular expressions.
- The default preload value for <audio> and <video> elements is now metadata.
- You can now use Request.prototype.cache to view the cache mode of a Request and determine whether a request is a reload request.
- Using the Focus Management API, you can now focus an element without scrolling to it with the preventScroll attribute.[r 154]
- Extensions page generates packages in CRX3 format now.[r 155]
Android version:
- Prevents sites with abusive ad experiences from opening new windows or tabs without your permission.
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 156]
iOS version:
- You can now disable Article Suggestions without also disabling omnibox suggestions by going to Chrome Settings
- If you previously turned off «Search and Site Suggestions» to disable Article Suggestions and would like to turn back on your Search Suggestions in the omnibox, you can do that from Chrome Settings > Privacy
- Support for iPhone X
- Now requires iOS 10 or later
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-03-06 (iOS)
2018-03-06 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 157]
- New extension UI
- The CSS Paint API allows you to programmatically generate an image
- The Server Timing API allows web servers to provide performance timing information via HTTP headers
- The new CSS display: contents property can make boxes disappear
- Fixed a bug that affected some timestamps
- The syntax for specifying HSL and HSLA, and RGB and RGBA coordinates for the color property now match the CSS Color 4 spec
- There’s a new feature policy that allows you to control synchronous XHRs through an HTTP header or the iframe allow attribute[r 158]
- Last version available for OS X 10.9.
Android version:
- Set language preferences for web content in Settings > Languages
- Turn on the prompt for simplified view for all supported articles in Settings > Accessibility settings
- Share and delete downloads more easily on the Downloads page[r 159]
- Disable screen capture on incognito mode [10]
iOS version:
- Fixed a bug that affected some streaming audio players
- Stability and performance improvements
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-04-17 (iOS)
2018-04-17 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 160]
- CSS manipulation becomes easier with the new CSS Typed Model Object
- Access to the clipboard is now asynchronous
- There’s a new rendering context for canvas elements
- TextArea and Select now support the autocomplete attribute
- Setting autocapitalize on a form element will apply to any child form fields, improving compatibility with Safari’s implementation of autocapitalize
- trimStart() and trimEnd() are now available as the standards-based way of trimming whitespace from strings[r 161]
Android version:
- Find your saved passwords more easily – just tap the new Search icon in Settings > Passwords[r 162]
iOS version:
- Export passwords saved in Chrome and use them in another app
- Stability and performance improvements
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-05-29 (iOS)
2018-05-31 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 163]
- Progressive Web Apps are coming to the desktop
- The generic sensor API makes it way easier to get access to device sensors like the accelerometer, gyroscope and more
- BigInt’s make dealing with big integers way easier.
- Credential Management API provides a framework for creating, retrieving and storing credentials
- The Web Authentication API adds a third credential type, PublicKeyCredential, which allows browsers to authenticate a user with a private/public key pair generated by an authenticator[r 164]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 165]
iOS version:
- Improved handling of boarding passes, movie tickets, etc. in Wallet
- Updated app selection UI when you tap on an email link
- Improved support for external keyboards
- Improved issue reporting: now you can draw on screenshots you are sending with feedback reports to obscure private data
- A fix has been provided for autofill issue (June 13)
2018-07-24
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-07-24 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»
- HTTP sites marked as «not secure».[r 166]
- The Page Lifecycle API tells you when your tab has been suspended or restored.
- The Payment Handler API makes it possible for web-based payment apps to support the Payment Request experience.
- Content embedded in an iframe requires a user gesture to navigate the top-level browsing context to a different origin.
- Since Chrome 1, the CSS cursor values for grab and grabbing have been prefixed; standard, un-prefixed values now supported.[r 167]
Android version:
- Fix for an Autofill issue.[r 168]
- The Add to Home Screen behavior on Android is changing to give you more control.
iOS version:
- Improved downloading from websites. Downloading now works while the app is in the background. You can also continue browsing in the same tab while your file downloads.
- Improvements to Forms Autofill.
- Improved handling of links to the App Store.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-09-04 (iOS)
2018-09-04 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 169]
- New browser interface
- CSS Scroll Snap allows you to create smooth, slick, scroll experiences.
- Display Cutouts lets you use the full area of the screen, including any space behind the display cutout, sometimes called a notch.
- The Web Locks API allows you to asynchronously acquire a lock, hold it while work is performed, then release it.
- You can now create color transitions around the circumference of a circle, using conic gradients.
- New toggleAttribute() method on elements toggles the existence of an attribute, similar to classList.toggle().
- JavaScript arrays are getting two new methods: flat() and flatMap().
- OffscreenCanvas moves work off the main thread in a worker, helping to eliminate performance bottlenecks.[r 170]
Android version:
- Secure and easy mobile payments via 3rd party payment apps
- Password generation now works on more sites[r 171]
iOS version:
- New bottom toolbar: easier to reach frequently used functions, like Back, Search, tabs, and the menu
- New tab grid: see bigger previews of your tabs, including tabs open on other devices
- Features like Bookmarks and Reading Lists are now easily accessible on the New Tab Page
- Press firmly on the app icon to see shortcuts (3D Touch)
- Credit cards you enter on your device are now securely synced to Google Pay for use on other devices (if enabled)
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-10-16 (iOS)
2018-10-17 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 172]
- Desktop Progressive Web Apps on Windows
- The credential management API adds support for Public Key Credentials
- Named workers
- Web Bluetooth is now available in Windows 10
- Chrome can send intervention and deprecation messages to your servers using the Report-To HTTP Response header field or surface them in the ReportingObserver interface
- Support for AV1 video decoder (“Main” profile 0)[r 173]
- A number of important deprecations[r 174]
Android version
- «Stability and performance improvements»[r 175]
- Cleaner, more modern design
iOS version:
- Bug fixes and design polish for the redesign
- Updates to how Chrome launches other apps to improve reliability and security
- Fixes to authentication issues caused by using out-of-date cookies
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2018-12-04 (iOS)
2018-12-04 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 176]
- Displaying relative times is now part of the Intl API
- Specifying which side of the text the underline should appear on for text that flows vertically
- Requiring user activation before using the speech synthesis API
- The default credentials mode for module script requests has changed from omit to same-origin
- Shadow DOM v1 spec; calculation for specificity for the :host() and :host-context() pseudo classes as well as for the arguments for ::slotted()[r 177]
- Removed SpeechSynthesis.speak() without user activation
- Removed prefixed versions of APIs
- Removed URL.createObjectURL from MediaStream
- Removed document.origin
- Deprecations and removals of APIs[r 178]
Android version:
- The Element.requestFullscreen() method can now be customized
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 179]
iOS version:
- You can now long-press on an image and save to clipboard and paste in other apps
- Autofill now works better on sites with iframes (embedded pages)
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-01-29 (iOS)
2019-01-29 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 180]
- Creating public class fields in JavaScript is now much cleaner
- New User Activation API
- Localizing lists becomes way easier with the Intl.format() API
- Chrome 72 changes the behavior of Cache.addAll() to better match the spec
- Requests for favicons are now handled by the service worker, as long as the request URL is on the same origin as the service worker[r 181]
- Pages may no longer use window.open() to open a new page during unload
- Removal of HTTP-Based Public Key Pinning
- Removal of rendering FTP resources
- Deprecation of TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1
- Deprecation of PaymentAddress.languageCode[r 182]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 183]
- No longer supports Android 4.1-4.3 (Jelly Bean)[11]
iOS version:
- Support for more search engines
- Fixed crashes on some page translations and added translations on previously untranslated websites
- A Siri Shortcut to start a new search is available
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-03-12 (iOS)
2019-03-12 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 184]
- Creating portable content is easier with signed HTTP exchanges
- Dynamically changing styles becomes way easier with constructable style sheets
- Support for Progressive Web Apps arrives on macOS, bringing support for PWAs to all desktop and mobile platforms
- matchAll() is a new regular expression matching method on the string prototype, and returns an array containing the complete matches
- The <link> element now supports imagesrcset and imagesizes properties to correspond to srcset and sizes attributes of HTMLImageElement
- Blink’s shadow blur radius implementation now matches Firefox and Safari
- Dark mode is now supported on Mac, and Windows support is on the way[r 185]
- Removal of EXPLAIN and REINDEX support in WebSQL
- Removal of isomorphic decoding of URL fragment identifier
- Deprecation of ‘drive-by downloads’ in sandboxed iframes[r 186]
- Stoppage of support for external web extensions in CRX2 format, making CRX3 format required[r 187]
Android version:
- Offline Content on the Dino Page: easily browse suggested articles while offline
- Lite pages: get optimized pages that save data and load faster[r 188]
iOS version:
- Tap on the icons above the keyboard and easily access your saved passwords, addresses and credit card information
- Updated default search engines list
- View JavaScript console messages
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-04-24 (Android)
2019-04-29 (iOS)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 189]
- Creating private class fields in JavaScript is now much cleaner
- You can detect when the user has requested a reduced motion experience
- CSS transition events
- Adds new feature policy APIs to check if features are enabled or not[r 190]
- Removal of PaymentAddress’s languageCode property
- No popups during page unload
- Deprecation of drive-by downloads in sandboxed iframes[r 191]
Android version:
- Translate any web page instantly by selecting Translate from the menu[r 192]
iOS version:
- You can now paste pictures from your clipboard into the omnibox to search
- A fix has been included for translation not being offered on some English pages.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-06-04 (iOS)
2019-06-04 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 193]
- A new way to reduce latency on canvas elements
- Web apps can now share files to other installed apps using the system level share sheet
- Numeric literals now allow underscores as separators to make them more readable[r 194]
- Removal of overflow: -webkit-paged-x and overflow: -webkit-paged-y[r 195]
Android version:
- Generate strong and unique passwords with Chrome’s built-in password manager
- Quickly look up your passwords by tapping any password field and using the new keyboard option[r 196]
iOS version:
- Links that are clicked in Incognito mode will no longer open native applications
- Custom search engine settings now show the search engine’s icon
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-07-30 (iOS)
2019-07-30 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 197]
- Support for prefers-color-scheme media query, bringing dark mode to websites
- An install button in the omnibox to make installation of Progressive Web Apps on desktop easier
- Addition of Promise.allSettled()
- Reading blobs is easier
- Image support in the async clipboard API[r 198]
- Removal of feature policy: lazyload
- Removal of outputs from MediaStreamAudioDestinationNode
- Removal of insecure usage of DeviceMotionEvent
- Removal of insecure usage of DeviceOrientationEvent[r 199]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 200]
- Preventing the mini-infobar from appearing on Progressive Web Apps on mobile
- More frequent updates of WebAPKs
iOS version:
- Find In Page now works on iFrames, including AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages)
- A suggestion for a strong and unique password on a keyboard when signing up to a new site
- Control of all Sync and Google services settings in one place
- Some users will see a new design for the way Chrome offers to save passwords
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-09-10 (iOS)
2019-09-10 (Android)
- A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 201]
- Forms get some new capabilities
- The formdata event
- Form-associated custom elements
- Native lazy loading
- Chrome DevSummit 2019 is happening November 11–12, 2019
- Introduction of Content Picker API
- New measurement units in the intl.NumberFormat API[r 202]
- Removal of card issuer networks as payment method names
- Deprecation of Web MIDI use on insecure origins
- Deprecation of WebVR 1.1 API[r 203]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 204]
- A better way to track the performance of your site with Largest Contentful Paint
iOS version:
- A new language settings page
- You can clear your browsing data from a specific range of time
- Omnibox suggestions are easier to read with added thumbnails and icons
- Easily close tabs that are maliciously showing JavaScript dialogues
2019-10-22 (Android)
2019-10-22
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 205]
- CSS Properties and Values API
- Fresher service workers
- New origin trials
- Native File System
- SMS Receiver[r 206]
- Removal of XSS Auditor[r 207]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 208]
- Dark theme for Chrome menus, settings, and surfaces
iOS version:
- The ability to switch Chrome to dark mode if your device has been upgraded to iOS 13
- Bookmarks, History, Recent Tabs, and Reading List are now presented as cards on iOS 13
- The ability to add a new credit card directly in Chrome from the settings page
- A fix for a navigation-related crash
2019-12-10
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2019-12-10 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 209]
- The ability to create immersive experiences with the WebXR Device API
- The Wake Lock API is available as an origin trial
- The rendersubtree attribute is available as an origin trial
- Videos from the Chrome DevSummit are now online[r 210]
- Changes -webkit-appearance keywords to work only with specific element types[r 211]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»
- Password safety
- Support for virtual reality
- The ability to reorder bookmarks[r 212]
- Installed Progressive Web Apps on Android now support maskable icons
iOS version:
- Chrome will check if username and password are leaked if signed in to Chrome and then in to a website
- Starting a search in the address bar will initiate top suggestions even if network connection is slow
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2020-02-04 (Android)
2020-02-05 (iOS)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 213]
- Modules in workers
- Optional chaining in JavaScript
- New origin trials
- Origin trial graduations
- Using #:~:text=something will have Chrome scroll to and highlight the first instance of that text fragment
- Setting display: minimal-ui on a Desktop PWA adds a back and reload button to the title bar of the installed PWA
- Support for using SVG images as favicons[r 214]
- Disallowed Synchronous XMLHTTPRequest() in Page Dismissal
- Deprecation of FTP support
- Removal of allowing popups during page reload
- Non-origin-clean ImageBitmap serialization and transferring removed
- Protocol handling now requires a secure context
- Web Components v0 removed
- Removal of -webkit-appearance:button for arbitrary elements[r 215]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»
- Quieter notifications
- SameSite cookies are enabled by default
- Insecure audio and video on secure pages are automatically upgraded to secure connections[r 216]
iOS version:
- Starting a search in the address bar brings up top suggestions served locally even in Incognito Mode
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2020-04-07 (Android)
2020-04-07 (iOS)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 217]
- Updated Chrome release schedule
- WebXR hit testing
- App icon badging
- New origin trial of Web NFC and other origin trials
- The media session API now supports tracking position state
- INTL API now provides a DisplayNames method[r 218]
- Deprecation and removal of «basic-card» support Payment Handler
- Removal of supportedType field from BasicCardRequest
- Removal of <discard> element
- TLS 1.3 downgrade hardening bypass (Removal of TLS 1.0 and 1.1 is delayed to Chrome 84 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.)[r 219]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»
- 27 languages were added, including Burmese, Armenian, Urdu, Central Khmer, and Punjabi
- Notification of whether a password is typed and saved on an unsafe site[r 220]
iOS version:
- Updated Terms of Service
- Finding downloads in the downloads folder in Chrome’s menu or in the device’s Files app
- Search suggestions will also include suggestions from the middle of words
- Fixes for crashes related to bookmarks and security
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2020-05-19 (Android)
2020-05-21 (iOS)
- Version 82 was skipped due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 221]
- Trusted types help prevent cross site scripting vulnerabilities
- Form elements get an important make-over
- A new way to detect memory leaks
- The native file system API starts a new origin trial with added functionality
- New cross-origin policies
- The Web Vitals program provides unified guidance for quality signals that are essential to delivering a great user experience on the web
- Chrome now supports the Barcode Detection API, which provides the ability to detect and decode barcodes
- The new CSS @supports function provides feature detection for CSS selectors
- New ARIA annotations support screen reader accessibility for comments, suggestions, and text highlights with semantic meanings (similar to <mark>)
- The prefers-color-scheme media query lets authors support their own dark theme so they have full control over experiences they build
- JavaScript now supports modules in shared workers[r 222]
- Disallowing of downloads in Sandboxed iframes[r 223]
Android version:
- No longer supports Android 4.4 (KitKat)[r 224]
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 225]
iOS version:
- Allows users to see their last 5 search queries by tapping the address bar in a new tab when signed in with a Google account
- Prompts and messages from Chrome have a refreshed look
- iPhone users can change webpage text to a comfortable size by opening Chrome’s menu and tapping «Zoom Text…» or by going to their Accessibility settings
- Updated Terms of Service.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2020-07-14 (iOS)
2020-07-14 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 226]
- App Icon Shortcuts
- The Web Animations API adds support for a slew of previously unsupported features
- Wake lock can prevent the screen from dimming or locking
- The Content Indexing API helps surface content that is available offline
- New origin trials for idle detection and Web Assembly SIMD
- Same Site Cookie policy changes are starting to roll out again
- Sites with abusive permission requests, or abusive notifications, will automatically be enrolled in our quieter notifications UI
- New origin trial for QuicTransport[r 227]
- @import rules in CSSStyleSheet.replace() removed
- Removal of TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1[r 228]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 229]
iOS version:
- New Safe Browsing features
- Better mouse and trackpad support
- You can now share a web page by creating and sharing a QR code
- You can find your downloads in the downloads folder in Chrome’s menu, or in your device’s Files app
- Addition of nicknames to your payment cards saved in Chrome[r 230]
- Lightbox (JavaScript) (window inside window) no longer functions properly in Chromium based browsers.[12]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2020-08-25 (iOS)
2020-08-25 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 231]
- AppCache Removal Begins
- Rejection of insecure SameSite=None cookies
- -webkit-box quirks from -webkit-line-clamp[r 232]
iOS version:
- Ability to use passwords saved to Chrome in other apps on the device
- Site information has a new look
- Users can drag links between the apps when another app is open next to Chrome in split view[r 233]
- Fixes for clipboard crash and stability improvements
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 234]
2020-10-06 (Android)
2020-10-06
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 235]
- The File System Access API is now available
- New origin trials for Web HID and the Multi-screen Window Placement API
- The new CSS selector, :focus-visible, lets the user opt-in to the same heuristic the browser uses when it’s deciding whether to display the default focus indicator
- The user can customize the color, size, or type of number or bullet for lists with the CSS ::marker Pseudo-Element[r 236]
- Removal of WebComponents v0
- Deprecation of FTP support[r 237]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 238]
iOS version:
- Ability to make Chrome the default browser
- Ability to check if saved passwords have been compromised and, if so, how to fix them
- More sharing, opening, and other options when user taps and holds Bookmarks, history, recent tabs, and read later
- Improvements to the personalized stories on New tab page
- Chrome will offer some additional protection by checking known phishing websites with Google in real time if «Make searches and browsing better» is turned on.
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2020-11-17 (Android)
2020-11-18 (iOS)
- Automatic live captions for English video and audio.[13][14]
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 239]
- Users can now control pan, tilt, and zoom on webcams that support it
- Range requests and service workers don’t require as many workarounds
- The font access API starts its origin trial
- Flash Player end of support notifications now displaying at every launch unless Flash is disabled.
- Transferable Streams – ReadableStream, WritableStream, and TransformStream objects can now be passed as arguments to postMessage()
- Implemented most granular flow-relative features of the CSS Logical Properties and Values spec, including shorthands and offsets to make these logical properties and values a bit easier to write
- New @font-face descriptors have been added to ascent-override, descent-override, and line-gap-override to override metrics of the font
- Several new text-decoration and underline properties
- A number of changes related to cross-origin isolation[r 240]
- Removal of comma separator in iframe allow attribute
- Removal of -webkit-font-size-delta
- Deprecation of FTP support[r 241]
- Altered macOS icon to match the design style of MacOS Big Sur
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 242]
iOS version
- Users can now have multiple windows of Chrome at the same time on their iPad
- New feature in Settings: Safety Check
- Auto-fill is now more secure[r 243]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-01-19 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 244]
- Removed Adobe Flash Player support
- Users can now upload extensions using manifest v3 to the Chrome Web Store
- CSS aspect-ratio property
- Heavy throttling of chained JavaScript timers
- Play billing in Trusted Web Activity
- To conform to a change in the HTML standard, anchor tags with target=»_blank» will now imply rel=»no-opener» by default
- Pointer Lock API allows users to disable mouse acceleration
- addEventListener now takes an Abort Signal as an option[r 245]
- No popups during page unload (enterprises)
- Web Components v0 removed
- Dropped support for OS X Yosemite
- FTP support disabled[r 246]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 247]
iOS version:
- Chrome 88 has been skipped over due to many Google products not updating in iOS since November 2020.[r 248][r 249]
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-03-02 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 250]
- WebHID, WebNFC, and Web Serial are now available
- Closed a loophole a few developers used to skirt the PWA installability checks
- The arrival of Web Share and Web Share Target
- Chrome now allows top level await within JavaScript modules
- Updated icon shown in the omnibox for installable PWAs
- Allowed users to sign up for the Digital Goods API origin trial if they have used a Trusted Web Activity to make their PWA available in the Play Store for ChromeOS[r 251]
- Removal of legacy prefixed events (webkitprerenderstart, webkitprerenderstop, webkitprerenderload, and webkitprerenderdomcontentloaded) dispatched on <link rel=prerender>
- Stopped cloning sessionStorage for windows opened with noopener number[r 252]
- Dropped support for older x86 processors that don’t support SSE3[r 253]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 254]
iOS version:
- Chrome 89 has been skipped over due to many Google products not updating in iOS since November 2020.[r 248][r 249]
2021-04-14
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-05-10 (iOS)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 255]
- A new value for the CSS overflow property
- The Feature Policy API has been renamed to Permissions Policy
- A new way to implement and use Shadow DOM directly in HTML
- Chrome’s address bar will use https:// by default
- AV1 encoder in desktop that is specifically optimized for video conferencing with WebRTC integration[r 256]
- Removal of Content Security Policy directive ‘plugin-types’
- Removal of WebRTC RTP data channels
- Return of empty for navigator.plugins and navigator.mimeTypes[r 257]
Android version
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 258]
iOS version
- Search and Dino widgets available on iOS 14
- Users can edit saved usernames and passwords in Chrome Settings
- Stability and performance improvements.[r 259]
2021-05-25
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-06-03 (iOS)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 260]
- Web apps that interact with files can now suggest file names and directories when using the File System Access API
- The user can read files from the clipboard
- If the website has more than one domain, and they share the same account management backend, the user can tell Chrome they’re the same, allowing the password manager to suggest the right credentials
- Web Transport-previously called Quic Transport has undergone a number of changes and is starting a new origin trial
- Web Assembly SIMD has finished its origin trial and is available to all users
- The <link> element’s media attribute will be honored for link rel=»icon», meaning the user can define different icons based on media queries[r 261]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 262]
- The refreshed form elements have finally landed on Android, improving the user experience
iOS version:
- Stability and performance improvements.[r 263]
2021-07-20
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-07-20 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 265]
- Removal of payment handlers for standardized payment method identifiers[r 266]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 267]
iOS version:
- Users can take a screenshot of the whole webpage, then look for the «Full Page» option at the top of the screenshot editor
- Users can add more security to their Incognito tabs with Touch ID, Face ID, or a Passcode
- New Discover design on the New Tab Page makes exploring interests easier
- The ability to ask for confirmation if users want to close all tabs from the Tab Switcher
- Users can share, bookmark, and add individual tabs to their reading list from the Tab Switcher
- Stability and performance improvements.[r 268]
- Final version for iOS 12
2021-08-31
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-08-31 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 269]
- Users can now load CSS style sheets with import statements, just like JavaScript modules
- Installed PWAs can register as URL handlers, making it possible for users to jump straight into their PWA
- The Multi-Screen Window Placement API has been updated based on feedback and starts a second origin trial
- Shortened release cycle
- Flexbox and flexbox items have added support for the alignment keywords: start, end, self-start, self-end, left, and right
- The async clipboard API now supports SVG files
- The media attribute will be honored when setting meta theme-color[r 270]
- Blocked ports 989 and 990
- Removal of 3DES in TLS
- Deprecation of WebAssembly cross-origin module sharing[r 271]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 272]
iOS version:
- Updated context menu when users tap and hold a link or image in a web site
- Users already signed in to a Google Account can now sign in more easily to Chrome and other Google services on the web
- Signed-in users can now both use and save payment methods from their Google Account, without sync
- Stability and performance improvements[r 273]
- Final version for iOS 13
2021-09-21
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-09-21 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 274]
- The default color space for <canvas> elements is now formally defined in the spec as SRGB, and users can change it to Display P3
- WebCodecs is a new, low level way to access built in audio and video codecs, important for streaming games, video editors, and such
- WebGPU starts its origin trial
- The prioritized scheduler.postTask() method allows users to schedule tasks, and dynamically change their priorities, or cancel them all together
- The scrollbar-gutter property provides control over the presence of scrollbar gutters, allowing users to prevent layout changes as content expands
- Virtual keyboard API gives users more control over how and when the virtual, on-screen keyboard is shown[r 275]
- Deprecation and removal of WebSQL in third-party contexts
- Restriction of private network requests for subresources to secure contexts[r 276]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 277]
iOS version:
- Users can now act on multiple tabs at once
- Stability and performance improvements[r 278]
- Now requires iOS 14
2021-10-19
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-10-19 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 279]
- Routing gets easier with URLPattern baked into the browser
- The Eye Dropper API provides a built in tool for selecting colors
- There’s a new origin trial that allows users to opt into receiving the reduced UA string now
- The PWA Summit videos are all online
- For users following the Storage Foundation API work, there’s a new origin trial for Access Handles
- WebAssembly now provides exception handling support, which allows code to break control flow when an exception is thrown[r 280]
- Removal of FTP support
- Support for URLs with non-IPv4 hostnames ending in numbers
- Deprecation of WebAssembly cross-origin module sharing
- Deprecation of U2F API (Cryptotoken)[r 281]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 282]
iOS version:
- Users can now download .mobileconfig files
- Stability and performance improvements[r 283]
2021-11-15
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2021-11-15 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 284]
- Manifest id for PWAs
- URL protocol handlers for PWAs
- Priority hints (origin trial)
- Emulation of Chrome 100 in the UA string
- The Back, forward cache – or bfcache – is now available in stable, and brings Chrome in line with both Firefox and Safari[r 285]
- Deprecation of «basic-card» method of PaymentRequest API[r 286]
Android version:
- No longer supports Android 5 (Lollipop)[r 287]
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 288]
iOS version:
- Stability and performance improvements[r 289]
2022-01-04
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-01-04 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 290]
- WebTransport is a new option for sending real time messages between the client and server
- Users can use feature detection to see what types of scripts a browser supports
- Searching arrays from the end becomes a little easier
- New lines in form entries are now normalized in the same way as Gecko and WebKit, improving interoperability between browsers
- Client hint names are standardized by prefixing them with sec-ch
- Closed <details> elements are now searchable and can be linked to[r 291]
- Removal of SDES key exchange for WebRTC
- Removal of WebSQL in third-party contexts
- Removal of SDP Plan B[r 292]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 293]
iOS version:
- Stability and performance improvements[r 294]
2022-02-01
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-02-01 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 295]
- COLRv1 font support
- CORS preflight requests are now sent ahead of private network requests for subresources, asking for explicit permission from the target server
- New origin trial for Region Capture, an API for cropping a self-capture video track[r 296]
- Removal of SDES key exchange for WebRTC[r 297]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 298]
- Opting out of auto-dark themes on Android
iOS version:
- Users can now add or edit site passwords anytime in Chrome Settings > Passwords
- Stability and performance improvements[r 299]
2022-03-01
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-03-01 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 300]
- CSS cascade layers gives users more control over their CSS, and helps to prevent style-specificity conflicts
- showPicker() for input elements
- The Canvas2D API has been updated, adding new functionality
- New origin trial to allow PWAs to provide alternate colors in the web app manifest for dark mode
- Handwriting recognition API[r 301]
- Removal of Battery Status API on insecure origins
- Removal of font-family -webkit-standard
- Removal of GamepadList
- Updated WebCodecs to match the specification[r 302]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 303]
iOS version:
- Users can easily see their most visited sites, bookmarks, Discover content and more when they open a new tab
- Users can track price drops on products
- Stability and performance improvements[r 304]
2022-03-29
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-03-29 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 305]
- New Chrome logo
- Reduced User-Agent string
- Multi-screen window placement API
- New forget() method for HID Devices that allow users to revoke a permission to an HID Device that was granted by others
- makeReadOnly() method allows users to make NFC tags permanently read-only.[r 306]
- Last version for unreduced user-agent string[r 307]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 308]
iOS version:
- Stability and performance improvements[r 309]
2022-04-26
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-04-26 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 310]
- hwb() color notation gives users a new way to specify color according to hue, whiteness, and blackness
- Priority Hints give users a way to hint to the browser in which order resources should be downloaded
- A new method of forget() for USBDevice objects, which enables the forgetting of a device that previously had permission granted
- For Web USB, a fix to support [SameObject] for related attributes within USBDevice
- Dedicated workers loaded from a secure (HTTPS) origin, yet instantiated by insecure (non-HTTPS) contexts, are no longer considered secure
- The popup argument for window.open() now evaluates to true, following a recent change to the spec for parsing this argument[r 311]
- Reducing user agent string information
- Removal of WebSQL in third-party contexts[r 312]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 313]
iOS version:
- In the Discover feed, users can now see a live preview of a story by long pressing on it
- Stability and performance improvements[r 314]
2022-05-24
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-05-24 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 315]
- Installed PWAs can register as file handlers, making it easy for users to open files directly from disk
- The inert attribute allows users to mark parts of the DOM as inert
- The Navigation API makes it easier for single page apps to handle navigation and updates to the URL
- The new Sanitizer API aims to build a robust processor for arbitrary strings to be safely inserted into a page
- The hidden=until-found attribute makes it possible for the browser to search text in hidden regions, and reveal that section if a match is found[r 316]
- Deprecation of PaymentRequest.show() without User Activation
- Removal of SDP Plan B[r 317]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 318]
iOS version:
- Users can now download vCard files to create a new Contact or update an existing one.
- Users can search the open and recently closed tabs across their synced devices by opening the Tab Grind and tapping the Search icon at the top left
- Stability and performance improvements[r 319]
2022-06-21
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-06-21 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 320]
- There’s a new HTTP 103 status code that helps the browser decide what content to preload before the page has even started to arrive
- The Local Font Access API gives web applications the ability to enumerate and use fonts installed on the user’s computer
- AbortSignal.timeout() is an easier way to implement timeouts on asynchronous APIs
- The avif image file format is now sharable by Web Share
- Chromium now matches Firefox by firing popstate immediately after URL changes
- Element.isVisible() tells users whether an element is visible or not[r 321]
- Blocked external protocol in sandboxed iframes
- Removal of Battery Status API on insecure origins
- Removeelement[r 322]
- Last version supported for OS X El Capitan and macOS Sierra.
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 323]
iOS version:
- Users can manage camera and microphone permissions for specific sites using the camera and microphone icons in the address bar
- Users can now download and add iCalendar (iCal) files to their Calendar
- Removal of duplicate New Tab Page tabs in the background
- Stability and performance improvements[r 324]
2022-08-02
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-08-02 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 325]
- Users can now specify a crop area using region capture when using getDisplayMedia() to capture the current tab.
- Media query syntax can be written using mathematical comparison operators
- Shared Element Transitions starts an origin trial
- When cookies are set with an explicit Expires or Max-Age attribute, the value will now be capped to no more than 400 days
- There are enhancements to the multi-screen window placement API
- The overflow-clip-margin CSS property specifies how far an element’s content is allowed to paint before being clipped[r 326]
- Blocked third-party contexts navigating to filesystem URLs
- Removal of non-standard client hint mode
- Removal of U2F API (cryptotoken)[r 327]
- Requires macOS High Sierra or later.
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 328]
iOS version:
- The Chrome menu has a new layout
- Users can now manually add site passwords anytime in Chrome Settings > Passwords
- Users can share a direct link to a highlighted part of the page by long pressing on it then selecting Create Link
- Users can drag down on the Address Bar to see their open tabs at a glance on their iPod
- Stability and performance improvements[r 329]
2022-08-30
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-08-30 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 330]
- Container queries and the :has() CSS property
- CSS :has() pseudo-class
- Sanitizer API
- Deprecating WebSQL for non-secure contexts
- Users can now update the name of an installed PWA on both desktop and mobile by updating the web app manifest
- The multi-screen window placement API gets accurate screen name labels
- The window controls overlay API is now available[r 331]
- CSS default keyword is disallowed in custom identifiers
- Deprecations in the Navigation API
- Deprecation of non-ASCII characters in cookie domain attributes
- Removal of Gesture Scroll DOM Events[r 332]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 333]
iOS version:
- Enhanced Safe Browsing
- Stability and performance improvements[r 334]
2022-09-27
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-09-30 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 335]
- New Intl APIs
- Origin trial for the Pop-up API to make it easy to surface critical content to the user
- Added a handful of CSS features to improve interop
- Phase five of the user agent reduction plan
- Support for HTTP2 Push and the Persistent quota type is being deprecated
- CSS property hyphenate-character is now available unprefixed[r 336]
- Removal of non-ASCII characters in cookie domain attributes[r 337]
iOS version:
- Users can view the Desktop version of sites by default
- Stability and performance improvements[r 338]
2022-10-25
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-10-25 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 339]
- There are new properties in the Screen Capture API to improve the screen sharing experiences
- Users can now precisely identify whether a resource on their page is render blocking or not
- There is a new way to send data to a backend server with the declarative PendingBeacon API in origin trial
- The expect-ct http header is deprecated
- The rel attribute is now supported on <form> elements
grid-templateinterpolation included[r 340]
Android version:
- No longer supports Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 341]
iOS version:
- Users can now share highlighted text sent to them or choose to remove the headlight
- Introducing lock screen widgets for Search in Chrome and the Dino game
- Stability and performance improvements[r 342]
2022-11-29
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2022-11-29 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 343]
- It is easier to create adaptive UIs with new viewport size units
- Color vector fonts now include support for variable fonts
- The methods in the interface
FileSystemSyncAccessHandle, part of the File System Access API, are now synchronous - A change in the behavior for
overflowon replaced elements is being rolled out - Federated Credential Management API for identity providers
- The Media Source Extensions API is now available in the worker context[r 344]
Android version:
- «Stability and performance improvements.»[r 345]
iOS version:
- Users can now see favicons next to site credentials in their Google Password Manager and in credential provider extensions
- Stability and performance improvements[r 346]
2023-01-10
(Linux, macOS, and Windows)
2023-01-10 (Android)
- «A number of fixes and improvements.»[r 347]
- There is a set of [new properties] in CSS(#css-updates)
- Users can easily add math notations in their HTML with the support for MathML Core
- Users can use the property
suppressLocalAudioPlaybackinMediaTrackSupportedConstraintsto better control audio playback when using external speakers - Conditional Focus is now available when calling
getDisplayMedia()[r 348] - Last version supported on Windows 7 and 8/8.1[r 349]
Android version:
- The Origin Private File System API is now available
- Secure Payment Confirmation is now available
iOS version:
- Stability and performance improvements[r 350]
(Windows and Android)
2023-01-29 (macOS)
Привет, друзья. Многие из вас являются почитателями рубрики сайта «Выживаем на слабом ПК», и, увы, почитают её вынужденно. Относительно недавно в комментариях меня просили сделать обзор браузеров, которые в наше время ещё работают с Windows XP. Что же, давайте поговорим на эту тему. Я подобрал 6 толковых браузеров, которые можно использовать в Windows XP состоянием на конец 2020 года и в 2021 году. Увы, среди популярных браузеров очень немногие соглашаются работать с WinXP в своих актуальных версиях. С ней работают, как правило, устаревшие версии браузеров. Но в любом случае это лучше, чем устаревший Internet Explorer 7, который есть в штате Windows XP. Однако я всё же нашёл браузер, который с нашей старушкой работает в своей актуальной версии, причём это не мёртвый веб-обозреватель, а активно развиваемый. И его мы оставим на конец обзора в качестве вишенки на торте. Давайте приступим.
Браузеры для Windows XP 2021
Windows XP – культовая операционная система 2000-х, выпущена в 2001 году, её расширенная поддержка компанией Microsoft закончилась в 2014 году. Система на сегодняшний день морально и технологически устаревшая, совместима с редкими современными программными продуктами. Windows XP неспеша отправляется на свалку истории IT: сегодня её доля на рынке всех десктопных операционных систем занимает 1,2%, это примерно вдвое меньше непопулярной Linux с её 2,34% рынка. Сколь бы мал ни был процент WinXP, но с ней всё ещё работают. И один из важнейших вопросов, возникающий при работе с ней – какой браузер использовать. С ней не работает Google Chrome и многие другие современные браузеры.
А какие же работают? Дабы выяснить это, дабы проверить как минимум сносность работы таких браузеров, я обзавёлся тестовой Windows XP SP3 от 2002 года.
С ней поставляется штатный браузер Internet Explorer 7 от 2006 года, это дичайшая архаика — работает медленно и топорно, сёрфить в нём практически невозможно, большая часть веб-страниц открывается с ошибками.
Браузер нужно срочно менять. На какой?
Opera
Браузер Opera на базе Chromium может работать в WinXP в своей замороженной версии 36 от 2016 года. Тогда как актуальной на момент написания статьи версией Оперы является 72.
Opera 36 – это довольно простенький браузер, не напичканный, как сейчас в своей актуальной версии, функционалом, порой ненужным. Поэтому очень шустрый, при этом эффектный. У Opera красивая стартовая страница с визуальными закладками. При желании тему оформления можно сменить, более того, даже внедрить из магазина Оперы анимированную тему оформления. И, например, порой наблюдать безмятежные колыхания волн у водопада.
Браузер работает с расширениями из своего магазина. В числе его штатных функций: режим сжатия веб-страниц Opera Turbo, новостная лента, удобная среда хранения закладок, жесты мышью. Сервис синхронизации в Opera 36, увы, не работает.
Mozilla Firefox
Существуя для современных Windows в версии 82 и на новом движке Quantum, для WinXP Mozilla Firefox может предложить только свою старую версию 52 от 2017 года, когда веб-обозреватель работал ещё на старом движке Gecko.
Старый ОгнеЛис на базе Gecko – не лучший браузер в плане производительности. И его большая проблема заключается в том, что расширения старого формата, написанные под движок Gecko, упразднены. В магазине Firefox сегодня представлены расширения только под Quantum. Из хороших сторон Firefox 52 – ряд годных штатных функций. Это мультипоиск, режим чтения, интегрированный Pocket, RSS-подписки на панели закладок. И самое примечательное, что работает сервис синхронизации.
SeaMonkey
Несмотря на то, что у SeaMonkey устаревший дизайн середины 2000-х и присутствуют функции из далёкого прошлого типа IRC-чата, это активно поддерживаемый разработчиками проект. И, казалось бы, браузер с ретро-концептом должен работать с Windows XP, но нет, у него также с этой системой сотрудничает только замороженная устаревшая версия 2.49.5 от 2019 года. Современная от неё ушла недалеко, ныне актуальна версия браузера 2.53.4. При этом скачивать SeaMonkey для WinXP нужно на
специальной странице
. Сайт этого браузера не распознаёт операционную систему, с которой на него зашли, и автоматически не предлагает инсталлятор для нужной системы.
SeaMonkey – это браузер на базе движка ОгнеЛиса Gecko, но глубоко ушедший в свою индивидуальную разработку. И это не просто браузер, а платформа с веб-компонентами: в состав SeaMonkey входят почтовый клиент, RSS-ридер, адресная книга, IRC-чат. Браузер позиционируется как решение для слабых компьютерных устройств. У SeaMonkey свой отдельный магазин расширений.
SRWare Iron
SRWare Iron — один из клонов Google Chrome. Внешне являет собой мало кастомизироанную платформу Chromium, идея браузера в другом – защита пользователей от слежения в Интернете. В этом плане код Chromium существенно изменён, из него удалены так называемые шпионские функции. SRWare Iron – живой браузер, активно развиваемый, идёт в ногу с развитием Chromium, отставая от Chrome всего лишь на одну версию. Тогда как для современных операционных систем доступна версия SRWare Iron 85, для Windows XP предлагается устаревшая 49 от 2016 года – та, в которой и сам Google Chrome доступен для XP.
Функционально же SRWare Iron 49 – это Chrome, каким он был в 2016 году. Поддерживаются расширения из магазина Chrome, совместимые с 49-й версией.
Google Chrome 49
И раз уж заговорили о Google Chrome, о его версии 49 – последней версии, совместимой с Windows XP, стоит упомянуть, что можно использовать непосредственно Chrome 49. Только эту версию Chrome нужно искать в портативной сборке на торрент-трекерах или специализированных сайтах, где хранятся старые версии программ.
Maxthon
Ну и, наконец, друзья, обещанная вишенка на торте – браузер Maxthon, разработчики которого являются теми самыми одними из немногих, кто в наше время адаптирует свои программные продукты под Windows XP. Для этой системы браузер существует в своей актуальной версии.
Сам же браузер концептуальный, активно развиваемый. Его концепт – облачность, работа по типу интернет-мессенджеров с синхронизацией пользовательских данных. Но при желании с браузером можно работать в гостевом режиме без авторизации. Maxthon использует два движка – главный Blink и вторичный Trident, на который при необходимости можно переключать веб-страницы. Браузер поддерживает темы оформления, фоновые обои, включая анимированные, у него есть функциональная боковая панель. И у него масса встроенных функций – почтовый сервис, менеджер паролей, ночной режим для защиты зрения в темноте, режим чтения, мультипоиск, RSS-ридер, скриншотер, снифер ресурсов, жесты мышью, заметки.
Для браузера существует свой магазин расширений. Можете почитать об этом браузере в отдельной статье сайта «Обзор браузера Maxthon MX5».
Mypal
Ещё один браузер с поддержкой Windows XP – Mypal. Базируется на Pale Moon, по сути, являет собой точный клон этого браузера. Сама же «бледная луна» доступна для Windows начиная с версии 7. Она является ответвлением Mozilla Firefox на старом движке Gecko с интерфейсом времён 2000-х годов. У Mypal движок Firefox 68.0 и поддержка расширений Firefox старого формата. Mypal – это в принципе проект ради Windows XP, и это проект энтузиастов с GitHub, которые поддерживают браузер, обновляют, реализуют технологии безопасности и т.п. Огромный минус Mypal – отсутствие изначальной поддержки русского языка и волокита с русификацией. Но в сети есть мануалы по русификации Mypal, так что при должном стремлении это не составит проблем.
Вот такие дела, друзья. Если у вас есть что добавить, пишите в комментариях. Возможно, вы знаете какие ещё годные браузеры для Windows XP 2021, т.е. которые работают с этой системой сейчас, ну и предполагается, что будут работать какое-то время в недалёком будущем.