[ad_1] Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR YouTube Music users have long requested an official blocking feature to block songs, artists, and albums. A new, unofficial, open-source browser extension called YTM Block finally delivers this blocking capability by auto-skipping over blocked tracks and removing blocked artists from the homepage. However, because it is a browser … Read More “YTM Block extension lets you block content on YouTube Music” »
[ad_1] Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google says the Chrome browser is now faster than ever. Chrome’s performance was measured using popular web benchmarking tools, including Speedometer and Jetstream. Chrome’s performance increased by 5–10% across both tests since last year. When Google Chrome first broke onto the web browser scene, it became an instant … Read More “Chrome is now ‘faster than ever,’ and Google wrote a technical love letter to prove it” »
[ad_1] Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR A recent Chrome Canary release introduced a flag to change address bar search behavior to AI Mode. Google VP Rajan Patel now denies that this means that the company’s planning to make AI Mode the default. According to Patel, the release of this feature was an error. Anyone … Read More “Google denies plans to make AI Mode Chrome’s default search” »
[ad_1] Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR A new flag in Chrome Canary directs searches made from the address bar directly to AI Mode. The Chromium commit description states that it’s just for exploration and there are no plans to push it live. Google also said something similar when it was testing AI Overviews and … Read More “Chrome might start routing your Google Searches to AI Mode” »
[ad_1] Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is reportedly testing a floating Chrome search bar that can be summoned with a keyboard shortcut, letting users search the web without opening the browser first. The interface includes Google’s AI Mode, support for file and image uploads, and even AI image generation from the same window. … Read More “Google’s new Chrome shortcut is the fastest way to search yet” »
[ad_1] Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Chrome’s recent Android update is crashing on some tablets before the browser can even open. Affected users see a “You can have up to 5 windows” message, even when only one Chrome window is active. The bug appears tied to Chrome version 148.0.7778.178 and is heavily impacting Samsung … Read More “Some Android tablets can’t open Chrome after the latest update” »
[ad_1] Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google has announced that Device Bound Session Credentials are now generally available in Chrome for Windows. The security feature binds a session cookie to the device the user authenticated from, making it harder for malicious actors to exploit stolen cookies. The feature is rolling out to Workspace customers … Read More “The Chrome browser is getting a big safety upgrade — if you use Windows” »
[ad_1] Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR A recently disclosed Chromium vulnerability could allow malicious websites to silently hijack browsers like Chrome and Edge without downloads, pop-ups, or user interaction. The exploit abuses Browser Fetch, a feature meant for background downloads to keep persistent connections alive, potentially turning browsers into lightweight botnets for proxying traffic … Read More “This Chrome flaw could hand hackers the keys to your browser” »
[ad_1] TL;DR Google says its new AI-powered Magic Pointer experience is now rolling out to Gemini in Chrome. The feature lets Gemini understand what your cursor is pointing at so you can interact with webpage content more naturally. Google also shared new details about the thinking behind Magic Pointer. Google just gave us our first … Read More “Googlebooks’ Magic Pointer is also coming to Gemini in Chrome” »
[ad_1] TL;DR Google is rolling out Chrome’s auto browse feature to Android. Auto browse is an agentic tool that’s able to browse the web on your behalf. The feature will be available to Google AI Pro and Ultra users in the US on select devices running Android 12 or higher. If you ever needed help … Read More “Chrome on Android can now do your online errands for you” »
