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Search and browse faster with the latest Chrome for iOS
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Many people whip out their phones throughout the day to check something quickly—get a weather forecast, check what time the Giants game is, find out who guest starred on Mad Men last night. And that’s true for the many millions of you who use Chrome on iOS, so we’ve made our latest version even faster for the things you do every day.
Just pull down on any page to reload, open, or close tabs with one swipe. Pull straight down to reload, pull down and left to open a new tab, or pull down and right to close a tab.
On iOS 8, you can now add Chrome to your Today View to open a new tab or start a voice search quickly.
Here's how.
Searching in the address bar? You’ll now see suggested answers as you type for weather, stocks, unit conversions and more, as well as any URLs you’ve copied to your clipboard.
And finally, you can now use your favorite password manager (1Password, Lastpass and more) to fill out website password fields in a snap.
Download the latest Chrome for iOS
to check these new features out. See you in the fast lane!
Posted by AbdelKarim Mardini, Product Manager and Speed Demon
Providing updates for Chrome for XP through 2015
Thursday, April 16, 2015
On April 8, 2014, Microsoft
stopped supporting Windows XP
. This isn’t just a formality: computers running Windows XP haven’t received security patches in over a year and are facing a number of critical security vulnerabilities. At the operating system level, computers running XP are inherently in danger of being infected by malware and viruses, making it increasingly difficult for Chrome to provide a secure browsing environment. That’s why we strongly encourage everyone to update to a supported, secure operating system.
That said, we know that not everyone can easily switch to a newer operating system. Millions of people are still working on XP computers every day. We want those people to have the option to use a browser that’s up-to-date and as safe as possible on an unsupported operating system. We
previously announced
that we’d keep supporting Chrome on Windows XP through ‘at least’ April 2015. It’s April 2015 now, and we’re extending that commitment. We will continue to provide regular updates and security patches to Chrome on XP through the end of 2015.
Posted by Mark Larson, Director of Engineering, Google Chrome
Re-rethinking computing
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
People tell us they love their Chromebooks. Yet, you have to use a trackpad, type URLs and Search queries using a keyboard, and click on links. Google’s top research scientists have calculated that the average person burns up to five calories per day by clicking on web links. This is absurd—these calories could be put to much better use for breathing, pranking a co-worker, or cleaning your bathtub.
Well, a rogue team of engineers set out to solve one of mankind’s top problems and
re-rethink
computing. Today, we’re excited to announce a way to make your Chromebook self-browsing.
With just one click, you’re off surfing the web—no input needed. And what can you do once your Chromebook is self-browsing? The possibilities are endless:
Plan your summer vacation to Qikiqtarjuaq
Fall in love using your new automated online dating profile
Write this blog post
Earn high scores in every online game
Post random status updates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Manage your finances at whim
Run for President
Pen the next best-seller (Is your favorite author using a self-browsing Chromebook? We'll never know)
We’ve been testing this new functionality for weeks, browsing the whole web from classifieds to news, music to cat photos -- and now, these Chromebooks are responsible for the majority of ALL CAPS comments on the web. In total, our self-browsing Chromebooks have logged more than 5 million pageviews without once heading
here
.
The first version of our self-browsing software is now available at this very easy to remember link:
http://goo.gl/1Htv4S
. Give it a shot—then sit back, relax, and watch the future unfold. This is the last link YOU will ever click.
Posted by Barbara Macdonald, Product Manager and Efficiency Advocate
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