Recently the launch of the new version of Chrome 97 was announced in which for some users, the configurator uses a new interface to manage the data stored on the browser side ("chrome: // settings / content / all").
The key difference of the new interface is the focus on setting permissions and clearing all cookies of the site at once, without the ability to view detailed cookie information individual and selectively delete cookies. According to Google, access to the management of individual cookies for a regular user who does not understand the complexities of web development can cause unpredictable interruptions in the operation of the sites due to sudden changes in certain parameters, as well as the accidental deactivation of Mechanisms of privacy protection activated by cookies.
For those who need to manipulate individual cookies, it is recommended to use the storage management section in the web development tools (Application / Storage / Cookie).
In the section with information about the site, a brief description of the site is now displayed (eg Wikipedia description) if search and navigation optimization mode is activated in the settings (the "Search and navigate better" option).
In Chrome 97 we can also find the improved support for autocomplete fields in web forms. Recommendations with autocomplete options are now displayed with a slight change and provided with information icons for easier preview and visual identification of the relationship to the field being filled. For example, a profile icon makes it clear that the proposed autocomplete affects fields related to address and contact information.
Another novelty that stands out is that removal of user profile drivers from memory has been provided after closing the associated browser windows. Previously, profiles remained in memory and continued to do work related to synchronizing and running supplemental scripts in the background, leading to unnecessary waste of resources on systems using multiple profiles at the same time (for example, a profile and linking to a Google account).
In addition, it provides a more thorough cleaning of the data thatThey remain in the process of working with the profile.
Page of improved search engine settings ("Settings> Manage search engines"). Disabled automatic activation of engines, information about which one is emitted when opening a site through the OpenSearch script: New engines for processing search queries from the address bar must now be activated manually in the settings (previously activated engines automatically will continue to work without changes).
Starting January 17, the Chrome Web Store will no longer accept plugins that use version 2 of the Chrome manifest, but previously added plugin developers will still be able to post updates.
Added experimental support for the WebTransport specification, which defines the protocol and accompanying JavaScript API for sending and receiving data between a browser and a server. The communication channel is organized through HTTP / 3 using the QUIC protocol as transport.
WebTransport can be used in place of the WebSockets mechanism, which offers additional features such as multi-stream streaming, one-way streams, out-of-order delivery, reliable and unreliable modes of delivery. Additionally, WebTransport can replace the Server Push mechanism, which Google has deprecated in Chrome.
How to update or install Google Chrome in Ubuntu and derivatives?
For those who are interested in being able to update to the new version of the browser on their systems, they can do so by following the instructions that we share below. The first thing you should do is check if the update is already available, for this you have to go to chrome: // settings / help and the notification that there is an update will appear.
In case it is not so you must close your browser and you are going to open a terminal and type:
sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade
You open your browser again and it must have already been updated or the update notification will appear.
In case you want to install the browser or choose to download the deb package to update, we must go to the web page of the browser to obtain the deb package and to be able to install it in our system with the help of the package manager or from the terminal. The link is this.
Once the package is obtained, we only have to install with the following command:
sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb