Weekly Platform News: WebKit autofill, Using Cursor Pointer, Delaying Autoplay Videos
February 12th, 2021
In this week’s roundup, WebKit’s prefixed autofill becomes a standard, the pointer cursor is for more than just links, and browsers are jumping on board to delay videos set to autoplay until they’re in view… plus more! Let’s jump right into it. CSS ::-webkit-autofill has become a standard feature Chrome, Safari, and pretty much every other modern…
:focus-visible Support Comes to Firefox
February 10th, 2021
Look at that! The :focus-visible pseudo-selector is now supported in Firefox, as of version 85 which shipped yesterday. I had to rush over to the MDN Docs just to confirm, and yep, the :focus-visible page has been updated to reflect the news. What’s so cool about :focus-visible? It’s all about the blue focus ring that…
Chrome 89 Beta: Advanced Hardware Interactions, Web Sharing on Desktop, and More
January 28th, 2021
Unless otherwise noted, changes described below apply to the newest Chrome beta channel release for Android, Chrome OS, Linux, macOS, and Windows. Learn more about the features listed here through the provided links or from the list on ChromeStatus.com. Chrome 89 is beta as of January 28, 2021. WebHID API There is a long tail…
Privacy Sandbox in 2021: Testing a more private web
January 25th, 2021
A year ago we announced our intention to phase out third-party cookies and replace them with new browser features that are fundamentally more private. Since then, we’ve been working closely with the broader web community, including W3C, to design and implement new privacy-preserving technology, while also preserving the vitality and sustainability of the open web….
Better content sharing with Custom Tabs
January 22nd, 2021
Custom Tabs is a browser feature, introduced by Chrome, that is now supported by most major browsers on Android. It gives apps more control over their web experience and makes transitions between native and web content more seamless without having to resort to a WebView. Similar to when using the browser, users frequently want to…
New in Chrome 88: aspect-ratio
January 20th, 2021
And it was released yesterday! The big news for us in CSS Land is that the new release supports the aspect-ratio property. This comes right on the heels of Safari announcing support for it in Safari Technology Preview 118, which released January 6. That gives us something to look forward to as it rolls out…
Limiting Private API availability in Chromium
January 15th, 2021
During a recent audit, we discovered that some third-party Chromium-based browsers were able to integrate Google features, such as Chrome sync and Click to Call, that is only intended for Google’s use. This meant that a small fraction of users could sign into their Google Account and store their personal Chrome sync data, such as…
Chrome Dev Summit 2020: Building an open web for our users and developers
December 9th, 2020
We all benefit from an open web that is secure, powerful, and fast. Over the past year, we’ve focused our efforts on strengthening the web in three areas: Rethinking how we can deliver a safe and secure web Adding the capabilities you need to build powerful, rich, and diverse applications Optimizing for performance, for users…
Manifest V3 now available on M88 Beta
December 9th, 2020
With hundreds of millions of people using over 250,000 items in the Chrome Web Store, extensions have become essential to how many of us experience the web and get work done online. We believe extensions must be trustworthy by default, which is why we’ve spent this year making extensions safer for everyone. Today we’re officially…
Seamless payments and password management in Chrome
December 8th, 2020
Many people choose to save their payment information and passwords for their favorite websites to their Google Account for easy access. Until recently, it was not always easy to access them in Chrome. For example: at that moment where you (finally!) found the perfect holiday gift and started the checkout, Chrome couldn’t help you access…