Recently Google launched the new version of its Chrome 72 web browser and that at the same time, a stable version of the free Chromium project is available, which is the basis of Chrome.
Chrome browser stands out for the use of Google logos, the ability to download the Flash module on demand, the availability of a notification system in the event of a failure, modules for playing protected video content, the system for automatically installing updates and passing RLZ parameters when performing searches.
De The main changes found in this new version are those made in the configurator.
The settings for auto-filling the fields are divided into several sections for separate management of the password-fill fields, payment forms, and addresses.
Main novelties of Chrome 72
An interface shortcut has been added to quickly navigate to Google account settings.
A negative point to highlight in this new version of Chrome 72 is that the developers made the decision to suspend support for Configure the connection of Chromecast devices from the browser and they suggest us to use a separate application for configuration.
While One point in favor of this new release is that its execution is 30% faster than the JavaScript parsing operations.
If the previous analysis took about 9,5% of the time of the V8 engine, now this figure has dropped to 7,5%, which had a positive effect on the speed of opening pages and the responsiveness of the interface.
The time required to analyze Facebook scripts has been reduced from 270 ms to 170 ms.
On the other hand, we find that added API user activation query to determine activation of some functions, disabled by default before the user begins to interact with the page.
For example, the developer can determine whether the access to the functions of switching to full-screen mode, automatic sound playback and opening additional windows has appeared.
The activation verification is done through the userActivation property, which offers two parameters hasBeenActive and isActive that allow you to determine if the user has interacted with the page or if it has simply loaded and remains intact.
Finally, another feature to highlight in the desktop version of the browser is that has been enabled by default the ability to view videos about content in Picture-In-Picture mode, which allows you to separate the video in the form of a floating window, which remains visible when navigating in the browser.
To view a YouTube video in this mode, just double-click the video with the right mouse button and select the "Picture-in-Picture" mode.
The Android version also received improvements and these are
For The Android version of the web browser adds the ability to add alternative search engines to your settings.
As well as also the ability to open a screen with a list of previously opened pages in the current tab It has been added through a long wait by pressing the return button to the previous page.
Added an experimental design mode "Chrome Duet", in which the design of the panels changes and the menu moves to the lower panel (to include them in the chrome: // marks, you must activate the "chrome-duet" option).
How to get Google Chrome 72?
Due to the great popularity dThis web browser is available on most current Linux distributions.
In addition to that, if you already have it installed, this browser will update automatically.
In case you do not have it installed, you can go to its official website to obtain the installer for this.
Finally it is also important to mention that The next version of Chrome 73 is scheduled for release on March 12.