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Edge 92 will now limit auto-playing media by default

4 days

Microsoft has been testing the ability to block the auto-playing of often annoying videos and audio for some time in their Edge browser, and now, with the release of Edge 92, the feature is enabled by default. The feature is avail...

Chrome is testing a new ‘neutral’ HTTPS indicator

by Surur

2 weeks

As Google is moving to HTTPS by default, the company would like consumers to know that, just because a site is using a secure HTTPS connection, does not mean it can be trusted not to scam you for example. The company is looking to...

Chrome Tab Groups is getting sync feature, more

by Surur

4 weeks

Tab Groups is a great browser innovation, but the current implementation is still missing a lot of much-needed features. Today we can report that many of these features are on the way. Leo Varela, who keeps an eye on such things, ...

Tab Groups now enabled by default in Edge Dev builds

by Surur

1 month

After years of development, Microsoft is finally preparing to bring Tab Groups to Edge users. The feature has been available behind flags on Edge for a while, but the company is finally enabling the feature by default in Edge Cana...

The Microsoft Edge browser is getting a new Share sheet

by Surur

1 month

Microsoft is testing a new Share sheet in the latest Edge Canary builds. The new Share Sheet replaces the native Windows 10 share sheet, though this is still accessible via a link. The new sheet behaves like other Edge menu pop-up...

Chrome for iOS will soon hide your incognito pages behind Face ID

by Surur

1 month

Google is testing a cool new feature for Chrome users on iOS. The company is testing the ability to lock sites you are browsing in Incognito mode behind Face ID authentication. This means when you leave the browser to do something...

Don’t delay updating your Chrome browser or risk being hacked

by Surur

1 month

If you are using Chrome you may have noticed that Google has pushed out an update a week ago, but if you, like many, hate relaunching your browser, you may have been staring at the update prompt for some time. It is however a rath...

Edge Canary now lets you show and hide vertical tabs with a keyboard shortcut

by Surur

1 month

Microsoft has recently introduced vertical tabs to Edge, allowing users to regain vertical screen space which can be used for content rather than chrome. Most of us are however still used to horizontal tabs, and acknowledging this...

Microsoft is working on a Microsoft Outlook extension for Edge and Chrome

by Surur

1 month

On the Microsoft 365 roadmap, Microsoft announced that they are working on a browser extension for Outlook and Exchange for Business. The extension would let browser users access their mail, calendar and contacts by simply clickin...

Google abandons plans to hide full URL in Chrome

by Surur

2 months

For more than a year now, Google has been fighting to simplify the URL bar in Chrome, first hiding the http/https part of the URL, and then hiding the full URL, and only showing the domain name. With many malicious sites using spe...

Google is added submenus for Tab Groups in the Chrome History menu

by Surur

2 months

Tab groups is one of Chrome’s greatest UI innovations, but the company has been moving rather slowly on rounding out the needed feature set for the feature. The latest feature the company is working on is saving the names an...

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Edge is getting its own ad tracking opt-in prompt on Windows 10

by Surur

2 months

In April and May iPhone users had to deal with a wave of apps asking permission to track them on the platform, after Apple made changes to their policies forbidding apps from tracking users without their consent. It seems Edge use...