Version Selection. Getting started. Performance Log. Mobile Emulation. Chrome doesn't start or crashes immediately. ChromeDriver crashes. Clicking issues. ChromeDriver is available for Chrome on Android and Chrome on Desktop (Mac, Linux, Windows and ChromeOS). Google today is rolling out the latest version of Chrome for Mac, Windows, and Linux. Chrome 76 gets ready for the deprecation of Flash next year by blocking the plug-in by default, while.
Google explained a few days ago that it plans to fix a security issue in Chrome that allows websites to tell whether you’re browsing in incognito mode. One of the side effects of this fix is that users will be able to avoid paywalls easier than before, something that Google addressed in its initial announcement.
Chrome 76, the update the fixes the loophole is already available for download, and you can update it on Android, Linux, Mac, and Windows right away.
Once Chrome 76 is installed, publishers won’t be able to tell whether you’re in incognito mode any longer. You’ll be able to browse content on sites that have metered paywalls without actually paying a subscription once the free number of articles expires. That is, assuming those sites won’t make any drastic changes of their own, like eliminating the limited free tier altogether.
On top of preventing sites from detecting incognito mode, Google added other features to Chrome 76, including default Flash blocking, as well as support for allowing websites to enable dark page versions automatically.
Chrome 76 will also add a new system-level “Install” shortcut for Progressive Web Apps inside the Omnibox, next to the “star” icon. Per 9to5Google the feature will let you install an app associated with a website, if such an app exists.
If you haven’t received your Chrome 76 installation, just make sure to check for updates, and the new release should present itself.
The following video shows all the changes in Chrome 76, although the clip targets developer rather than regular internet users:
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The stable channel has been updated to 86.0.4240.111 for Windows, Mac & Linux which will roll out over the coming days/weeks.
A list of all changes is available in the log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues.
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Note: Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix. We will also retain restrictions if the bug exists in a third party library that other projects similarly depend on, but haven’t yet fixed.
This update includes 5 security fixes. Below, we highlight fixes that were contributed by external researchers. Please see the Chrome Security Page for more information.
- [$500][1125337] High CVE-2020-16000: Inappropriate implementation in Blink. Reported by amaebi_jp on 2020-09-06
- [$TBD][1135018] High CVE-2020-16001: Use after free in media. Reported by Khalil Zhani on 2020-10-05
- [$TBD][1137630] High CVE-2020-16002: Use after free in PDFium. Reported by Weipeng Jiang (@Krace) from Codesafe Team of Legendsec at Qi'anxin Group on 2020-10-13
- [$NA][1139963] High CVE-2020-15999: Heap buffer overflow in Freetype. Reported by Sergei Glazunov of Google Project Zero on 2020-10-19
- [$3000][1134960] Medium CVE-2020-16003: Use after free in printing. Reported by Khalil Zhani on 2020-10-04
- We would also like to thank all security researchers that worked with us during the development cycle to prevent security bugs from ever reaching the stable channel.
Google is aware of reports that an exploit for CVE-2020-15999 exists in the wild.
Many of our security bugs are detected using AddressSanitizer, MemorySanitizer, UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer, Control Flow Integrity, libFuzzer, or AFL.
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