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How to make Google Chrome enter Dark mode
Give your eyes a rest when browsing Google Chrome using Dark mode.
Many people look at screens for hours on end. It doesn’t matter if someone uses a screen to code a program or watch tutorial videos; by the end of the day, users generally need to rest their eyes. If you are one of these people but still need to look at screens, Google Chrome’s Dark mode comes in handy.
How to speed up Google Chrome
While Google Chrome is one of the fastest browsers available, the program can sometimes slows down. But, you can troubleshoot the issue.
The internet is one of humanity’s greatest inventions. We can send messages and retrieve information to and from the corners of the world in a matter of seconds, and browsers make the process a breeze. Just type in a website’s URL (or type a term into a search engine), and you’re off. You have plenty of browsers to choose from, each with its own features and advantages, but so far Google Chrome is the reigning champion.
How to change your Google Chrome background
Add a splash of personality to your browsing experience.
By default, Google Chrome offers a seamless and minimal experience that works well for most people. However, it can look a bit boring without some customization. The new tab page is functional, but it's not really all that welcoming. Thankfully, you can customize the background by using themes, uploading your own image, or using one of the many Chrome extensions.
There are very few things that are as frustrating as accidentally closing the wrong browser tab. This used to be more annoying back in the day when there was no way to recover the tab that you didn't mean to close, but thankfully, almost all browsers make it extremely simple to reopen a closed tab now. Google Chrome also lets you effortlessly reopen a closed tab, regardless of whether you are on your Windows PC, Mac, or a smartphone. Reopening closed tabs on Google Chrome is easiest to do on the desktop, and there are a couple of ways to do it.
Good browser hygiene, believe it or not, is crucial for online safety. I say that because things like your browsing history — which is essentially a window into who you are — can cause a lot of problems for you when it gets in the wrong hands. That's why clearing your browser history frequently is just as important as, say, using a password manager. Consider this as a reminder to clear your browser history if you haven't done it in a while.
How to screenshot in Google Chrome
From Desktop Screenshots flag to the Device Toolbar within DevTools, there are several ways you can capture screenshots on Google Chrome
Screenshots are useful in a lot of scenarios, be it documenting error logs or saving graphically impressive sights from your favorite games. As such, pretty much every modern-day operating system has some utility or another to let you take screenshots of your screen.
Browser cookies are crucial to improving your web browsing experience on the internet. They're essentially just local packets of data your browser stores for each website you visit on your laptop or smartphone, saving various useful information for a personalized experience, and other things like user identification, etc. Almost all modern websites on the internet use cookies today to function properly, and it's important to ensure that you allow them to do so by enabling the setting in your web browser.
How to change the default language on Google Chrome
Get both Chrome UI and the web content served in your preferred language.
Google Chrome is one of the most popular web browsers out there, with millions of users worldwide. Naturally, it supports a wide range of languages, which you can easily change from the settings menu. That's right, changing your default language in Chrome only takes a few seconds, and you can easily have the browser UI appear in your preferred language. If you are using Google Chrome for the first time on your laptop or a Mac, and are wondering how to do it, here's what you need to know.
How to enable JavaScript in Google Chrome: A step-by-step guide
You can even enable or disable JavaScript on a per-site basis.
JavaScript is the lifeline of web applications and scripted tasks on the browsers. It's essentially a scripting language for the web that tells the browser on your laptops and smartphones about the moving parts and interactive elements available on web pages. Most websites require JavaScript to be enabled for their features to work properly, as disabling it would break things like dynamic content loading, interactive elements, HTTP requests, and even ads that support the site.
How to clear cache on Google Chrome
Here's how you can free up the space occupied by Google Chrome's cache files.
The Google Chrome web browser has come a long way since its debut in 2008. Thanks to a constant stream of updates focused around improving its responsiveness and refining the UI, Chrome has become one of the most popular web browsers today.
How to export Google Chrome bookmarks: A step-by-step guide
Planning to ditch Chrome? Here's how you can take all your bookmarks with you.
Google Chrome ranks high in our list of best browsers for the right reasons. There's a good chance it's your favorite browser, and you're reading this on a Chrome tab. It's far from the best option out there, though, and plenty of convincing alternatives like Vivaldi in 2024 exist. So what if you want to switch to a different web browser and take all the bookmarks of your favorite web pages to help you make your browsing experience much easier on your new laptop or smartphone?
Chrome's new AI-powered feature can help you write better on the internet
No more excuses for typos.
Whether you're writing a forum post or drafting an email, it can be hard to find the words sometimes. Fortunately, when it comes to writing text on the internet, Google has your back. The company is rolling out an update for its Chrome browser that contains the "Help me write" feature, and it does exactly what its name implies.
Google Chrome will soon protect your home network from cyberattacks
The new technology will scan connection attempts to your network devices and stop any suspicious activity.
With web browsers acting as the portal between yourself and the internet, it must come with defense mechanisms to prevent hackers from gaining a foothold on your computer or network. As such, Google is stepping up its game by making Chrome even more secure. In an upcoming update, Google Chrome will be able to detect and block hacking attempts where a malicious agent tries to gain a foothold on the target's network and infect other devices.
Microsoft Edge is inadvertently stealing some users' Chrome tabs
If Microsoft Edge recently gave you a weird feeling of deja vu, you're not alone.
Microsoft Edge, by itself, is a pretty good browser. However, as much as the company does its best to add new features to it, Microsoft ends up shooting itself in the foot with Edge. Now, the company may have harmed Edge's reputation even further, after it was caught copying user's Chrome tabs and opening them within Edge after a Windows update.
How to block websites on Google Chrome (and other browsers)
Need to stop your yourself (or others) from going to certain websites? Here's how to block websites in Chrome and other Chromium browsers.
The internet is the go-to source of all kinds of knowledge, information, and entertainment. It allows you to be here right now, reading this article, so it's a pretty big deal. But there's a time and place for everything, and you've probably noticed that it's all too easy to get distracted on the internet. And if you have children, you may also know how easy it can be for them to look at things they shouldn't. That means it may be time to block some websites on your browser, such as Google Chrome.
Windows on Arm will finally run Google Chrome natively
The world's most popular browser is finally adding native support for Windows on Arm, paving the way for its success.
Google Chrome, the most popular browser in the world, is finally adding native support for Arm-based Windows devices. A recently-released Canary build of Chrome has been compiled for Windows on Arm, meaning it will run with native performance on devices like the Surface Pro 9 with 5G, Surface Pro X, and Lenovo ThinkPad X13s.
How incognito mode works on Chrome, & how Google may have misled users
Google settled $5 billion in a lawsuit that claimed it misled users over 'incognito mode' practices. So, how does private browsing on Chrome work?
Private browsing modes have been around on the best web browsers for as long as we can remember. The most recognizable one might be "incognito mode," which is what Google calls its private browsing mode on the Chrome web browser. Chrome users on mobile devices, desktop browsers, and more platforms can use incognito mode to keep their web browsing private. The question is: how private is incognito mode?
Google quietly adjusts the incognito mode description on Chrome after lawsuit
The new description now better tells users what to expect when using the browsing mode.
Just before 2023 ended, Google agreed to settle a lawsuit about how it described incognito mode on Chrome. The main complaint was that Google could still harvest data and information from people using incognito mode, and while Google never explicitly stated that it wouldn't collect user data, the courts believed the description of incognito mode was vague enough to trick people into assuming it couldn't. Now, Google has adjusted the incognito mode's description to describe better what it does and doesn't do.
Google Chrome just got safer and smarter when it comes to performance
Chrome can now show you how much memory a tab is using, and also alert you about breached passwords in the background
The latest version of the Google Chrome desktop web browser is now rolling out, and it comes with two critical new features that make the browser safer and smarter. The first relates to changes to Safety Check, which can now run automatically in the background. The second feature covers Memory Saver mode and new ways to see how much memory the feature is saving on your device.
Google Chrome will start getting rid of third-party cookies in January 2024
Google has announced the next phase in its plan to eliminate the use of third-party cookies in its Chrome web browser.
Back in 2020, Google announced that it would soon phase out the use of third-party cookies and user-agent strings in its Chrome web browser, in a bid for better user privacy. It then began trialing various methodologies to offer alternatives to cookies under its Privacy Sandbox initiative, with mechanisms like trust tokens, the Topics API, and more. Now, it has revealed the next phase of its plans to get rid of third-party cookies in Chrome completely.