Google Chrome 111 is here: here are all its new features

Google Chrome just updated to version 111 on Tuesday, March 7th. Duplicate Improves protection of personal data, improves the interface of new downloads, and facilitates the work of developers.

One month to the day after its previous update, Google Chrome 111 went live on Tuesday, March 7th. Like last time, the world’s most used web browser doesn’t revolutionize its recipe, however This new version However it brings welcome improvements and simplifies the use of certain features.

Chrome 111 significantly improves its new interface for managing downloads, introduces a new rule for permissions granted to websites, makes Picture-in-Picture mode more versatile, and makes web app animations more fluid.

Current downloads counter

As with any update, it’s the graphical changes that stand out the most. So let’s start with this improvement, however slight. Although it is not yet activated by default, Google continues to improve the new download interface that has been tested since the release of Chrome 99 a year ago.

Instead of a large horizontal bar at the bottom of the screen, in-progress and completed downloads are now displayed in a small bubble window that is displayed by clicking on a new custom icon, placed to the right of the title bar. Like this interface, this interface displays the file name, extension, size, and remaining download time. All in a window that takes up less space.

This new version of Chrome keeps this design, but adds a badge indicating the number of downloads in progress on the address bar icon. This new interface can be activated via two experimental tag options (accessed via chrome://flags/#download-bubble And chrome://flags #download-bubble-v2).

Permissions are automatically revoked from unused sites

More than just improvements, Chrome 111 also adds a useful feature to better protect access to your personal data: automatically revoking permissions granted to sites you no longer visit.

If several web pages ask for your permission to play a video with sound, access your microphone or your location, or simply send you notifications, it’s not uncommon to go back later to your browser’s settings to change them. suffix.

Therefore, Chrome 111 will automatically remove the permissions granted to sites that you have not visited in the past two months. This process will be referred to in the section “Security monitoring“from the list”Privacy and securityBrowser settings.

Picture-in-picture content other than videos

As is often the case with Google browser updates, some of the new features are primarily aimed at developers. Such is the case with changes to Chrome’s Picture-in-Picture mode, which generally allow video to be played in a floating window separate from the web page it’s being viewed on.

The new version of Chrome now provides a new API to help developers run any web page element in Picture-in-Picture mode, even if it’s not a video. in picture Chrome’s dedicated developer page, we notice a separate countdown of the page on which it is supposed to be displayed. This feature already existed prior to Chrome 111, but this new API simplifies its implementation.

Smoother web applications

Another simplification of an already existing option: smoother transitions in web applications. Once again, Chrome 111 adds a dedicated API for web developers. as shown Video from the Google development teamchanging pages in a web application rendered in a browser can be done as a fade.

One option has already been tested since Chrome 104, but, again, it would be easy to set up for developers on Chrome. A change that also underscores Google’s desire to make its web apps more intuitive and user-friendly.

Some small changes

As always, updating the Chrome browser also brings other minor improvements, which are fully included in the Chrome’s dedicated developer page.

This version 111 is available on both Windows and Mac. It is installed via automatic updates or by manually checking the software version via “About Chromiumfrom google browser.

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