After having first appeared on Chrome Canary in January this year, version 100 of the browser has now made it to the stable branch, touching triple digits for the first time. The update is now rolling out to Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows.
The most notable change with the update is the new iconography, which Google says has been adjusted to match the system icons on various platforms. It gains a subtle gradient on Windows, a 3D look on macOS, and a flatter design on Chrome OS. All in all, the new logo appears more lively.
In addition to that, with Chrome 100, Google has also eliminated “Lite Mode,” which was previously available on Android and iOS and allowed users to save data. With the feature enabled, some of your web browsing would go through Google’s servers and then back to you in a more compressed format, rather than directly to your device.
The new version also brings a new multi-screen window placement API that allows certain windows to be displayed on certain monitors, which is useful for those who frequently use multiple monitors.
Google is known for updating Chrome OS synonymously with its Chrome browser so the operating system has been bumped up to v100 as well. Changes with it include a new launcher that doesn’t take up the entire screen anymore, search improvements, the ability to edit text using your voice, and more.
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