New Experimental Chrome Features Available Today

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

As you probably know, the Google Chrome browser has a dedicated page for experimental features that are being tested and disabled by default. Sometimes very interesting possibilities appear there, so it is useful to check this page sometimes. Here's what we found there recently.

For novice users, we want to remind you that you can open the experimental features page by typing chrome: // flags in the address bar. Here you will see a long list of tested browser features. Most of the flags are disabled, but you can easily activate them using the corresponding radio buttons. In order for the changes you made to take effect, you need to restart Chrome.

So that you do not waste time searching for the required line on the page of experimental functions, we provide a specific address for each of them. Just copy it into the address bar of your browser and press "Enter".

Enable new styling of the extensions toolbar

chrome: // flags / # enable-extension-action-redesign

In the Chrome browser, you can easily customize which extension icons you want to see on the toolbar and in what order. If you need to hide an icon, then you simply right-click on it and select the "Hide button" item from the menu. Previously, this button disappeared completely, it could only be restored from the general list of extensions. Enabling a new design of the toolbar will cause the hidden buttons to be moved to the main menu, from where it will be easy to reach them if necessary.

Remember solution for SSL errors within the specified time

chrome: // flags / # remember-cert-error-decisions

When an SSL error occurs on any site, you will receive several options for resolving the problem. If you activate this option, then your choice will be saved for up to three months.

Allow fast closing of tabs or windows

chrome: // flags / # enable-fast-unload

Allows the browser to more quickly close tabs and unload them from memory.

Save page in MHTML format

chrome: // flags / # save-page-as-mhtml

By activating this option, you will be able to save web pages to a single file with the.mhtml extension. This is sometimes useful, for example, when you need to send a page by email.

Enable automatic replacement

chrome: // flags / # spellcheck-autocorrect

If you enable this feature, Chrome will automatically correct the text when it detects spelling errors.

Enable resume download function

chrome: // flags / # enable-download-resumption

After enabling this option, you will be able to resume a file download that was interrupted due to a disconnected connection or closing the browser. This can be done using the "Resume" item in the boot context menu. Downloading will start from where it stopped, but only if the server supports resume.

Automatically reload only active tabs

chrome: // flags / # enable-offline-auto-reload-visible-only

If the tabs did not load due to the fact that the computer is offline, then when the connection is restored, they all immediately begin to update. If you enable this feature, then Chrome will only load the active tab, which should speed up this process many times over and will allow you to get back to work faster.

Enable experimental developer tools

chrome: // flags / # enable-devtools-experiments

This flag allows you to enable experimental options in the Chrome developer tools settings. After enabling this option and rebooting, launch DevTools and click on the gear (settings) symbol at the top right of the panel. In the window that opens, you will find a new Experiment tab.

If you want to know about other useful experimental features of Google Chrome, then check out this article. And if you want to supplement the list of new browser options, then this can be done in the comments.