This includs “all of the settings related to data collected by Google in Chrome Browser,” according to Google’s release notes written for enterprises. The setting, labeled “Sync and Google Services,” will appear under the top People section and include a host of options. Google also said changes to Chrome’s settings that would shift some options to a new, more visible, section were “rolling out.”
Google has pitched PWAs rather than Chrome-only apps – the latter were long available in Google’s e-store – since mid-2016 when the search giant announced it would phase out the apps.
Rather than run inside a Chrome frame, for example, they appear within the operating system’s standard windowing. PWAs are web-based apps that have the look and feel of native-to-the-OS applications. Chrome 70 and Chrome 67 did the same for Windows and Chrome OS, respectively. Google added support for desktop “Progressive Web Apps,” or PWAs, for the Mac in this version. Google updates Chrome every six to seven weeks. Those new to Chrome can download version 73 in versions for Windows, macOS and Linux from this Google website. The resulting tab either shows the browser has been updated or displays the download process before presenting a “Relaunch” button. To manually update, select “About Google Chrome” from the Help menu under the vertical ellipsis at the upper right. Other flaws’ rewards have not yet been calculated by Google.Ĭhrome updates in the background, so most users can just relaunch the browser to install the latest iteration. Google, on March 12, released Chrome 73, an update that added support for desktop “Progressive Web Apps” on Macs and consolidated settings – both old and new – that let users opt out of Google’s services.Ĭhrome 73 also patched 60 vulnerabilities security researchers who reported nine of them were paid a total of $13,500 in bug bounties. The newest version of the popular browser, Chrome 73, adds support for Progressive Web Apps on Macs and patches 60 vulnerabilities.