Google Chrome 71 is rolling out to desktop and Android, it is a minor release which particularly brings changes to the 'Duet' interface and autoplay. Part of the Google Chrome button address bar redesign which the company shut down in the last minute turned into 'Chrome Duplex,' which is now called 'Chrome Duet.' Duet is still in works and there are a few changes visible in Chrome 71. A share button has been added to the bottom bar, and the search button has a new gray outline. Also, the buttons have moved around in the tabs view, with the New Tab button on the left side and the overflow menu on the right. Duet is being rolled out to users on the Beta, Dev, and Canary channels, but at this moment it is hard to say when it will be available for everyone. It could also end up being canceled, just like the bottom address bar UI. To try out the Duet interface, you'll need to switch the #enable-chrome-duet option in chrome://flags to 'Enabled' and restart the browser. With Chrome 66, Google made major changes to how auto-playing video and audio worked. Pages could no longer play video and audio automatically. Autoplay was also possible only if the user ...
Wednesday, 5 December 2018
Google Chrome 71 brings Duet UI improvements, auto-play changes, new API’s and more
Google Chrome 71 is rolling out to desktop and Android, it is a minor release which particularly brings changes to the 'Duet' interface and autoplay. Part of the Google Chrome button address bar redesign which the company shut down in the last minute turned into 'Chrome Duplex,' which is now called 'Chrome Duet.' Duet is still in works and there are a few changes visible in Chrome 71. A share button has been added to the bottom bar, and the search button has a new gray outline. Also, the buttons have moved around in the tabs view, with the New Tab button on the left side and the overflow menu on the right. Duet is being rolled out to users on the Beta, Dev, and Canary channels, but at this moment it is hard to say when it will be available for everyone. It could also end up being canceled, just like the bottom address bar UI. To try out the Duet interface, you'll need to switch the #enable-chrome-duet option in chrome://flags to 'Enabled' and restart the browser. With Chrome 66, Google made major changes to how auto-playing video and audio worked. Pages could no longer play video and audio automatically. Autoplay was also possible only if the user ...
