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Google just announced a trio of features for its Chrome browser to allow for “more helpful suggestions.” Some of these tools are for the smartphone app, while others work with the standard PC-based browser.First up, desktop Chrome users are getting new search suggestions that pull from what others have been using the browser to look for. The browser will still remember your recent queries and auto populate related search suggestions, but you’ll also see user-generated options to the right of those usual autofill…

Google just launched a new AI Google Chrome feature that lets users right-click in any text box and fill it with words from a chatbot. It’s called “Help Me Write,” and while it might sound small, it could have a profound and permanent effect on the internet. Until this point, it took a couple of steps to spin up some AI writing, but now the process is effortless. The floodgates are open. Starting today, every place on the internet where users can type will start to fill up with the words of artificial intelligence.No…

Google has added an experimental generative AI feature to its browser with the launch of Chrome M122. The new AI tool is called "Help me write," because it can literally help you write more descriptive sentences or even full paragraphs from a short prompt. Google says the tool uses its Gemini models to understand the context of the web page you're on so that it could generate appropriate suggestions. If you're on a review page, for instance, it can give you a suggestion that reads like a review instead of a sales copy.…

Google’s Safe Browsing feature in Chrome is there to safeguard people’s web browsing experiences, even if that means slowing down the load times a bit. Now, we’re not talking about slowing them down significantly. Just enough for Safe Browsing to do its security checks. It’s a necessary step in helping to prevent unsafe browsing that can lead to any number of bad situations. Like phishing, malware, and other things you don’t want happening. In an upcoming update to Chrome, Google is going to be making Safe Browsing more…

Incognito mode is a solid option if you aim to keep your search history private from other users using your device. While using incognito mode, Google won't save your browsing history, cookies, and site data on the device. This means that once you exit your incognito browsing tab, you won't need to worry about another user seeing what you were searching for. Ultimately, it spares you from clearing your browsing history, cache, and cookies yourself, which some may find convenient, especially when doing a quick search for a…

Google is finally revealing it is collecting your data if you use Google Chrome, even if you use incognito mode. This comes after the internet giant agreed to settle for $5 billion to avoid a 2020 lawsuit.The lawsuit claimed Google collected information like your IP address, device data and even browser history — despite incognito mode seemingly offering a private browsing experience. Google claimed it warned users about websites potentially tracking user activity in order to dismiss the lawsuit.However, a judge ruled…

Image Source : PIXABAY Google updates Chrome's incognito browser after settling USD 5 billion lawsuit Google has recently updated Chrome's Incognito mode disclaimer in the experimental Canary channel after the company agreed to pay USD 5 billion for settling tracking users’ activity in the incognito mode. The update was spotted by MSPowerUser, who witnessed the updated…

When users open an Incognito browser on Chrome, they'll see a notification warning them that other people using their device won't be able to see their activity but that their downloads, bookmarks and reading items will still be saved. Now, Google has updated that disclaimer in Chrome's experimental Canary channel, shortly after agreeing to settle a $5 billion lawsuit accusing it of tracking Incognito users. As first noticed by MSPowerUser, the company has tweaked the disclaimer in Canary to add language that says…

Google Chrome, one of the most popular web browsers, underwent a significant redesign known as “Material You” a few months ago. While some users embraced the changes, others found them unappealing and disruptive to their browsing experience. If you fall into the latter category and miss the classic Chrome design, there’s good news – you can easily revert to the old layout with a few simple steps. We’ll walk you through the process of switching back to the classic Google Chrome design. When was the new Google Chrome…

When it comes to apps that I’ve used for over a year or so — such as the Chrome browser —I can be very boring. I get into the habit of using the app in a particular way, and after that, when interesting new features pop up, I’ll often put them aside to try out “some other time.” After all, if the app’s working for me as it is, why bother?The problem is, I should bother — because sometimes those features can be very useful. For example, when I started using and saving tab groups in Chrome, it became much easier to find the…