Chrome 76 just moved to the stable channel today, July 30th. This latest version of Google's browser brings some major changes to the web. Flash is disabled by defaultchoice and websites will not be able to detect if you are using incognito mode.
Yes the new Google Chrome now disables Adobe Flash by default on all sites. You can re-enable it, but you can only use it in click-to-play mode. Chrome also displays a warning that it will not support Flash Player after December of 2020.
Adobe will also stop supporting it Flash from 2021. So Google's move seems to make sense. Until then, you'll be able to use Flash, but Google has made it very difficult to encourage sites to upgrade and leave Flash (finally).
Websites will no longer be able to crawl incognito mode
Sites could crawl incognito mode by making a FIleSystem API request that is turned off in incognito mode. Some sites use this trick to exclude visitors in incognito mode, as this feature is a common way to bypass paywalls on the web.
Google seems to have closed this gap.
For example, some news sites such as New York Times, limits the number of articles you can read and prevents you from using the incognito feature so it can "count" the articles. Websites will no longer be able to detect and block incognito mode.
Google says the feature will not appeal to sites that offer a limited number of articles, but recommends requiring readers to sign in to their accounts. Incognito has been disabled and Google will not change it.
Some researchers have already found a way to bypass it, so playing cat and mouse is a good idea. Google will of course continue to fix the gaps.
Automatic Dark Mode on websites
With Chrome 76, sites will be able to crawl if you've selected Dark Mode on your operating system, and they'll be able to automatically enable a Dark Mode for you. Internet developers can use the attribute with the "prefers-color-scheme" media query in CSS.
Sites should enable this feature, but many sites that offered dark themes—including YouTube and Twitter- they could plug into this feature and automatically turn them on for you instead of asking you to hit a switch.
Websites will no longer be able to hijack the Escape Key
The Escape key can be used to stop loading a page, or to close a video and full-screen dialogs.
Unfortunately, some malicious websites disable the Escape Key to prevent you from closing pop-ups in Chrome. New version of Chrome fixes security vulnerability.
Chrome won't let the extensions spy on you
Η Google φαίνεται να αφαιρεί δικαιώματα από τις επεκτάσεις του προγράμματος περιήγησης και απαιτεί από αυτές να ζητούν μόνο τα δεδομένα που χρειάζονται για να λειτουργήσουν. Ορισμένες επεκτάσεις παρακολουθούν τις συνήθειες περιήγησής σας χωρίς να σας προειδοποιούν. Χάρη σε μια νέα σελίδα καταγραφής, θα μπορείτε να δείτε τι κάνει μια extension in your system.
Currently, this feature is hidden behind a command-line switch. After activating the flag (enable-extension-activity-logging), you will be able to select any extension from the Extensions Settings page, click on the details and then on the View Activity log to see what an extension does.
Progressive Web Apps easier to install
Progressive Web Apps (PWA) are essentially sites that have been converted to a local application that you can use. If a website uses PWAs, it doesn't need to develop a dedicated mobile app, saving time and money.
As usual the new Chrome 76 has brought many changes for them web developers, such as improvements to the Web Payments API. A few functions have been removed, and developer tools got new features.
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