It's been a little over three weeks since the last major Chrome 93 update, and Google is back with one new edition. Version 94 is available for all users watching the fixed channel.
If you're wondering why it only took 3 weeks for a new version to be released, it's because Google changed from a six-week release schedule to a four-week release.
What's new in Google Chrome 94
HTTPS protocol
Chrome 94 continues to enforce the HTTPS protocol over the less secure HTTP. Now if you try to open any page that uses HTTP you will see a full warning screen about the possible risks. Google Chrome will also try to automatically switch from HTTP to HTTPS for any website you open over HTTP.
Settings
Another important change is a simplified settings interface. Instead of having all the settings on one big page, Google Chrome 94 will display options from each section. This change will be rolled out gradually, and you can enable it with the following flag:
chrome: // flags # settings-landing-page-redesign
Sharing Center (Sharing hub)
Finally, users can enable a new Chrome sharing page, a unified user interface for copying links, creating QR codes, and saving web pages. Be aware that the Sharing Hub is hidden behind an experimental flag.
To activate it, open the internal address chrome://flags and enable the “Desktop Sharing Hub in Omnibox” flag.
Other changes
It is also worth noting that Chrome 94 has a new inactivity detection API that allows developers to receive more information about user behavior, such as interacting with other windows.
Mozilla and Apple have already expressed concern about the extent to which the Idle Detection API violates user privacy and opens up "opportunities for capitalist surveillance."
Google Chrome 94 is already available for desktop and mobile devices. Google has also prepared a new "What's new" page to display new features in major releases.
See the inside page here chrome: // whats-new.
