Chrome 98 brings better screenshot support and a privacy guide

Date:
Wed, 02 Feb 2022 13:50:30 +0000

Description:
Googles web browser brings some improved features, such as screengrabbing a web page in an easier way.

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Another month brings a new version of Googles web browser, with Chrome 98 showcasing a bunch of features that are hidden behind a flag.

A privacy guide gives you a better understanding of the sites that have been tracking you for example, alongside a better screenshot function thats been
in development since 2021 . Chrome should have updated itself automatically, but you can check by going to About Google Chrome and seeing if its either at version 98 or if its in the midst of being updated.

For the time being, however, these need to be enabled through the flag feature. This hides experimental features under development, but by going to chrome://flags, you can enable the screenshot and privacy guide function that Google Chrome 98 brings.

With Chrome being released on a monthly schedule , and version 100 being on track to be released in March, there are features being brought to the forefront to better help users, rather than the incremental background
updates that are invisible to the casual user. But it shouldnt be long until we see the privacy guide appear without having to be enabled through a flag. Analysis: Google, lets refine the flags page at last

The flag feature has been in Chrome for as long as the web browser has been released to users. Since 2010 , the feature was renamed from Labs to Flags, where the experimental features have remained at chrome://flags.

But the way of navigating these flags has always been a struggle, as you can use a search engine to find a feature, but theres currently no way of filtering the flags that are enabled. Its either scrolling up or scrolling down to find these. (Image credit: Google)

While Google maintains that this is strictly for power users and developers, having to enable a better screenshot function in Chrome 98 seems pointless
for these types of users. It would be great to see a refresh of the flags page, with screenshots for each flag, alongside a way of displaying what
flags have been enabled so far.

As were heading into triple figures in March with version 100, it could be a nice touch to see this page be modernized for the next 100 updates that
Chrome is inevitably going to get.

In recent releases, weve seen improvements to the engine that powers Chrome and how it displays web pages, but it would be encouraging to see more features be showcased on the flag page, for the casual user instead.

Were heading into an age where the web browser is going to be used for much more than work and gaming, as Opera has currently showcased . To appeal to users of features that they can switch on and off by themselves while explaining the benefits could be a good next step for Chrome going forward. Our pick of the best VPN service in 2022 so far



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