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As Google Chrome is turning 15 this month, Google is giving Chrome a new look on desktop and also rolling out a few upgrades to make it easy, quick and safe to browse on Chrome.
“In the coming weeks, Chrome will get a new look on desktop. Based on our Material You design language, we’ve refreshed Chrome’s icons with a focus on legibility and created new color palettes that better complement your tabs and toolbar,” the tech giant said in a blogpost on September 07, 2023.
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These new themes and distinct colours will help users to distinguish between profiles, like their work and personal accounts, at a glance. “We’ve also better integrated with operating systems so your Chrome preferences can easily adapt to OS-level settings, like dark and light modes,” the company said.
Users will also notice some other improvements that make it easier to use Google Chrome, like a more comprehensive menu for faster access to Chrome extensions, Google Translate, Google Password Manager and more.
Moreover, users will see the same Material You style in the Chrome Web Store, making it easier to discover helpful extensions.
In addition to getting a fresh, modern interface, the store will also feature new extension categories like AI-powered extensions and Editors' spotlight.
On the security front, the tech giant expanded Safety Check to extensions so Chrome can help identify extensions in the store that were recently unpublished, in violation of the company's policies, or potentially malicious.
Google further mentioned that it is upgrading Google Safe Browsing so it will now check sites against Google’s known-bad sites in real time. “By shortening the time between identification and prevention of threats, we expect to see 25% improved protection from malware and phishing threats. This update will roll out to Chrome in the coming weeks,” the tech giant added.