Even the most obscure ones. Seven years ago, Google announced that it would phase out all Chrome apps on Windows, Mac, and Linux by 2018 (it would actually take until 2023). In its place would be what the company called Progressive Web Apps (PWAs), web apps that can be installed on a user’s desktop thatContinue reading “Turn any website into an app with Chrome 124.”
Category Archives: Chrome
Google Reveals Next Step Toward Removal of Tracking Cookies.
On Jan. 4, Google will begin limiting cross-site tracking for some users by restricting website access to third-party cookies by default. Google’s moving to the next stage of its program to phase out web tracking cookies, with the implementation of a new “Tracking Protection” option, which will enable Chrome users to restrict the data that they shareContinue reading “Google Reveals Next Step Toward Removal of Tracking Cookies.”
The Tyranny of Consistency.
Consistency is helpful as a tool for designing user-friendly experiences. Until it isn’t. In a recent post on LinkedIn, design system consultant Brad Frost referenced Google’s notoriously baffling 2020 changes to the icons for its popular apps, simply noting, “All this time later, I still consider this decision to be a big mistake.” Erica Hall, co-founder of Mule DesignContinue reading “The Tyranny of Consistency.”
Microsoft Broke a Chrome Feature to Promote Its Edge Browser.
Windows borked a feature that let you change your default browser, and some users saw popups every time they opened Chrome. It’s the 1990s again for Microsoft. Microsoft issued a Windows update that broke a Chrome feature, making it harder to change your default browser and annoying Chrome users with popups. An April Windows updateContinue reading “Microsoft Broke a Chrome Feature to Promote Its Edge Browser.”
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