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Google has released a Chrome 90 stable browser version for mobile and desktop with a handful of tweaks and underlying additions.
The new update to Chrome brings about a few changes and additions. Notably, the updated browser now supports the AV1 codec for optimizing video conferencing with WebRTC and the adoption of HTTPS over HTTP protocol.
Other notable additions to the browser include the renaming of Feature Policy to Permissions Policy, Decorative Shadow DOM, the ability to hide Reading List, and preventing overflow using overflow: clip.
Google detailed all the new features rolled out with the latest Chrome 90 update on its Chrome Developers blog.
As mentioned, the most notable change in the update is the addition of the AV1 codec that optimizes video conferencing with WebRTC. The new codec will improve compression efficiency and reduce bandwidth consumption along with improving video quality.
Furthermore, the AV1 codec will improve the connectivity on low bandwidth connections, and screen sharing has become more efficient when compared to VP9.
New HTTPS Protocol
Chrome will now redirect all websites to use HTTPS protocol instead of HTTP for all webpages when not specified by the users.
HTTP stands for Hypertext Transfer Protocol, and the S suffix stands for Secure.
An HTTPS protocol is preferable as it protects all communication and information that the users’ computer may relay while browsing the internet. Chrome will let users hide the Reading List without using chrome://flags.
The aforementioned can now be done by right-clicking on the Bookmark Bar, and at the end, the drop-down menu shows the option of Show Reading List at the bottom.
One of the significant improvements to Chrome 90 is CSS overflow. Using overflow: clip will help developers prevent any kind of scrolling within the CSS box. Alongside, Feature Policy API will now be renamed to Permission Policy.
This will facilitate users to selectively enable, disable, and modify the behavior of specific APIs and web features in the browser.
Another new feature is the addition of Decorative Shadow DOM that helps in the better rendering of server-side rendering of HTML.
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