Google Chrome 78 is out: Forced dark mode, DoH trials, no more XSS Auditor

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Version 78 of the Google Chrome web browser is now available for download for users of Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS, Android, and iOS.

Released today, Chrome 78, comes with a new customization menu for the New Tab page, tooltips when hovering nearby tabs, forced dark mode on every site, support for the Password Checkup tool, DNS-over-HTTPS trials, and the removal of the old XSS Auditor security feature.

But let's start at the beginning.

NEW CUSTOMIZATION MENU FOR THE NEW TAB PAGE

In Chrome 78, users have a new customization menu at their disposal. The menu can be accessed from the New Tab page.

This is an experimental feature, and users must activate it by accessing the chrome://flags section and enabling two options named "NTP customization menu version 2" and "Chrome Colors menu"


chrome://flags/#ntp-customization-menu-v2
chrome://flags/#chrome-colors

Once enabled, a new menu will allow users to customize their Chrome browser with new themes, control how the shortcuts on the New Tab page look, and customize the New Tab page background wallpaper.

TAB HOVER CARDS

A small detail that most users will also notice in this release is the fact that when hovering a tab, Chrome will now show a small panel (tooltip) with information about that tab.

Called "Tab Hover Cards," this feature was added to help Chrome power users who open a large number of tabs.

The hover card will make it easier for users with crowded browser toolbars to locate the tab they're looking for at a particular moment, instead of cycling through all at once.

To disable this feature or use a different style for the hover cards, just visit"

chrome://flags/#tab-hover-cards

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