On iOS 8, you can now add Chrome to your Today View to open a new tab or start a voice search quickly. Here's how.
Searching in the address bar? You’ll now see suggested answers as you type for weather, stocks, unit conversions and more, as well as any URLs you’ve copied to your clipboard.
And finally, you can now use your favorite password manager (1Password, Lastpass and more) to fill out website password fields in a snap.
That said, we know that not everyone can easily switch to a newer operating system. Millions of people are still working on XP computers every day. We want those people to have the option to use a browser that’s up-to-date and as safe as possible on an unsupported operating system. We previously announced that we’d keep supporting Chrome on Windows XP through ‘at least’ April 2015. It’s April 2015 now, and we’re extending that commitment. We will continue to provide regular updates and security patches to Chrome on XP through the end of 2015.
Posted by Mark Larson, Director of Engineering, Google Chrome
With just one click, you’re off surfing the web—no input needed. And what can you do once your Chromebook is self-browsing? The possibilities are endless:
Plan your summer vacation to Qikiqtarjuaq
Fall in love using your new automated online dating profile
Write this blog post
Earn high scores in every online game
Post random status updates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Manage your finances at whim
Run for President
Pen the next best-seller (Is your favorite author using a self-browsing Chromebook? We'll never know)
We’ve been testing this new functionality for weeks, browsing the whole web from classifieds to news, music to cat photos -- and now, these Chromebooks are responsible for the majority of ALL CAPS comments on the web. In total, our self-browsing Chromebooks have logged more than 5 million pageviews without once heading here.
The first version of our self-browsing software is now available at this very easy to remember link: http://goo.gl/1Htv4S. Give it a shot—then sit back, relax, and watch the future unfold. This is the last link YOU will ever click.
Posted by Barbara Macdonald, Product Manager and Efficiency Advocate
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