Google today pushed the Chrome 86 version update to the stable channel. The new version includes a large number of security enhancements for the Android and iOS platforms, and introduces a large number of developer features such as the file system and WebCodecs API for the PC.
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Chrome 86 will support security checks on Android and iOS, including the enhanced safe browsing function on the Android version and the improved password filling function on iOS.
Google also said that the “password check” feature will now be launched on Android and iOS. The program can not only identify when the password was leaked, but it can also take the user directly to the appropriate “change password” form. It is tied to Google’s “Security Check”, which scans the infected password to ensure that Chrome is up to date and checks whether the “Safe Browsing” feature is enabled.
The biometric authentication provided on the iOS platform was initially launched on Android in July. The working principle is to detect the website the user navigates to, and then prompt the user to automatically fill in the password when recording the credentials. This feature is designed to prevent users from automatically entering passwords on phishing websites, and to allow users to select the required account passwords by touching them without scrolling through dozens of hundreds of credentials .
In addition, as an additional security feature, users will be required to verify their identity through biometrics before automatically filling in passwords, and authentication methods such as Face ID, Touch ID, or mobile phone passwords are supported.
In addition, the mobile platform has also introduced enhanced safe browsing functions, insecure input warnings, unsafe download warnings, etc., and has also begun to abandon the FTP function and remove support for FTP links.
For the PC platform, only new functions such as file system, back cache and WebCodecs API are introduced. The native file system API allows users to give Web applications read and write access to specified files/folders to bring a more relaxed and friendly user experience.
Back cache can be used for users to realize instant navigation on previously visited pages; while the new API supports the placement of multi-screen windows, which can provide a better multi-screen experience on the Web; WebCodecs can stream games, transcode and other applications Provides the application program interface of the underlying decoder; WebHID API enables the browser to directly support human-machine interface (HID) devices, even if the underlying operating system may not support it.
Naijatechnews reminds that users can directly use the Chrome built-in update program to upgrade or download from the Chrome official website to get the update.
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