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Android's new Canary channel brings constant, early access to bleeding-edge features

Paul Hill — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 06:00:02 +0000

Google has announced a new Canary channel for Android developers. The Canary channel offers some big advantages over the older Developer Preview releases. Read more...

Google Chrome's incognito warning changes after $5 billion lawsuit

Paul Hill — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 06:52:01 +0000

Google has updated Chrome Canary's Incognito mode to help users identify which data is protected through that browser mode. It comes after Google faced a huge lawsuit to do with data collection. Read more...

Microsoft Paint gets Background Removal feature in the latest update

Mehrotra A — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 19:08:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced a new feature that will allow users to remove backgrounds from their images with ease using Paint. The feature is rolling out to Microsoft Paint app right now. Read more...

Microsoft Edge may soon be able to convert inking via pen to text

Mehrotra A — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 19:12:01 +0000

Microsoft is testing a new feature that will allow users to convert their handwriting to text within Edge. This coincides with Microsoft's efforts to bring better handwriting support to Windows 11. Read more...

All new Windows Insider Canary builds will still be announced on Twitter

John Callaham — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 16:22:01 +0000

The newly launched Canary channel for Windows 11 Insiders won't get a blog post for every release, but new builds will continue to be announced via the Windows Insider Twitter feed. Read more...

Google postpones switch to Manifest V3 again citing new features and unsquashed bugs

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 05:46:01 +0000

Google says that it won't disable Manifest V2 in January 2023 in developer-focused builds like Dev, Canary, and Beta as earlier planned due to insufficient time for testing and unresolved bugs. Read more...

Latest Microsoft Edge Canary build includes new “Web App Sidebar” for quick search

Alap Naik Desai — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 22:48:01 +0000

The latest Canary build of Microsoft Edge includes a new Web App Sidebar which offers quick access to the search function. The feature seems to mimic the behavior of Bing and Google Search. Read more...

Latest Microsoft Edge Canary build v100 gets full-screen PDF reader, document properties

Alap Naik Desai — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 04:02:01 +0000

The latest Canary build of Microsoft Edge has received a full-screen mode optimized for viewing PDF files. The mode hides even the PDF toolbar. There are other features like document properties too. Read more...

Tab search has been switched on by default in the latest Edge Canary build

Paul Hill — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 05:02:01 +0000

Microsoft has added the Search tabs option to Edge Canary. Similarly to Google Chrome, users can invoke Search tabs by simply pressing Ctrl + Shift + A or they can go to the Tab actions menu. Read more...

New feature in Chrome Canary lets you add passwords manually

Steven Parker — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 13:06:01 +0000

Reddit user u/Leopeva64-2 spotted a new feature in the latest Chrome Canary 98.0.4725.0 that lets you enable a flag to add passwords manually. It's a pretty straightforward implementation. Read more...

Microsoft Edge Canary adds a flag to enable an "in-progress" visual refresh for Windows 11 [Update]

Abhay V — Fri, 09 Jul 2021 16:30:02 +0000

Microsoft is working to refresh the Edge UI to bring it in line with Windows 11's design. Some of those visual updates can be tried out by enabling a hidden flag in Canary builds, even on Windows 10. Read more...

Microsoft Edge Canary now supports Coupons on Android

Usama Jawad — Tue, 11 May 2021 07:10:01 +0000

Support for shopping features such as Coupons is being tested in Microsoft Edge Canary on Android. The capability was enabled by default for PC users with Edge 87 back in November 2020. Read more...

Microsoft Edge is getting a new Extensions menu in the toolbar, now available for Insiders

Abhay V — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 23:28:01 +0000

Microsoft today announced that it is adding a new Extensions menu, similar to the one present in Chrome. It helps manage extensions easily from a flyout and is rolling out to Dev and Canary users. Read more...

Microsoft announces improvements coming to Collections in Edge

Abhay V — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 19:10:01 +0000

Microsoft announced improvements coming to Collections and Downloads to its Chromium-based Edge browser. These include a new pop-out UI akin to the History section, new features, and more. Read more...

Edge Canary brings a new accent color option for themes, feature currently hidden

Abhay V — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 20:32:01 +0000

The latest Edge Canary build adds a new accent color picker option that lets users select from a range of accent colors for the title bar and toolbar section. It can be enabled through a hidden flag. Read more...

Edge Dev and Canary builds bring support for text comments in PDFs

Abhay V — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 14:16:01 +0000

Microsoft has brought support for adding text comments for highlighted text in PDFs in the Canary and Dev builds of the Edge browser, bringing yet another feature from legacy Edge. Read more...

Google is testing the addition of shopping advertisement cards on Chrome's new tab page [Update]

Abhay V — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 17:00:01 +0000

Google is testing the addition of personalized shopping recommendations on the new tab page for Chrome. A hidden flag in Chrome Canary lets users enable the feature with fake data. Read more...

Chrome Canary now lets users scroll through open tabs in the title bar

Abhay V — Tue, 06 Oct 2020 21:40:01 +0000

Chrome Canary's experimental 'Scrollable TabStrip' feature now lets users scroll through the tab bar when the width of the open tabs cannot be shrunk further and the tabs exceed the window width. Read more...

Chrome Canary adds the ability to rename browser windows to improve multi-tasking

Abhay V — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 21:18:01 +0000

Google is bringing the ability to give individual browser windows custom names to make it easy to switch between them and avoid confusion. The feature is now live in the latest Canary builds. Read more...

Microsoft is testing a 'Web Capture' feature in Edge Canary

Abhay V — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 18:30:01 +0000

Microsoft is testing a new 'Web Capture' feature in Edge Canary that lets users snip a part of a webpage and either save it or share it. The tool is currently in very limited A/B testing. Read more...

Edge Canary adds ability to sort Collections alphabetically or by date

Abhay V — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 18:20:01 +0000

Edge Canary now lets users sort Collections items by date or alphabetically. The vertical tabs feature is also being enabled for some users, which happens without enabling certain hidden flags. Read more...

Edge Canary enables secure DNS by default, adds flag for smooth scrolling on PDFs

Abhay V — Wed, 19 Aug 2020 18:00:01 +0000

Microsoft Edge Canary has added DNS over HTTPS (DoH) as the default DNS option and gives four custom providers to choose from. The firm also added a flag to enable smooth scrolling for PDFs. Read more...

Edge Canary now lets users enable image previews of tabs through a hidden flag

Abhay V — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 19:58:01 +0000

Edge Canary now lets users enable tab previews with images that replace the tooltip in the browser tab. Google has been working on this for a year and the flags are already present in Chrome stable. Read more...

Google is working on a 'Read Later' feature for Chrome

Abhay V — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 15:06:01 +0000

A new experimental flag spotted in Chrome Canary suggests that Google is working on a 'Read Later' feature that lets users set tabs aside for later, similar to Collections in Microsoft Edge. Read more...

Edge Canary brings 'backspace to go back' shortcut through a hidden flag

Abhay V — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 16:04:01 +0000

The Canary version of Edge is bringing back the ability to navigate between previous and next pages using the backspace key via a hidden flag. The feature was removed from Chrome in 2016. Read more...

Today's Microsoft Edge Canary update brings 'sidebar search' to the browser

Abhay V — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 21:42:01 +0000

Today's Edge Canary update brings the sidebar search feature to the browser. The feature lets users search for context about any text in a webpage from right within a tab, similar to legacy Edge. Read more...

Google is testing dark mode for Search on the web through a Chrome flag on Android

Abhay V — Mon, 25 May 2020 20:42:01 +0000

Google is testing a new dark mode for the Google search page on the web on Android. However, enabling the feature requires users to enable a hidden flag on Chrome's Canary and Dev versions. Read more...

Microsoft Edge's immersive reader gets translation support

Mehrotra A — Mon, 25 May 2020 17:32:02 +0000

Microsoft has introduced the support for translation in immersive reader for Canary and Dev Insider channels. Immersive reader is one of the features that Microsoft carried over from the Legacy Edge. Read more...

Chrome Canary users can now collapse tab groups to save space

Abhay V — Mon, 18 May 2020 20:36:01 +0000

Google unveiled the tab groups feature earlier this month that lets users group similar tabs for better management. Users on Chrome Canary can now collapse those tabs, vastly improving usability. Read more...

Google Chrome Canary builds finally get reader mode

Paul Hill — Thu, 18 Apr 2019 14:52:01 +0000

Google has finally added a reader mode to its developmental Chrome Canary builds on the desktop. Google has been slow to add the feature, with Apple adding it to Safari 5 back in 2010. Read more...

Lazy loading now available in Chrome Canary builds, allows faster page loading

Usama Jawad — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 15:44:01 +0000

Google is currently working on built-in lazy loading capabilities in Chrome, which allow for significantly faster page load times, as only specific website elements will be loaded instead of all. Read more...

Refreshed Material Design UI discovered in Chrome for iOS

Saumitra Bhagwat — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 22:26:01 +0000

Google seems to be on a war footing to update their apps and services using the Material Design language. While several apps have seen updates in the past few months, today, its Chrome's turn on iOS. Read more...

Google Chrome Canary reveals a number of noticeable design tweaks

Sharath Ravishankar — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 17:06:01 +0000

Google is testing a visual refresh of its Chrome browser in its Canary branch, with it following guidelines rumored to be a part of the company's upcoming 'Material Design 2' paradigm. Read more...

Google could allow users to permanently mute websites with autoplaying content

Timi Cantisano — Sun, 27 Aug 2017 00:58:01 +0000

We have all experienced it at one time or another, a website that starts blaring music or forcing videos into your browsing experience. Now, Google is testing a way to mute these sites for good. Read more...

Google is giving Chrome OS a touch-focused redesign

Stergios Georgopoulos — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 17:34:01 +0000

Google is working on a new touch-friendly launcher for Chrome OS that has an app drawer and search box similar to Android, to accompany the many touch-enabled Chromebooks that are hitting the market. Read more...

Night Light is coming to Chrome OS but you can check it out now if you're brave

Boyd Chan — Tue, 16 May 2017 09:58:02 +0000

Following in the footsteps of other operating systems such as Windows 10, macOS, and iOS, it appears that an official blue light reduction mode has made its way into the latest Chrome OS Canary build. Read more...

Android users can now get a taste of cutting edge Google Chrome features with Canary builds

Shreyas Gandhe — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 20:38:01 +0000

The most cutting edge pre-release builds of the Google Chrome browser - which have only been available on Windows and Mac - can now be downloaded and installed on Android devices from the Play Store. Read more...

Canary version of Chrome can now display Bing front page when set as default search engine

John Callaham — Tue, 06 May 2014 15:47:57 +0000

Google is now allowing people who use the pre-release Canary version of Chrome to display the full Bing front page from Microsoft when it is set as the default search engine Read more...

Google introduces malware detection in latest Chrome Canary build

Shreyas Gandhe — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 10:13:56 +0000

Google recently announced through a blog post that they have implemented malware detection in Chrome, it's currently available in the "Canary" builds for users who want to test this functionality. Read more...

Google testing website design without familiar navigation bar

John Callaham — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:26:20 +0000

Google is apparently testing a new design of all its websites with its latest "Canary" build of their Chrome browser that gets rid of the familiar black navigation bar on top of its sites. Read more...