Update Chrome now to avoid a web app disaster, says Google

Google has rolled out a crucial Chrome update to safeguard 3 billion users from a WebView vulnerability that could let attackers slip through security and access sensitive data.
Android Police

Google Chrome web app installs get new Play Store-like design

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...
9to5google

Chrome Remote Desktop on Android swaps to web app, for better or worse

Google has updated the Chrome Remote Desktop app for Android, ditching the previous native app for a (buggy) new web-based version. Before today, Chrome Remote Desktop – Google’s free service that ...
9to5Google

Google redesigning web app launcher with Material 3 Expressive

The web app launcher available in the vast majority of Google apps online is getting a redesign with Material 3 Expressive.
Gizmochina

Google Chrome Web App gets Play Store-like installation design

The new “Richer Install UI” is a card that slides up from the bottom of the screen, featuring an icon preview, app description, and screenshots. This way, users can easily understand the capabilities ...
MacRumors

Google Chrome Will Soon Let You Install Any Website as a Desktop App

Google Chrome will soon let you install any webpage as a desktop app on your Mac, just like Apple's Safari browser does in macOS Sonoma (via Android Police). The new feature was spotted by X (Twitter) ...
Jazz

Why Google's New Chrome Web App Store Matters to the Music Industry and Music Fans

Yesterday Google announced a new Chrome Operating System and an Apps store to go with it which debuted with just 23 music apps. But the store should quickly garner participation from many more music ...
Bleeping Computer

Google Chrome to let Isolated Web App access sensitive USB devices

Google is working on a new Unrestricted WebUSB feature, which allows trusted isolated web apps to bypass security restrictions in the WebUSB API. WebUSB is a JavaScript API that allows web ...
Bleeping Computer

Web browser app mode can be abused to make desktop phishing pages

A new phishing technique using Chrome's Application Mode feature allows threat actors to display local login forms that appear as desktop applications, making it easier to steal credentials. The ...
SlashGear

Google App Vs. Chrome App: What's The Difference (And Do You Need Both?)

There are tons of apps available on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store for browsing the web, some even come preloaded on some phones so you won't need to bother installing them. Two of the ...
Time

TweetDeck’s Awesome Chrome App Coming to Other Browsers

TweetDeck is accepting sign-ups for a beta version of TweetDeck Web, an in-browser adaptation of the Twitter and Facebook client. TweetDeck Web will be quite similar to the existing app for Google’s ...