Chrome 78 Arrives With New APIs, Dark Mode Improvements On Android and iOS

'Google today launched Chrome 78 for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android, and
iOS. The release includes the CSS Properties and Values API, Native
File System API, new Origin Trials, and dark mode improvements on
Android and iOS. You can update to the latest version now using
Chrome's built-in updater or download it directly from
google.com/chrome. With over 1 billion users, Chrome is both a browser
and a major platform that web developers must consider. In fact, with
Chrome's regular additions and changes, developers often have to stay
on top of everything available -- as well as what has been deprecated
or removed. Chrome 78, for example, removes the XSS Auditor due to
privacy concerns.

Chrome 78 implements the CSS Properties and Values API to let
developers register variables as full custom properties. There's a new
Native File System API that lets developers build web apps that
interact with files on the user's local device. Chrome 78 adds to the
Original Trials introduced in Chrome 77, such as Signed Exchanges and
SMS Receiver API. "The former allow a distributor to provide content
signed by a publisher," reports VentureBeat. "The latter allows
websites to access SMS messages that are delivered to the user's
phone."

Other features that are rolling out gradually include the ability to
be able to highlight and right-click a phone number link in Chrome and
forward the call to their Android device. "Some users might also see
an option to share their clipboard content between their computers and
Android devices," adds VentureBeat. "Chrome is also getting Google
Drive integration. From Chrome's address bar, you will be able to
search for Google Drive files that you have access to." '

-- source: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/19/10/22/224233

Cheers, Peter
-- 
Peter Reutemann
Dept. of Computer Science
University of Waikato, NZ
+64 (7) 858-5174
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