Chrome gets a new way of managing tabs while Firefox now features a new add-ons blocklist
Google and Mozilla have each released new stable versions of their web browsers for desktop platforms, with both Chrome and Firefox bringing a slew of new features and security fixes that are being rolled out to Windows, Mac and Linux.
What’s new in Chrome 85?
The new version of Google’s web browser includes 20 security fixes; and while the company won’t disclose the details of all of them until the updates are delivered to the majority of its user base, it did highlight the patches for 14 vulnerabilities that were reported by external researchers. Two flaws were classified as high-risk, seven were considered medium and the rest were designated as low in severity.
Chrome has also introduced new features that include improved tab management and the option to fill out PDF forms directly in the browser. Tabs can now be added into groups and are visually distinguishable by tasks, topics, or even priority; the Chrome team has also ushered in performance improvements, including to allow pages to load up to 10% faster on Mac and Windows.
The enhancements are achieved by the introduction of Profile Guided Optimization (PGO) and tab throttling. The latter will be first released to the Beta Channel. “Chrome will give more resources to the tabs you’re using by taking them back from tabs that have been in the background for a long time. We see improvements not only in loading speed but also battery and memory savings,” said Chrome engineering director Max Christoff.
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