Chrome 64 Beta Adds Sitewide Audio Muting, Pop-Up Blocker, Windows 10 HDR Video (9to5google.com)

Chrome 64 is now in beta and it has several new features over version 63. In addition to a stronger pop-up blocker and support for HDR video playback when Windows 10 is in HDR mode, Chrome 64 features sitewide audio muting to block sound when navigating to other pages within a site. 9to5Google reports: An improved pop-up blocker in Chrome 64 prevents sites with abusive experiences -- like disguising links as play buttons and site controls, or transparent overlays -- from opening new tabs or windows. Meanwhile, as announced in November, other security measures in Chrome will prevent malicious auto-redirects. Beginning in version 64, the browser will counter surprise redirects from third-party content embedded into pages. The browser now blocks third-party iframes unless a user has directly interacted with it. When a redirect attempt occurs, users will remain on their current page with an infobar popping up to detail the block. This version also adds a new sitewide audio muting setting. It will be accessible from the permissions dropdown by tapping the info icon or green lock in the URL bar. This version also brings support for HDR video playback when Windows 10 is in HDR mode. It requires the Windows 10 Fall Creator Update, HDR-compatible graphics card, and display. Meanwhile, on Windows, Google is currently prototyping support for an operating system's native notification center. Other features include a new "Split view" feature available on Chrome OS. Developers will also be able to take advantage of the Resize Observer API to build responsive sites with "finger control to observe changes to sizes of elements on a page."

Comments

Muting is nice...

[grasshoppa]

...but what I really really want is a way to disable auto-playing videos. I have the Disable HTML5 Autoplay extension, flashblock and ABP, but a lot of sites still have videos that auto play. Given I'm normally working on a metered connection, this causes unnecessary use of bandwidth.

Shouldn't be so damn hard to prevent this, I would think.

So..

[Z80a]

Do your need an R4300 MIPS CPU, SGI coprocessor/3D rasterizer and cartridge slot to run this version?

FFS just deprecate window.open

[DeplorableCodeMonkey]

The W3C should just deprecate the ability to open new windows programmatically. 95% of its use on the Internet is for shady advertising. The other 5% are apps that provide bad UX. In other words, it has no legitimate use.

Re:FFS just deprecate window.open

[theweatherelectric]

Without advertising, the web wouldn't exist.

Of course it would. The web existed before web advertising and the web would continue to exist without web advertising.

You've been sold a lie and, tragically, you have believed it.

Re: Hard to dig

[Kazymyr]

Agree with above. Chrome is a Google tool designed to gather as much information about the user as it can and deliver it to the mothership, with some front-end browser functionality. I use it at work because I have no choice, but it never touches any of my personal machines.