Google Chrome is getting new security and performance features. The latest version of the web browser (M12) updates Safety Check and Memory Saver while adding the ability to save groups of tabs.
Safety Check is Chrome's security center that checks for compromised updates and passwords and shows if Safe Browsing is turned on. With the latest version of the browser, Safety Check becomes more proactive and runs automatically in the background. “You'll receive a proactive alert if your saved passwords in Chrome have been compromised, any of your extensions are potentially harmful, you're not using the latest version of Chrome, or site permissions need your attention,” wrote Sabine Borsay, product manager at Chrome group. in an announcement post. The feature will provide alerts at the top of Chrome's three-dot menu.
Safety Check can now also revoke sites' permissions to access things like location, microphone, or camera if you haven't visited them in a while. Additionally, it highlights when sites you rarely interact with spam you with notifications, suggesting you turn them off.
Memory saver mode, introduced in 2022 and released to everyone earlier this year, frees up memory for open tabs that you're not using. When you hover over one while in memory saver mode, the tool shows more details about the active tab's usage. This includes how much memory you could potentially save by leaving it idle.
Google says it's also now easier to specify which sites you want Memory Saver to always keep active. After installing the update, you can check the new options in the Performance section of Chrome settings.
Finally, Chrome will soon let you save groups of tabs. For example, let's say you have a project with 25 tabs open, but you need to zoom out or work on something else. Saved tab groups allow you to give them an appropriate name, close them, and pick up where you left off later.
Google says Chrome security and performance updates will roll out this week. However, saved tab groups will be released “in the coming weeks.”
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/google-tweaks-memory-saver-and-tab-group-features-in-latest-chrome-update-180049704.html?src=rss
