After rolling out to Android, Mac, Windows, and Linux, version 76 of Chrome OS is now available. Notable features include Flash being blocked by default, a new single sign-on for Android apps, media controls, and much more.
As a big HTML5 proponent, Google over the past decade encouraged sites to switch away from Flash for faster, safer, and more battery-efficient browsing. In late 2016 and early 2017, Chrome blocked background Flash elements and defaulted to HTML5, with users having to manually enable the Adobe plug-in on a site-by-site basis.
In July 2017, Adobe announced that it would stop supporting Flash, and Google followed by announcing that it would remove the plug-in from its browser by late 2020.
Chrome OS 76 by default blocks Flash in the browser. However, users still have the option to switch back to the current “Ask first” — where explicit permission is required for each site after every browser restart — for several more releases.
Later this month, Google is rolling out a single sign-on experience for Chrome and Android applications on Chrome OS. There’s currently a divide between what Google considers the Chrome content area/web and the ARC++ container for Android apps when logging in. A new “Google Accounts” section in settings will manage all sign-ins and list all emails.
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