Google Chrome version 108 arrived well over a month ago, and now it’s time to roll out Chrome 109 to users. Although Chrome releases are usually separated by four weeks, the gap was longer this time due to the holiday season. Regardless, Chrome 109 is rolling out now, an important release as it’s the last version of the browser to support Windows 7 and 8.1. Microsoft itself recently ended support for both operating systems.
Interestingly, the latest release of Chrome also packs cookies with independent partition state (CHIPS).which is Google’s alternative to third-party cookies, which are deprecating in a few years. The implementation has an opt-in mechanism for developers to subscribe to a top-level site, which Google claims should enable “non-tracking” use cases and cross-site cookie blocking. will not be limited to
Another interesting feature in this release of Chrome is MathML.Which is a better way to insert mathematical formulas into a web page because it reduces complexity, and improves performance and consistency with the ability to embed notation in HTML and SVG. And yet another capability that may interest web writers. Enabling the Origin Private File System (OPFS) component File System Access API on Android for faster performance while accessing files.
Two also has some video conferencing improvements, particularly regarding capturing the correct window A feature called conditional focus.. Similarly, web developers can also take advantage of a mechanism. Play the window audio captured by the video conferencing app through the local speaker. Connected to the device. Additionally, there are a bunch of CSS enhancements listed below:
That’s not all in terms of new features, though. There is also Support for Bring Your Own Buffer (BYOB) readers WebTransport to allocate unnecessary memory and Single site cross-origin pre-rendering Triggered by inference rules API for faster page rendering, and Added field to indicate HTTP response code When using PerfomanceResourceTiming.
There are also many capabilities behind the original and developer trials (flags). You can take a look at them below:
- Developer trial (behind the flag)
- The original trial
Finally, the Event.path method is being deprecated because it is a non-standard API that is causing compatibility issues with other browsers.
Chrome 109 should now be available to you. If Chrome doesn’t automatically update to version 109, go to Help > About Google Chrome To trigger an update once it is available. Next up is Chrome 110 which will hit the beta channel on January 12th, followed by the “Early Stable” release on February 1st and the Stable release on February 7th.
