Chrome gets apps launcher under Windows
Are you using apps in the Google Chrome web browser or Chromium? If you are new to the browser you may need some background information on the difference between apps and extensions. Apps in Chrome are like standalone websites, a service, game or feature that is being made available to you when you install the app and click on its link. Many apps are nothing more than links to websites, the YouTube app for instance does that and as do the Gmail, Google Search or Google Web Store apps.
Extensions on the other hand usually interact with websites or services in one way or the other. They may display notifications, block or modify contents that you see on the website, or add functionality to the browser that is not included by default.
Another difference between apps and extensions is that you need to be signed in to a Google account to install apps in the browser, while you do not have to be to install extensions.
You can list all installed apps on the new tab page with a click on the Apps footer link on the page. Here you then see a list of all of your installed apps ready to be accessed.
The latest Chromium version, the cutting edge version of the browser that usually gets featured before other Chrome versions, even Canary do, has a new feature that introduces an apps launcher on Windows. The feature is currently deactivated and needs to be activated on the browser's chrome://flags page before it becomes available.
It is likely that Google will integrate the feature soon into Chrome Canary and Dev, and then later on in the beta and stable versions of the browser.
Is it something that you really need? That's for you to decide. I'm not using Chrome apps at all, only extensions, so that the feature is of no use to me.
Locate Show Chromium Apps Launcher there and click the enable link underneath it. Restart the browser afterwards to activate the new launcher. You will notice a new launcher placed in Windows' taskbar.
The launcher displays all installed apps with a click - and an UAC prompt - so that you can launch the apps directly from the taskbar of the operating system even if Chromium is not running at all. (via Francois)
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Uhh, this has already been possible – I am not sure how but remember my brother telling me about it. I’m not a whatsapp user so not sure of the specifics, but something about sending the image as a file and somehow bypassing the default compression settings that are applied to inbound photos.
He has also used this to share movies to whatsapp groups, and files 1Gb+.
Like I said, I never used whatsapp, but I know 100% this isn’t a “brand new feature”, my brother literally showed me him doing it, like… 5 months ago?
Martin, what happened to those: 12 Comments (https://www.ghacks.net/chatgpt-gets-schooled-by-princeton-university/#comments). Is there a specific justifiable reason why they were deleted?
Hmm, it looks like the gHacks website database is faulty, and not populating threads with their relevant cosponsoring posts.
The page on ghacks this is on represents the best of why it has become so worthless, fill of click-bait junk that it’s about to be deleted from my ‘daily reads’.
It’s really like “Press Release as re-written by some d*ck for clicks…poorly.” And the subjects are laughable. Can’t wait for “How to search for files on Windows”.
> The page on ghacks this is on represents the best of why it has become so worthless, fill of click-bait junk…
Sadly, I have to agree.
Only Martin and Ashwin are worth subscribing to.
Especially Emre Çitak and Shaun are the worst ones.
If ghacks.net intended “Clickbait”, it would mark the end of Ghacks Technology News.
Ghacks doesn’t need crappy clickbaits. Clearly separate articles from newer authors (perhaps AIs and external sales person or external advertising man) as just “Advertisements”!
We, the subscribers of Ghacks, urge Martin to make a decision.
because nevermore wants to “monetize” on every aspect of human life…
“Threads” is like the Walmart of Social Media.
How hard can it be to clone a twitter version of that as well? They’re slow.
Yes, why not mention how large the HD files can be?
Why, not mention what version of WhatsApp is needed?
These omissions make the article feel so bare. If not complete.
Sorry posted on the wrong page.
such a long article for such a simple matter. Worthless article ! waste of time
I already do this by attaching them via the ‘Document’ option.
I don’t know what’s going on here at Ghacks but it’s obvious that something is broken, comments are being mixed whatever the article, I am unable to find some of my later posts neither. :S
Quoting the article,
“As users gain popularity, the value of their tokens may increase, allowing investors to reap rewards.”
Besides, beyond the thrill and privacy risks or not, the point is to know how you gain popularity, be it on social sites as everywhere in life. Is it by being authentic, by remaining faithful to ourselves or is it to have this particular skill which is to understand what a majority likes, just like politicians, those who’d deny to the maximum extent compatible with their ideological partnership, in order to grab as many of the voters they can?
I see the very concept of this Friend.tech as unhealthy, propagating what is already an increasing flaw : the quest for fame. I won’t be the only one to count himself out, definitely.
@John G. is right : my comment was posted on [https://www.ghacks.net/2023/08/23/what-is-friend-tech/] and it appears there but as well here at [https://www.ghacks.net/2023/07/08/how-to-follow-everyone-on-threads/]
This has been lasting for several days. Fix it or at least provide some explanations if you don’t mind.
> Google Chrome is following in Safari’s footsteps by introducing a new feature that allows users to move the Chrome address bar to the bottom of the screen, enhancing user accessibility and interaction.
Firefox did this long before Safari.
Basically they’ll do anything except fair royalties.