Google just launched Chrome 56 on multiple platforms like Windows, Mac and Linux, even for Android. With the new Chrome update comes performance improvements and faster page reloads. The developers also added a ton of useful features for users.
Most of all, the latest version of Google Chrome arrives with a warning for HTTP webpages asking for credit card information and password making it the "safest browser" to use for people who often do online transactions with their credit card.
Chrome just got even safer with HTTPS security
With more than 1 billion users from across the world, online and browsing safety is one of the most important aspects of Google. The developers of the major browser keep on adding changes and other additions on a regular basis to ensure that the service they deliver are top notch. With Chrome 56, HTTP pages asking for passwords or credit card information are now tagged as "Not Secure." The address bar will use a green "Secure" label for HTTPS pages and a neutral icon for other pages. This follows the update by Mozilla after they released Firefox 51 with the goal of marking HTTPS sites as secure and the not-secure HTTP pages.
Chrome 56 improvement details
Aside from making browsing much safer, the new Chrome also makes page reloads faster by 28 percent. There is also a decrease of validation requests by 60 percent thanks to Facebook getting in touch with developers that Chrome sends three times more validation requests than other browsers.
Venture Beat has a long list of most of the improvements made on Chrome 56 like the addition of new APIs like for Remote Playback, Notifications and Web VR to name a few, automatic adjustment of scroll positions, standardized font within the UI, additional browser supports and more. Chrome developers also added a slew of security fixes for common bugs, which is more than enough reason for Chrome users to get the browser upgrade.