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Venkat

Venkat is a tech writer with over 15 years of experience, known for spotting new browser features and tech changes before they go public. Based in India, he breaks down under-the-radar browser updates to help readers stay ahead.

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Chrome tests Google Drive file uploads in the AI Mode compose box

Google is testing a new option in Chrome that lets users attach files directly from Google Drive inside the AI…

Venkat · 1 day ago · 2 min read

Gemini image creation using right click desktop Chrome

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Chrome lets you remake images with Gemini on desktop using just a right-click

Google is testing a new option in Chrome that lets users recreate images directly from the page using Gemini. The…

Venkat · 2 days ago · 2 min read

Chrome and Gemini integration on Android with AI panel for multi-tab queries

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Chrome on Android tests Gemini that can answer questions across multiple tabs

Google is testing Gemini in Chrome on Android. In the latest Chrome Canary version, a Gemini panel appears as a…

Venkat · 6 days ago · 2 min read

Gemini in Chrome side panel showing PDF summary options alongside an open document

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Chrome could soon automatically summarize PDFs with Gemini

Gemini in Chrome could soon skip the ‘summarize this’ step. Google is testing a feature in Canary that automatically generates…

Venkat · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Chrome Link Preview feature showing a webpage in a floating window on desktop

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Google is Killing Chrome’s Link Preview Feature from Desktop

Google has started removing an experimental “Link Preview” feature in Google Chrome that lets users preview links in a small…

Venkat · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Chrome PiP window showing mute button with “Mute” tooltip

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Chrome lets you mute videos in Picture-in-Picture

Mute a floating video in Chrome without jumping back to its tab. In the latest Chrome Canary version, the Picture-in-Picture…

Venkat · 2 weeks ago · 1 min read

Firefox tab groups on Android in Nightly showing grouped tabs with names and color labels

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Firefox on Android now supports tab groups with names and colors in Nightly

Select a few tabs in Firefox on Android, and you can now group them with names and colors. In recent…

Venkat · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Chrome tab groups in the tab strip with header hover cards

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Chrome lets you preview tab groups on hover without opening them

Move your cursor over a tab group header in Chrome’s tab strip, and a preview shows what’s inside without opening…

Venkat · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Chrome Ctrl + Tab recent tabs switching behavior

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Chrome tests a faster Ctrl+Tab that jumps between your last two tabs

You press Ctrl+Tab to jump back to a tab you just used. Chrome walks you through every open tab instead.…

Venkat · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read

Chrome for Android cross-device handoff feature with Android 17 showing browsing continuation across devices

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Chrome for Android can continue your browsing across devices with Android 17 Handoff

Chrome for Android is getting a new feature that lets users continue their browsing on nearby devices. Android 17 includes…

Venkat · 2 weeks ago · 2 min read