Mar 30, 2022 11:50:00

Finally released 'Google Chrome 100' stable version with a version number of 3 digits

Version 100.0.4896.60, the latest stable version of the web browser ' Google Chrome ' has been released. Since the major version number of the user agent will be 3 digits for the first time, website administrators need to be careful not to cause errors on their sites.

New in Chrome 100 - Chrome Developers

https://developer.chrome.com/blog/new-in-chrome-100/

New in Chrome 100: User Agent string updates, Multi-screen window placement API, and more! - YouTube

◆ The version number is on 3 digits
According to Chrome developers, various problems occurred when the version number went from one digit to two digits in the past. This time, in order to make the transition smoothly, he said that he cooperated with Firefox and tested whether errors would occur by trying to access various websites by disguising the browser version as 100 in advance. It is Most of the problems reported in advance have been resolved, but website operators want to check whether their sites work without problems with version 100.

◆ To be the last version where the conventional user agent is used
By using the detailed information contained in the user agent, to protect the user's privacy against '

fingerprinting ' that determines whether the user is the same person even in incognito mode and between different browsers, from Chrome 101 gradually strips away the information contained in the user agent. In the next Chrome 101, the minor version part of the version number will be fixed at 0 first.

In addition, it is planned to replace the OS version part with a fixed value in a future update.

◆ Equipped with a multi-screen window placement API
The multi-screen window placement API, which has been tested as an origin trial, has been officially released. With this API, it is possible to obtain the number and resolution of the displays connected to the PC, and to operate which display the window is placed on, and is expected to be used in presentation applications and trading applications. increase.