Jan 15, 2025 12:52:00

'Google Chrome 132' stable release, allows screen sharing of specific elements within a tab

The latest stable version of the web browser ' Google Chrome ', version 132, has been released. It is now possible to specify only certain elements when sharing the screen, and it also supports the file system API on Android and allows you to change the text direction when writing vertically.

New in Chrome 132 | Blog | Chrome for Developers

https://developer.chrome.com/blog/new-in-chrome-132

◆ It is now possible to capture elements
When web apps such as video conferencing shared their screens, they could only specify the tab level. In Chrome 132 and later, it is now possible to specify and share specific elements within a tab.

The actual demo looks like this: When you share the 'BLUE' element, a notification appears in the upper left corner saying 'You are sharing this tab with...', and only the BLUE element is captured. Even if another element is displayed above it, the contents of the BLUE element can be shared without any problems.

◆ An event is generated when opening and closing

a <dialog> .
Two 'ToggleEvent' events are now fired when a dialog element opens or closes: 'beforetoggle' and 'toggle'. 'beforetoggle' fires before the dialog opens or closes, and 'toggle' fires after the dialog opens or closes.

Whether the dialog is open or closed can be determined by the value of 'newState' in the event that occurs.

◆ File system API now available on Android
The File System API, an API for manipulating local files from web apps, is now available on Android Chrome and WebView .

◆ It is now possible to rotate characters when writing vertically.
The ' writing-mode ' property, which sets the direction in which text moves, now supports 'sideways-lr' and 'sideways-rl'.

◆Other updates
The rollout of

keyboard-focusable scrollbars, which was postponed from Chrome 130, has resumed.
- The 'Request' and 'Response' interfaces now have a 'bytes()' method that returns values as a UInt8Array.

Google Chrome 132 also includes 16 security bug fixes .

The next stable version, Google Chrome 133, is scheduled to be released on February 4, 2025 local time.