[Canary Update] Google Chrome 78.0 Comes with New Custom Color Picker Option

UPDATE 117:

The latest Chrome 78.0 Canary build comes with a new preference/flag “Custom color picker for Chrome Colors menu” in Chrome://flags page which can be enabled to add a new Color Picker option to “Color and theme” tab present on New Tab Page customization menu version 2.0 mentioned in previous UPDATE 116.

More Info: [Tip] Create and Apply Your Own Colorful Themes in Google Chrome

UPDATE 116:

The latest Chrome 76.0 Canary build comes with redesigned customization options UI for New Tab Page (NTP). When you open a new tab, you can customize its appearance such as background image, shortcuts, colors and theme using new options window as shown in following screenshot:

The new NTP customization UI is not enabled by default. You can enable it manually by setting “NTP customization menu version 2” and “Chrome Colors menu” preferences to “Enabled” on Chrome://flags page.

More Info: [Tip] Enable Redesigned “NTP Customization Menu” in Google Chrome

UPDATE 115:

The latest Chrome 76.0 Canary build comes with improved Settings page. Now Chrome Settings page shows list of all available sections in left-side pane or sidebar as shown in following screenshot:

You can see different sections such as People, Autofill, Appearance, Search engine, Default browser, On startup and Advanced displaying in left-side pane. Left sidebar also shows Extensions and About Chrome sections at the bottom.

Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Microsoft Edge web browsers also show sections list at left side in similar manner.

UPDATE 114:

The latest Chrome 75.0 Canary build comes with Reader Mode (also known as Simplified View or Distill Page View) feature.

This feature is not enabled by default. You can enable this feature by setting “Enable Reader Mode” preference to “Enabled” on Chrome://flags page.

More Info: [Tip] Enable “Reader Mode” in Google Chrome

UPDATE 113:

The latest Chrome 75.0 Canary build allows users to remove unwanted suggestions from the address bar by right-clicking on them and selecting “Remove suggestion” option.

This feature is not enabled by default. You can enable this feature by setting “Omnibox Suggestion Transparency Options” preference to “Enabled” on Chrome://flags page.

More Info: [Tip] Add “Remove Suggestion” Option to Address bar in Google Chrome

UPDATE 112:

The latest Chrome 75.0 Canary build comes with scrollable tabstrip feature which allows users to access tabs by scrolling when they no longer fit in the tabstrip.

This feature is not enabled by default. You can enable this feature by setting “Scrollable TabStrip” preference to “Enabled” on Chrome://flags page.

UPDATE 111:

The latest Chrome 75.0 Canary build comes with a new separate toolbar button for extensions. You can click on the button and a menu will show a list of all installed extensions in Chrome as shown in following screenshot:

This feature is not enabled by default. You can enable this feature by setting “Extensions Toolbar Menu” preference to “Enabled” on Chrome://flags page.

More Info: [Tip] Enable “Extensions” Menu Button in Google Chrome Toolbar

[Tip] Remove “Extensions” Menu Button from Google Chrome Toolbar

UPDATE 110:

The latest Chrome 75.0 Canary build comes with new “Focus Mode” feature. It allows users to launch the selected tab to a new window which doesn’t show toolbar, address bar, tab bar, etc. It only contains the titlebar as shown in following screenshot:

You can use the Focus Mode option by right-clicking on a tab and selecting “Focus this tab” option from the context menu.

This feature is not enabled by default. You can enable this feature by setting “Focus Mode” preference to “Enabled” on Chrome://flags page.

More Info: [Tip] Enable Hidden Secret “Focus Mode” Feature in Google Chrome

UPDATE 109:

The latest Chrome 74.0 Canary build comes with Windows 10 Mixed Reality support. This feature enables Chrome to use Windows Mixed Reality devices for VR in Windows 10 operating system.

This feature is not enabled by default. You can enable this feature by setting “Windows Mixed Reality support” preference to “Enabled” on Chrome://flags page.

UPDATE 108:

The latest Chrome 74.0 Canary build shows the count of Incognito (private browsing) windows opened by the user next to the Incognito icon on the toolbar. If you click on the icon, you get an option in the menu to close all running Incognito windows at once.

This feature is not enabled by default. You can enable this feature by setting “Incognito Window Counter” preference to “Enabled” on Chrome://flags page.

More Info: [Tip] Show Number of Incognito Windows in Google Chrome Toolbar

UPDATE 107:

The latest Chrome 74.0 Canary build comes with new “Tab Hover Card Images” feature. This new feature shows a preview image/website favicon on Tab Hover Card. If you don’t know, the new Tab Hover Card feature shows web page title and URL in new cards UI when you hover mouse cursor over a tab.

This feature is not enabled by default. You can enable this feature by setting “Tab Hover Card Images” preference to “Enabled” on Chrome://flags page.

More Info: [Tip] Add Web Page Thumbnail Preview Image to New Tab Hover Cards in Google Chrome

UPDATE 106:

The latest Chrome 74.0 Canary build comes with built-in support for Windows 10 dark mode. It means if you use latest Chrome Canary build in Windows 10 operating system and you enable “Dark” app mode in Windows 10 (Settings -> Personalization -> Colors), Chrome will automatically switch to its built-in dark theme to respect Windows 10 dark mode settings.

Also Read: Mozilla Firefox Joins Windows 10 Dark Mode Feature

UPDATE 105:

The latest Chrome 74.0 Canary build shows navigation suggestions for lookalike URLs. Many times you make a mistake while typing a popular website URL and some other lookalike URLs open in your browser. These visually similar looking URLs/domains are called typo-squatting.

This new feature will suggest users the correct URL and domain if they incorrectly type popular website URLs. Google Chrome shows “Did you mean to go to?” notification if you incorrectly type a popular domain or URL.

This feature is not enabled by default. You can enable this feature by setting “Navigation suggestions for lookalike URLs” preference to “Enabled” on Chrome://flags page.

More Info: [Tip] Enable “Navigation Suggestions for Lookalike URLs” in Google Chrome

UPDATE 104:

The latest Chrome 73.0 Canary build comes with new dark theme support on New Tab page, History page and Downloads page.

To enjoy the new dark theme, you’ll need to add –force-dark-mode –enable-features=WebUIDarkMode command-line parameter to chrome.exe. Right-click on Chrome Canary shortcut, select Properties option, go to Shortcut tab and add –force-dark-mode –enable-features=WebUIDarkMode at the end of the string present in Target text box. Apply changes and launch Chrome Canary. You’ll get the new dark theme everywhere in Google Chrome.

More Info: [Tip] Enable Hidden Secret and Built-in Dark Theme Mode in Google Chrome

UPDATE 103:

The latest Chrome 73.0 Canary build comes with Tab Group feature. Now you can organize tabs in different groups. Right-click on a tab and you’ll get new option “Add to new group” in context menu.

This feature is not enabled by default. You can enable this feature by setting “Tab Groups” preference to “Enabled” on Chrome://flags page.

More Info: [Tip] Enable “Tab Groups” Feature in Google Chrome

UPDATE 102:

The latest Chrome 73.0 Canary build comes with new “Tab Hover Card” feature. This new feature shows web page title and URL in new cards UI when you hover mouse cursor over a tab. Previously Chrome used to show a tool-tip containing web page title only whenever you move mouse cursor over a tab.

This feature is not enabled by default. You can enable this feature by setting “Tab Hover Cards” preference to “Enabled” on Chrome://flags page.

More Info: [Tip] Enable New “Tab Hover Cards” Feature in Google Chrome

PS: If you want to disable new tab hover card feature and want to restore classic tab tooltip in Chrome, following tutorial will help you:

[Tip] Disable New Tab Hover Pop-ups and Restore Classic Tab Tooltips in Google Chrome

UPDATE 101:

Google Chrome doesn’t contain any dark theme. Although it provides dark theme in Incognito mode (private browsing). On the other hand, almost all other web browsers such as Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Microsoft Edge come with built-in dark themes.

Now the latest Chrome 73.0 Canary build comes with native Windows 10 dark theme support. It contains a built-in dark theme. The new theme is not enabled by default and at the moment there is no option provided to apply the dark theme in Chrome settings.

Interested users can activate and enjoy the new dark theme by adding –force-dark-mode command-line parameter to chrome.exe. Right-click on Chrome Canary shortcut, select Properties option, go to Shortcut tab and add –force-dark-mode at the end of the string present in Target text box. Apply changes and launch Chrome Canary. You’ll get the new dark theme in Google Chrome.