As long as Microsoft doesn't fix performance issues and add new enhancements to Microsoft Edge, the folks at Google continue to increase their user share among browsers. The latest data shows us how both Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer are still in free fall, while Google Chrome has a 56% market share. Practically almost every month Google launches a new Chrome update, an update that offers us the typical security improvements in addition to adding new features and improve overall browser performance and stability. The latest version of Chrome, number 57, is now available for download, both for Windows and Mac.
Google has worked on the inside of this browser, that is, we will not find any cosmetic changes, since most of the changes affect web developers. One of the most important changes is found in the implementation of CSS Grid Layout, a function that facilitates the adaptation of the elements to the different resolutions of the equipment. If we talk about vulnerabilities, Chrome has fixed a total of 36. Of these 36, 9 were considered high priority that have been discovered by third parties, not by the company itself.
As we reported in the Chrome 56 update, this new version no longer allows us to access the plugins, to activate or deactivate them according to our priorities, something that will not sit very well with advanced users of this browser, since it allowed us to activate or deactivate plugins, not extensions, such as the one related to the reproduction of Flash elements or the reader of files in PDF format.
To update our version of Chrome for Windows or MacWe just have to go to the application settings and click on information. We will automatically see how the browser begins to download the latest version and install it. When it does, we'll have to restart Chrome for all the new changes to take effect.