Google published the release of Web-browser Chrome 124. At the same time the stable release of the free project Chromium acting as the basis of Chrome is available. Chrome browser differs from Chromium with the use of logo gle, by the presence of a system sending a notification in case of collapse, modules for playing video content (DRM), an automatic installation system of updates, constant inclusion of Sandbox isolation, supplying the key to Google API and transmission when searching for RLZ parameters. For those who need more time to update, the Extended Stable branch is separately supported, accompanied by 8 weeks. The next issue of Chrome 125 is scheduled for May 14.
Main changes in Chrome 124:
- In the version for the Android platform in the brand manager, support for saving bookmarks and lists of delayed reading on Google servers in binding to the user account.
- In Chrome for Android, a new method for storing local passwords is involved, which are not synchronized with other devices. Earlier, local passwords were stored in the Chrome profile, and now they will be placed in the password storage provided by Google Play services, which is already used to store the password for the Google account.
- In the assemblies for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, the default support of the key curation mechanism (Kem, key encapsulation is included in the default Ion mechanism) using the hybrid algorithm x25519kyber768, sustainable K Selection on quantum computers. X25519KYBER768 is
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