Blog Post: Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for Chrome OS
The Stable channel has been updated to 70.0.3538.76 (Platform version: 11021.56.0) for most Chrome OS devices.
This build contains a number of bug fixes and security updates.
New Features
Read Full Changes by Chrome OS 70 rolling out w/ completely redesigned tablet UI, floating Gboard, more | 9to5google
The Stable channel has been updated to 70.0.3538.76 (Platform version: 11021.56.0) for most Chrome OS devices.
This build contains a number of bug fixes and security updates.
New Features
- Allow users to enable Autofill separately for payment methods and addresses.
- User controls for extension site access. Click for more info.
- Add a search field to the text-to-speech settings page in accessibility settings
- Adds an AV1 decoder to Chrome on x86 platforms. Click for more info.
Read Full Changes by Chrome OS 70 rolling out w/ completely redesigned tablet UI, floating Gboard, more | 9to5google
The first big change in Chrome OS 70 on touchscreen Chromebooks and convertibles, like the Pixelbook, is to the app shelf of pinned and active software. Styled like a Google Material Theme sheet with rounded corners, it is taller and allows for larger app icons that are now centered with a new horizontal open indicator underneath.
The control panel to the right has been massively revamped.
Elsewhere, a Gboard-based virtual keyboard is now available on Chrome OS with a floating keyboard option that is not docked to the bottom of the screen.
The Camera app has been updated with a refreshed UI, with captured photos and videos now stored in the Downloads folder for the Files app.
Beginning with this version, right-clicking on a Chrome Extension reveals new options to determine when add-ons are permitted to run.
AV1 is an open, industry-backed codec for more efficient and better quality video streaming. Video compression sees a 30% improvement compared to the current VP9 standard. Chrome 70 adds only an AV1 decoder to Chrome OS, macOS, Windows, and Linux, with encoding capabilities not yet included.