Users can customize the New Tab page with an uploaded background image or from a Google collection. To the right of that is a new avatar icon that replaces your name in the top-right corner and provides shortcuts to passwords and other payment information. Below this, the address box is pill-shaped with the Omnibar dropdown featuring URLs and search suggestions now only spanning the width of the bar, rather than the full page. Like the New Tab ‘plus’ button, background tabs lose their sharp and angular outlines with only a line to visually separate tabs not currently in view. Tabs now feature rounded corners up top that gracefully slope into the rest of the bar. To start, the brighter background matches the trend of Google’s other recent app updates. Notably, Chrome 69 brings the Google Material Theme to all operating systems with the desktop version focusing on the “top chrome.” Meanwhile, the browser is moving on to the next stage of HTTPS adoption, preparing to deprecate Flash, and more.Ĭhrome’s Google Material Theme for Mac, Windows, and Linux is primarily centered on the top portion of the interface. The latest update to Google Chrome is rolling out today on Mac, Windows, and Linux.
