Chrome downloads can fail due to various reasons. When you click on the download link, Chrome sends a request to the server hosting the file, and the server responds with the file, and your download ...

Chrome (Dev): If you’re downloading a file in Chrome, you have to watch the little bar at the bottom for a vague green circle to fill. If you’d rather get a bit more information (and you’re running ...

Chrome for Android is becoming somewhat of a flagship mobile app for Google, but given that it’s only available on phones and tablets running Ice Cream Sandwich, its reach is pretty limited. It’s ...

Google Chrome has a built-in feature that automatically blocks malicious downloads and displays a warning message if the downloaded file is harmful. Google Chrome, like many other modern browsers, ...

Google is bolstering Chrome‘s security features with a redesigned download experience. The browser will now differentiate between “suspicious files” and “dangerous documents” using AI-powered Google ...

Downloads of files like images may be banned if they use HTTP connections – even if they are available from an HTTPS website. Google Chrome will soon restrict certain files, like PDFs or executables, ...

Earlier, it was only used with privacy-sensitive websites like banks that needed to be secured with HTTPS encryption, however, now it has effectively become the default. Hypertext transfer protocol ...

San Francisco: In a bid to help Chrome users against phishing attempts while browsing, Google is launching new safety features along with a new scanning tool for risky downloads. Launched last year, ...

In April 2019, ZDNet reported about a proposal Google had made to other browser makers in an attempt to get everyone on board. The plan, at the time, was that browsers block file downloads that take ...