Chrome 84 released: bringing many updates for developers
Chrome 84 released. This version has fewer feature updates directly for users, mainly improves developer tools and Web API updates. The following is a quick overview of the content:
- Users can start common tasks within your app, with App Icon Shortcuts.
- The Web Animations API adds support for a slew of previously unsupported features.
- Wake lock can prevent the screen from dimming or locking.
- The Content Indexing API helps surface content that is available offline.
- There are new origin trials for idle detection and Web Assembly SIMD.
- Same Site Cookie policy changes are starting to roll out again.
- And more.
App icon shortcuts
Application icon shortcuts allow users to easily and quickly start common tasks in the application.
Both desktop and mobile versions of Chrome and Edge support this feature. These shortcuts can be invoked by right-clicking the application icon on Windows and macOS, or by long-pressing the application icon on Android.
Web animations API
Chrome 84 added many previously unsupported features to the Web Animations API.
animation.readyandanimation.finishedhave been promisified.- The browser can now cleanup and remove old animations, saving memory and improving performance.
- And you can now combine animations using composite modes – with the
addandaccumulateoptions.
