Google Chrome 70
The major change in Chrome 70 for the user concerned about privacy is it now allows you to turn off linking web-based sign-in and browser-based sign-in. When you turn this off, you won’t be automatically signed into the browser when you log into YouTube, for example. Unfortunately, the auto-login feature is still enabled by default, and you must manually opt-out of it. You can do that by going into the “Privacy and security” section in Settings and turn off the “Allow Chrome sign-in” switch.
In addition to the login changes above, the company is also bringing Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) support on Windows. These are simple ways to use websites as desktop apps. They are similar to web apps on the desktop but are more sophisticated. Services like Spotify are available to use as a PWA now. To give it a try, head to the Spotify PWA site. Then click the Options button in the upper-right corner and select “Install Spotify” from the menu. Then verify you want to install it, and you will have a Spotify icon on your desktop and the Start menu.
There only a few services that offer PWAs currently, but you can expect to start seeing them a lot more soon. We will have a separate article explaining PWAs in more depth as well as how to use them. Also, remember, Google updated the UI of the Chrome browser with the release of Chrome 69; if you don’t like it, here is how to change it back. Take a look at the video below for more detailed information on PWAs and the other new features in Chrome 70:
Any news on another workaround? Thanks. I can always access Gmail from a different browser for now but that defeats the purpose. IMHO Google has been really dropping the ball lately. Ever since the new Gmail was forced upon us I have had nothing but trouble. 2FA is out of sync and when I can finally sign in I constantly have to reload Gmail because it locks up or slows to an unbearable crawl about every 10 minutes. I don’t have any of these problems with either Chrome or Gmail on Android. When it comes to the PC Google either needs to just fix this stuff. There are plenty of other browsers we can use even if they may not be our first choice. Comment Name * Email *
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