Chrome Canary Adds a Flag for Translating PDF Documents
·
The #enable-translate-pdf entry appeared in Chrome Canary this week after a Chromium change merged September 8 — a flag for desktop Chrome, not a shipped feature.
Chrome Flags
-
-
Chrome Testing New “Browser Actuator” Remote-Automation Service
·
Two new flags spotted in Chrome’s open-source code point to a remote-control transport that lets Glic trigger, continue, or stop automated browsing sessions.
-
Chromium Code Shows Chrome Is Building a Built-In Notebook Feature
·
Two merged commits add a desktop-only “Notebooks” service and a configurable Notebook Home URL, following the same pattern Google used for Gemini in Chrome.
-
New Chromium Flag Hints At Voice Typing Coming To Desktop Chrome
·
A code change merged into Chromium’s source tree adds a “Dictation” flag for Windows, Mac, and Linux, hinting ChromeOS’s voice-typing tool could be headed to desktop.
-
Chrome Tests QR Code Sign-in From Your Desktop Using a Phone
·
A new Chromium flag would let desktop Chrome show a QR code in the Profile Menu and History page so you can finish signing in from your phone.
-
Chrome Screen Turns Grey or Blank? How to Fix It
·
Chrome’s window goes grey, white, or blank and stops responding. Here’s how to tell whether it’s the GPU, an extension, or your profile, and fix the right one.
-
Chromium Tests Flag to Warn Users on Suspicious Sites
·
A new, disabled-by-default flag spotted in Chromium’s source code would let Safe Browsing flag sites it deems suspicious before users browse further.
-
Chrome’s Everywhere Omnibox Gains an Official chrome://flags Toggle
·
A new Chromium change lets testers switch the floating AI search bar, internally code-named Project Loom, on or off straight from Chrome’s experimental flags page.
-
Chromium Merges Fix for Form-Filling Failures in Chrome’s Gemini Agent
·
The fix makes Chrome’s Gemini-powered browsing agent click a field before filling it in, addressing failures caused by stale form data behind a new experimental flag.
-
Chrome Tests Flag for Built-In Back-in-Stock Notifications
·
A new experimental flag spotted in Chromium’s source code would let Chrome detect and subscribe to back-in-stock alerts directly on product pages.