Chrome 70 arrives: a commitment to PWA applications

Progressive Web Applications are one of the trends we are seeing in recent months. Numerous advantages and very few drawbacks have made this type of application end up displacing traditional apps and in the case of Microsoft, Universal Applications.

And Google joins this trend with the launch of Chrome 70, a version of its web browser that will now allow the installation of Progressive Web Applicationson the Windows 10 desktop. One more tool to enhance the decaffeinated Microsoft Store as far as applications are concerned.But Chrome 70 isn't just PWA apps, it's much more.

Now by downloading and updating Google Chrome to the latest version, we will have access to the possibility that allows us to install Progressive Web Applications If they comply certain requirements, these can be installed in Windows directly from Chrome.

We can start using a PWA in Chrome and if it convinces us, install it on our computer. To do this these applications offer a notice in the form of a notification informing about the possibility of carrying out this installation.

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Once they are installed, they start to run in a Chrome window with the look and interface similar to what we can find in a traditional application. In addition these Progressive Web Applications are now integrated into the Action Center allowing the notifications to be part of the native notification system of Windows 10."

Security improvements

Another of the improvements we already talked about is the one that allows you to disable automatic login in the browser, a functionality which was released in Chrome 69 and caused quite a stir.

In addition, with Chrome 70 an improvement is coming to Windows that will allow identification on web pages compatible with identification systems based on usage of fingerprints as an extra to improve the access process.

HTTP start pages are now more cornered. In this version of Chrome, when trying to enter an HTTP page, we will see a notice that does not go unnoticed. A red triangle symbol next to the text “Not safe”.

AV1 support is here

Google adds support for AV1 in Chrome 70, a codec that stands out for its efficiency, being up to 30% more efficient that VP9. YouTube is also the weapon it has to promote the use of this alternative.

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If you want to check if the Chrome update is available, just press the menu button (hamburger button) at the bottom upper right, looking for the section Help>"