Adobe Flash will be blocked by default
For several years Adobe Flash has been blocked by major browsers in one way or another even though it is not truly dead until 2020. In Chrome 76, Flash is blocked by default. You can still access Flash as explained in a recent article: “The Chrome 76 beta by default blocks Flash in the browser. However, users still have the option [chrome://settings/content/flash] to switch back to the current “Ask first” option — where explicit permission is required for each site after every browser restart — for several more releases.”
Incognito mode
Another new feature is that websites will no longer be able to detect when your browser is in Incognito Mode. This new feature of incognito mode will cause problems for publishers such as the New York Times that use the detection schemes to keep you from reading an infinite number of free stories and guide you into paying for a subscription.
Dark Mode
An enhancement for dark mode is that web developers can program their sites to automatically serve up a dark version of their website when it sees your dark mode browser. Techopedia explains dark mode: ““Dark mode” in IT refers to user interfaces that work to decrease light output by changing the way that information is presented on the screen. Specifically, IT pros use the term “dark mode” to talk about light text showing up on a dark screen background.” IT means “information technology”.
Other new changes can be found at Google’s Chromium blog post. Chrome is by far the most popular browser with over 69 percent of desktop browser and 60 percent of mobile browsers.
