Google Chrome has Restored ‘Close Other Tabs’ & Fixed Severe Bluetooth Vulnerability

Google has released a new stable channel update chrome 78.0.3904.108 for Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems. The release covers 5 security fixes and restored Close other tabs option.

Chrome 78 removed options such as ‘Close other tabs’, ‘undo close tab’, and ‘Bookmark all tabs’ options from tabstrip context menu and advises to perform the same in other methods.

With the stable channel update 78.0.3904.108, Google restored the Close Other Tabs to the tabstrip context menu.

Update For Android Chrome 78.0.3904.108

For Android users also Chrome released update 78.0.3904.108 and it will be available on Google Play within the next few weeks.

The update includes several bug fixes, improves the performance and the stability of the Chrome installation with Android.

One of the notable features is the inclusion of Dark themes for Chrome menus, settings, and surfaces. You can find it under Settings > Themes.

Security Issues Reported

High CVE-2019-13723: Use-after-free in Bluetooth.

CVE-2019-13724: Out-of-bounds access in Bluetooth.

Chrome has 64% of market share and it is the currently most popular browser accounting for more than half of the web traffic.

To update Chrome navigate to More >> Help >> Update Chrome.

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