Google Chrome Address Bar Gains Improved Typo Correction and Autocompletion

[MacRumors]

Google today shared some information on updates that it is making to the address bar (or search bar) on mobile devices and the web, with these updates aimed at making it easier to find the website that you're looking for.

When you make a typo when putting in a URL, Chrome can detect the typo and show you suggestions of the site you might actually want to visit based on your previously visited websites. Chrome is also smarter at autocompleting URLs, filling in suggestions based on sites you've visited in the past.

If, for example, you have visited https://www.google.com/travel/flights in the past, just typing in "flights" will see Google bringing that website up as a suggestion to visit. The typo correction features are available now on the desktop and on iOS, while the autocompletion update is limited to the desktop for now.

Chrome now allows you to search within your bookmark folders from the address bar, and it will suggest highly popular sites even if you've never visited them, two features available on both the desktop and mobile devices. Finally, Chrome on the desktop has an improved visual layout that offers faster response times and makes the address bar easier to read.

More information on the changes can be found in Google's Chrome blog.

Article Link: Google Chrome Address Bar Gains Improved Typo Correction and Autocompletion

 

[iLuddite]

Imagine willingly using spyware

 

[kkee]

Doesn't Safari already have autocomplete and autocorrection on its address bar?

 

[jz0309]

Chrome now allows you to search within your bookmark folders from the address bar, and it will suggest highly popular sites even if you've never visited them,

just what I always wanted, more stupid suggestions from Google, so it'll bring up TikTok, FB, instagram and all that other crap

 

[ghanwani]

Buy $GOOG. Surveillance is an extremely lucrative business to be in.

 

[The Phazer]

Ducking.com about to become the world's most valuable domain.

 

[Skyscraperfan]

"filling in suggestions based on sites you've visited in the past"? Keeping your history is a very bad idea. That is very sensitive information, so you should delete it regularly.

 

[F23]

Imagine using Google Chrome in 2023.

 

[sw1tcher]

Imagine using Google Chrome in 2023.

Yeah. Imagine that...

 

[F23]

Yeah. Imagine that...

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I'm in the 3%, FireFox FTW!

 

[dontwalkhand]

Yeah. Imagine that...

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Remember. That same crowd used Internet Explorer willingly too, despite it being also a ****** browser.

 

[kkee]

Yeah. Imagine that...

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Now search MacOS only.

 

[sw1tcher]

I'm in the 3%, FireFox FTW!

Right there with you. Been using it since, well, forever it seems. From Netscape Navigator to Mozilla Suite to Firefox.

Now search MacOS only.

Why? That makes about as much sense as asking me to search Chrome OS only.

 

[owidhh]

updates aimed at making it easier to find the website that you're looking for advertisers are paying for.

Fixed it.

 

[coolfactor]

They show an example of typing "flights" and it offered up Google Flights as the top hit. Couldn't/shouldn't that get them into hot water?

 

[coolfactor]

I just updated to the latest version of Chrome on macOS and tried the "googleearth" example that they mention. It did not suggest the "earth.google.com" as per their demo. Are these features still rolling out?

I don't really care, I don't plan to use these features, but curious that I wasn't seeing the same results as their demo after upgrading.

 

[Any name]

thanks to its vertical integration, it can offer suggestions based on what you speak with your neighbours or discuss with your partner

 

[isomorphic]

One wonders if Google segments the ads it serves you based on the number of typos you make in the Chrome address bar...

...and whether they charge advertisers more for people who make less—or more!—typos.

 

[R2DHue]

Google today shared some information on updates that it is making to the address bar (or search bar) on mobile devices and the web, with these updates aimed at making it easier to find the website that you're looking for.

When you make a typo when putting in a URL, Chrome can detect the typo and show you suggestions of the site you might actually want to visit based on your previously visited websites. Chrome is also smarter at autocompleting URLs, filling in suggestions based on sites you've visited in the past.

If, for example, you have visited https://www.google.com/travel/flights in the past, just typing in "flights" will see Google bringing that website up as a suggestion to visit. The typo correction features are available now on the desktop and on iOS, while the autocompletion update is limited to the desktop for now.

Chrome now allows you to search within your bookmark folders from the address bar, and it will suggest highly popular sites even if you've never visited them, two features available on both the desktop and mobile devices. Finally, Chrome on the desktop has an improved visual layout that offers faster response times and makes the address bar easier to read.

More information on the changes can be found in Google's Chrome blog.

Article Link: Google Chrome Address Bar Gains Improved Typo Correction and Autocompletion

The gradient graphic in this piece is beautifully done, btw.

(Props to who made it.)

 

[Mylodon]

Remember. That same crowd used Internet Explorer willingly too, despite it being also a ****** browser.

Confused about that hahaha, every time I use Internet Explorer it's like helping an old man cross the road, every step is very slow.

 

[svish]

Good to know about the improvements. But always prefer to use Safari

 

[koil]

Yeah. Imagine that...

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I know it's still probably insignificant, but many privacy-focused browsers like Brave is detected as just "Chrome" and Mullvad Browser is detected as "Firefox".

 

[iHorseHead]

I'm in the 3%, FireFox FTW!

Firefox is horrible. Sinch Communication Panel's calls lag. It's horribly slow and painful to use, no software works on it. Chrome is the best. Everything works on it with no issues.

 

[ifxf]

I prefer chrome over safari since it is more flexible and offers better integration with password and autofill extensions. For some reason safari won’t enter your credit card security code or zipcode. Only thing that bothers me is their popup that frequently appears to sign in to goggle. Firefox is still my default browser.

 

[rubaxter]

Yeah. Imagine that...

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Well, 80% of 'Muricans are below average, so that might be part of the issue.

Yeah, they're not even smart enough to know that SHOULDN'T be possible ...