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Google Chrome, hidden settings: description, features and reviews

The fact that most browsers have a huge number of settings, probably, do not need to explain. So one of the most popular tools for Internet surfing Chrome from Google, too, can boast a very interesting set. There are even some hidden settings of the Google Chrome browser, about which the average user knows practically nothing. And they should be paid attention to, since it is with their help that you can access not-advertised functions and even optimize the application for your own needs.

Google Chrome: hidden browser settings. What is the point?

Typically, developers of software designed to work with the Internet, especially additional tools are not advertised, indicating that this is a full-featured browser, which includes a lot of opportunities for different purposes.

But the hidden settings Google Chrome, which a normal surfer can not even guess, can be very useful not only in terms of automating some actions, but also in questions of optimizing the application itself. In "Chrome" most of them can be accessed through the address bar, which prescribes special URL-links. They do not lead into the jungle of the Internet, but their use causes quite a lot of hidden elements. It is this approach that helps to access everything that in the main menu is completely inaccessible, and there is no other way of accessing, except how to enter special addresses. But first things first.

Hidden features of Google Chrome: a complete list of addresses

First, let's look at the list of addresses, which will be useful for both the regular user and the software developer. A little distracting from the topic, it can be noted that the means of web development is in every browser, just about them, no one really knows anything. For some reason it is believed that the most powerful in this respect is Mozilla Firefox. This is not true.

Not a complete list of access addresses for almost all the hidden functionality looks as shown in the photo below.

Some of them are intended for the average user, some are designed for developers and testers. Let's see what can be extracted from the Google Chrome browser. The hidden settings of this application (professional reviews confirm this) are very, very interesting.

Memory Usage

First, the most basic. Naturally, many users are interested in fine tuning Google Chrome, at least in terms of the load on system resources. And the consumption of operational or disk memory, not to mention the load on the CPU, comes first.

You can get information by accessing the chrome: // memory address, where you can see how much memory is used by the page or tab. We will make a reservation at once that all addresses start with chrome: // prefix (in earlier versions prefix about: without double right slash was used), therefore further we will consider only the main endings.

Plugins and Extensions

Add-ins and plug-ins that connect to the browser can be viewed in two main sections. In the first case, the address prescribes plugins, in the second - extensions.

As expected, all modules can be managed here, including their activation, deactivation, installation or removal. But this is the simplest thing that is.

Mathematics

That's what is really interesting, so this is the possibility of calculating the simplest mathematical operations directly in the address bar.

Agree, very few people know about this. This is the so-called omnibox. By the way, in it the result of calculations is displayed without using the key of input, and if it is easier - without resort to the search engine Google.com. Reviews call this function very useful.

Google Chrome Acceleration

Now a few words on how to improve the performance of Chrome. To do this, there are tools (fine tuning Google Chrome without this is impossible).

First of all, judging by the opinions of specialists, it is worth paying attention to access to the section opened with the help of the address ending flags. This is probably the most interesting section of hidden settings. To maximize the performance of the browser, it is recommended that you enable GPU processing and secondary source mode. Also, use the accelerated work of SVG filters, smooth scrolling and a special function of Native Client.

In the section accessed by typing the twisted end, it is recommended that you enable the asynchronous DNS client, the HTTP and SPDY / 3 pipelining.

As the reviews say, in the flags section you can find many more interesting things. For example, in Chrome, the hidden settings are such that you can use the FPS Counter tool to view the actual frame rate that is currently displayed. Quite simply, you can turn off the sound for the selected tab or automatically save passwords, logins, or any other login information for sites.

Spellchecking

There is also a universal component that allows automatic verification of data entry for errors.

In other words, if you start writing something on the page or enter a search query, the spelling will be changed to the correct input, and it's very convenient, especially if you have to enter large text arrays.

Developers

To test some of the features of the browser, you can even cause critical failures in the manual mode, using for this end the inducebrowsercrashforrealz. The artificial hang of the page is determined by the shorthang parameter.

Also useful: the development of credits section, display of information about the problem (kill) with an unambiguous message, the display of graphical data on static parameters (histograms), complete information on connections (net-internals), Google services and terms of their provision (terms), viewing the source Code (view-source: "page address"), build number and version of the browser (version), graphical acceleration (gpu) information, cache contents and accessibility.

Instead of the total

In general, as can be seen from all that has been said, Chrome is quite an interesting thing. Hidden settings and capabilities, which few people know, can be useful in many situations, including accelerating the browser itself, and loading pages, and optimizing the consumption of system resources, not to mention the most common things.

Of course, most of the sections described are unlikely to be necessary for the average user, nevertheless for developers and all those who are testing programs of this level, the field of activity here is very wide.

Well, if you take into account that with the help of some sections you can make a very fine tuning of the browser and all its functionality with maximum use of all hidden resources, then this application can be considered one of the best in its field. Here it is also worth noting that soon a new version of the browser will be released, which received the version number of Google Chrome 54. What to expect from it?

It is believed that this will be a breakthrough in the market of Internet technologies, since the new version will have to work much faster than all the browsers known today, and the consumption of system resources is supposed to be reduced to such a minimum level that no one has ever dreamed of. However, in all likelihood, some changes will affect the hidden parameters or tools themselves. But this is, as they say, a matter of time, because before the official exit, it was not so long to wait. In general, time will show how justified by the users or developers will be their bright hopes and expectations.

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