Google's web browser has just been updated to version 81 with a list of modest new features, confinement obliges.

Chrome 81 is available. Google has just deployed the update of its web browser for all users. In the program, this new version contains relatively few new features. Because of the current context, Google has indeed greatly slowed the development of new features to preserve the stability of its browser. That's why Chrome 82 will not be released, Google preferring to switch directly to Chrome 83 by mid-May.

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Augmented reality, notification badges and NFC tag reading

Thus, Chrome 81 sees the arrival of a new version of the WebXR API. Thanks to it, it is possible to view objects in augmented reality directly from the browser.

By consulting the site of a furniture store that would use this API, you will be able to visualize and move this new sofa or this new armchair on which you have views, directly in your living room thanks to your camera.

Another new feature is that webapps using Chrome can now display notification badges to indicate, for example, the arrival of new messages, or the presence of new content.

In addition, Chrome 81 introduces Web NFC, a technology that will allow web apps that use it to read or write NFC tags. This system could be used, for example, in museums, to allow visitors to get more information about a work, read the information contained in a badge, etc..

Finally, on Android, Chrome 81 enhances the Media Session API, which allows you to browse media being played from the player displayed in the Android Notification Center.

Source: 01net.com