Chrome has nixed the fix to its download bar sorry about that – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
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Chrome has nixed the fix to its download bar — sorry about that.

Back in August, the Chrome browser moved its download notifications from a bar at the bottom of the window to an icon at top. However, if you didn’t like that change, you could still use a flag to change it back. People are now reporting that, with the latest update of Chrome, that flag is gone, and you’re going to be stuck with the new notification icon. Oh, well.

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