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.
YouTube’s been cracking down on ad blocker usage this year. I’m fine coughing up $14 a month for YouTube Premium, but I can’t help but be amused at the user agent workaround Enderman posted yesterday (spotted by Windows Central).
Using a Google-made Chrome extension, you can put a digital name tag on your browser that basically says, “Hello! My Name is Windows Phone,” and YouTube won’t show you ads.
YouTube hasn’t specifically said that turning your browser into three Windows Phones in a trenchcoat is against its terms of service, but all the same: Proceed at your own risk.
Google says that it’s also making privacy options easier to access:
You’ll soon be able to quickly delete your browsing history, site data, and now also including recent tabs. There will also be a new 15 minute option when selecting the duration. Just click the three dots in the top-right corner of your Chrome browser and select ‘Clear browsing data’.
It’s already live in Chrome beta if you just can’t wait.
