What’s new in Chrome 157?
On the Chrome “What’s New” page displayed after the update, Google announces a new feature to send open browser tabs to all (or select) devices. To use this feature, you will need to sign in to Chrome with the same account on all sending and receiving devices (phone, tablet, laptop).
When sending from your PC, you do not need to use the unnecessarily complicated method of three-dot menu → Stream, save and share → Send to my device. Instead, it is faster if you right-click on the corresponding tab and select Send to my device from the context menu.
When sending from your Android device, open the tab you want to send, then press and hold the address bar and select Send to my device. This has worked this way since Chrome 77 (2019), so it’s not In fact news.
Security flaws fixed in Chrome 157
In the Chrome Releases blog post, Srinivas Sista lists 213 security vulnerabilities that have been fixed. Google discovered 130 of them internally, while the rest were identified and reported by external security researchers. So far, Google has awarded those researchers a total of $31,000 in rewards.
Seven vulnerabilities have been classified as critical, four of which are use-after-free (UAF) vulnerabilities in various components. Another 77 vulnerabilities are classified as high risk. Of the rest of the vulnerabilities, 75 are considered medium risk and 54 low risk. The most common types of vulnerabilities are use-after-free vulnerabilities (45), data leaks (13), and type confusions (13). The latter occurs mainly in the V8 JavaScript engine.
Chrome usually updates automatically when a new version is available. You can check for updates manually through the menu on Help → About Google Chrome (alternatively, in Settings → About Google Chrome).
