Their awards (when applicable) are listed alongside the security fixes on the Chrome Release Blog if you want to check them out. If you are outbid on the item, you could get a notification on your desktop letting you know right away.Ī number of the security fixes in Chrome 42 were found by security researchers through Google’s bounty program. Afterwards, you navigate away or close the browser window completely. Once permission has been granted, developers are free to use Google Cloud Messaging to use a service worker to display said notification.Īs an example of how the new APIs could be used, imagine you’ve bid on something on eBay. Fortunately, Google mandates that developers must acquire consent for permission to use the Push API.

Obviously, there’s a fine line between being useful and obtrusive when dealing with notifications. Together, these two new APIs allow websites to send notifications to web surfers even after they’ve closed or navigated away from said site. In addition to the usual list of security fixes (45 in total) and under-the-hood changes for stability and performance, Google’s latest release includes its new Push API and Notifications API. Chrome 42 has graduated to a stable release and is now available to download for Windows, Mac and Linux.