Questions tagged [google-chrome]
Google's web browser, for viewing web pages on the internet. Based on the WebKit rendering engine, currently available for Intel Macs.
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Is the Truststore/Keychain writable for the Chrome process?
While browsing a TLS-protected website in Chrome (89.0.4389.114), the button on the left side of the address bar opens a dropdown menu. Pressing on "Certificate" opens a (system-) dialog ...
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How to make safari suggest me subdomains if enter a main domain?
For example I want to visit b2b.vtt.ru (it is in my history). But I don't remember the subdomain. If I enter "Vtt" safari doesn't suggest me anything. It is annoying. I always used to type ...
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How can I record an app in background
Due to my poor organization I have 2 simultaneous lectures this semester, at this moment I'm following one on Phone and I record the other one with the Mac (Quicktime and Soundflower)
Is it possible ...
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Creating shortcuts to the same web app from 2 different chrome profiles override each other
In Chrome, I'm trying to create 2 shortcuts of the same app (mail.google.com) from 2 different profiles.
The problem is that the last shortcut overrides the previous.
In Ubuntu it worked OK - got 2 ...
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"Look up & data detectors" not working in Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Google Chrome PDF
I'm learning English as a foreign language, so I often need to look up words by force-clicking. Most of the time, this brings up a window that shows the dictionary definition of that word. However, ...
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Find in Page - easier way in Chrome?
Is there an Easier way to search for specific words on websites using Chrome on iPhone?
(I know about the “Find in Page” feature accessible from the bottom right. But I’m looking for a ‘one-step’ way ...
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What causes the strange lines in Chrome on a Macbook Pro?
From time to time I get strange colorful lines on my screen in Chrome. It only effects certain websites. I tried disabling "Hardware acceleration" in the settings but that didn't seem to ...
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Automatically correct umlauts in Chrome like Safari does?
Safari has one really cool feature.
When type in "Vielen Dank fuer", it automatically corrects it to "Vielen Dank für".
Can Chrome do the same? If so, anyone knows how?
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The location service gets disabled after a while on some apps
Some apps that I enabled 'allowing location' checkbox on keep disabled after a while. This include Chromium and Chrome Canary but not Chrome.
After I set 'location service' to on, I always lock the ...
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Shrink Chrome menu?
Is there any way to shrink or shorten the Chrome menu?
It has so many options that due to its length, it's preventing me to see the remainder of my icons that are shown from the right hand side (check ...
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Site doesn't work on Safari but loads fine on Chrome/Firefox
I'm trying to load www.zhongwen.com on Safari on the iPad on iOS 14 (but I encounter the same issue on Safari for Mac). The site loads fine, but clicking on any Chinese character doesn't load the ...
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iPhone Chrome browser is not allowed to make calls directly
While trying to make some calls through the google search in my iPhone 11, Chrome warned me that the site is repeatedly trying to open another app.
I accidentally hit Block and now it is not allowing ...
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Mac Chrome only quits with command+option+q
All of a sudden Chrome on my Catalina imac requires command+option+q to quit. "Warn before quitting" is unchecked. Holding command+q does nothing. command+q works in all other apps.
I have a ...
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Chrome fullscreen windows
I have two Google Chrome windows, Window A, and Window B. I have full-screened Window B with Cmd+Shift+F. But, Window A also becomes fullscreen. When I un-fullscreen Window A with Cmd+Shift+F, Window ...
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Chrome is not filling in passwords on a catalina laptop
Several months ago I switched to a new laptop with Catalina on it. On this machine the passwords for sites that used to be stored in the browser are no longer being offered. I have to type them in ...
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DNS settings different between Chrome and Firefox
I have an odd issue that I hope someone can help on. I recently switched hosting providers for a subdomain on our website (the main domain is still at the old host). The DNS settings for this ...
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Downloads from browsers are broken, downloads using wget or curl are not
I restored my mac after getting it back from Apple. It had a busted logic board.
After getting it back any download from any browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc) is flagged by macOS as damaged and ...
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How to open Chrome's Internal Pages from terminal
I want to open chrome's internal pages like chrome://version via terminal. I know I can use the open command to open any URL, but how to open the internal pages?
I tried open -a Google\ Chrome "...
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How do I make my iPad forget about Chrome browser?
I have or rather had Chrome on my iPad but it refuses to update because it was acquired using another AppleID. I then deleted it with the intention to reinstall using my current AppleID. But that is ...
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Cannot reset Chrome (Mac)
I've been getting a problem with Chrome where it keeps crashing when I try to refresh a web page. Bear in mind this only appears to happen on a local .html file that I'm building.
So I tried to reset ...
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enabling javascript in Chrome using an AppleScript
Is it possible to enable Javascript in Chrome aside from manually scrolling through the View menu? I tried scripting it, but it didn't execute or list any errors:
activate application "Google Chrome"...
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How to use scrollwheel (middle mouse button) to open link in new tab in Chrome
Before I upgraded to Catalina, in Chrome I could just middle-click on a link to open it in a new tab. And life was great.
After upgrading to Catalina, this still works in Safari but for whatever ...
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How can I remove Chrome app (not Chrome itself)?
Once I've installed Postman app for Chrome. Then they deployed native mac os app and Chrome version was deprecated. The problem is that I don't have Postman in the list of installed apps in Chrome so ...
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What should I expect about the battery for a new macbook pro
I bought a new 2019 MacBook Pro, 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5. I feel like the battery is not as described.
I tried with open only one Youtube video on chrome, set the brightness to 75%，and the battery ...
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AppleScript to fast forward YouTube videos
I'm trying to use AppleScript to fast forward YouTube videos by 10 seconds in Chrome, but the following code doesn't work; I get missing value as output, instead. What I am doing wrong?
tell ...
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Bluetooth headset always receiving audio, even when none is playing
I have a Bluetooth headset (MPOW-059) that I use to listen to audio on my Macbook Pro. In the past few months, I've noticed something odd - it always seems to be receiving an audio signal from the ...
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"Float on top" in all windows
Specific apps have an option under Window->Float on Top which allows this kind of behavior:
The problem is that I'd like to achieve this on all windows. Specifically I'd like to choose specific ...
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Chrome 76 text highlight bug
I am running Google Chrome 76+ on macOS Mojave 10.14.6.
I have come across an issue where highlighting text in the browser will fail randomly. I ran into it enough times that I started trying to ...
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Issue on macOS High Sierra - how can I make the Chrome background black?
I have multiple Google user accounts. My primary one is has a white background in Chrome, but the secondary one has a black background. I much prefer the black background, but I cannot figure out how ...
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Copy/Paste issues with chrome apps for non English input methods
When using any chrome app while on a non-English input, Copy&Paste shortcuts aren't working.
When using the same web app via browser tabs or any other Mac app, there's no issue.
When switching ...
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Putting AirPods in case automatically starts music/video on Mac
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Connect AirPods to MacBook
Start a video in YouTube (using Google Chrome)
Stop a video in YouTube
Put AirPods in case
Result: YouTube video automatically starts playing in a couple of ...
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macOS: Switch to last active window
When task switching from Google Chrome to another window and then back to Chrome I am taken to a different Chrome window rather than the window I was originally on.
E.g. scenario:
I have 3 desktop. ...
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Cannot flush cache
No matter what I do, I cannot get a web site to load after something changes with the DNS.
For instance, if meh.blah.example.com had a misconfigured DNS value and produced an ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED ...
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WhatsApp Web not working on macOS Mojave 10.14.2
WhatsApp Web used to work all right. It works fine on my other 2012 MacBook, but not working on my Late 2013 MacBook. When attempting to open the Web app, the QR code continues to load indefinitely.
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All Chrome browser windows go fullscreen for no reason on second monitor
Anyone else experience this, have any idea how to prevent it from happening, or know what is causing it?
I roll with a bunch of Chrome browser windows open which have a varying number of active tabs. ...
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Chrome "copy image" acting weird since Mojave update
Ever since I've upgraded my MBP 2015 to Mojave, Chrome's "Copy Image" option has been quite quirky.
Before the update, the option copied the image properly, and pasting it to websites/apps that ...
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Can no longer drag photos to desktop
I used to be able to drag images to my desktop. This now seems broken. Here's a video of the problem. Basically, I'll drag an image (doesn't matter from where) to my desktop and it will not appear as ...
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YouTube video with custom start and end times not working on iPhone 7
The following YouTube URL is not working as expected in Safari and Chrome on my iPhone 7:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/4NZycutQrUw?start=1523&end=2171&autoplay=1&controls=1
The video ...
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System crashes / logs out after visiting specific website
This might be a weird question, but I'm asking for some guidance for how to investigate this more. It's not a reproducible issue, but it happens often enough (e.g. a couple of times a week). Here's ...
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Can reverting to a previous Time Machine instance enable Keychain data access?
A client is running 10.9.5 on a ten year old Mac. They recently reset the admin password so that it is now different from their keychain password. They've got a bunch of passwords stored in keychain/...
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Safari and Chrome loading the wrong website
My client is having an issue that is exclusive to her computer.
When viewing her website on any other computer the website that shows is the current one being hosted by Squarespace.
When viewing on ...
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Applescript / Google Chrome : open a link in a new tab
I use this to open a link (the url is unknown):
tell application "Google Chrome"
tell tab 1 of window 1 to set OpenfirstTab to execute javascript "document.getElementById('TransactionHistory')....
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Websites displaying as mobile on all browsers in MacOS
For some reason, numerous websites started displaying as mobile on my MacOS machine today, in all browsers, even browsers I never use like Safari. The agent header I'm seeing in Chrome is:
Mozilla/5....
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Wrong Region Detected in Browser
I moved from Canada to USA but some webpages still detect my region as Canada.
This happens in all browsers, even after I clear their browser data.
I assume then the browser is sending some region ...
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Swapping functionality for left and right SHIFT keys
I've a weird issue. On my macbook 2010, when I use Google Chrome, Command+Left Shift+T doesn't work as expected. I would expect it to reopen last closed tab, but, instead, it simply opens a new one. ...
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Deep linking chrome though Safari
I am new to this so this maybe a trivial question but I have a private web app that would like to deep link the chrome into it so when users visit it on safari I could give them the option to open ...
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Mission Control acting very strangely with Finder and Google Chrome
When I activate mission control via F3 or a hot corner I have assigned the function to, I can choose which application to bring to the foreground. However, when I select Google Chrome and sometimes ...
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Blurry icons on Facebook and Google homepage
I am using macOS Sierra and recently I observed that the icons and images on Facebook page are all blurry on Chrome. I checked the same on Firefox and Safari and they also load all blurry icons and ...
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Uninstalled Accountability Software Still Encumbering Internet Connection
Hey so I have had connection problems for over a year now on my 2014 Macbook Pro, and after trying literally everything Google could point me towards I have found a possible culprit - but obviously I ...
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Focus follows mouse (and autoraise) for Chrome windows
Is there a way to enable focus-follows-mouse behavior for Google Chrome windows? The desired behavior is that if there are two browser windows, occupying the left and right halves of the screen, then ...
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