In an effort to make the Chrome web browser even more user-friendly and convenient, Google is experimenting with a new video control option. The controls would be part of the Chrome toolbar and allow for easy playback or stopping on internet videos.
A ZDNet report arrived on Saturday (July 6) in which they pointed out the new feature on the toolbar called Global Media Controls (GMC). The video control allows users to pause or resume any multimedia content that might be present in the browser. In terms of content, that includes both audio and video that is on that particular site. The Global Media Controls option is currently being tested in the Canary version of the Google Chrome browser.
It’s expected that this particular button will be added to versions of Chrome for Windows, Mac, and Linux but there are no current details regarding Chrome OS. There is also no official date for the release of the Chrome GMC feature. At the moment, ZDNet reported that they were experiencing frequent crashes when the button was used to pause a video. Most likely, the developers are tweaking and fine-tuning the option before the formal rollout. A page here details the latest bugs that have been recorded when testing the GMC feature.
The new GMC feature should come as a welcome addition to the Google Chrome toolbar for many users. There was a previous option on tabs that allowed users to mute audio by clicking on a speaker icon. That was taken away by Google in 2018 in favor of a different option. Chrome browser users now need to right click on a tab to “mute audio” from that particular website.
As of this report, Alphabet, the parent company of Google, had a stock price of $1,132.66. It was up $9.68 or 0.86 percent as of the close of trading on Friday (July 5). Alphabet (GOOGL) has a 52-week high of $1,296.98 and a 52-week low of $977.66. The company will give its latest earnings report on July 25, with investors eager to see how the stock is expected to perform going forward.
Dil Bole Oberoi
