nsane.forums Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Google has released a beta version of Chrome that introduces what the company describes as “richer” notifications from the browser’s apps and extensions. The Chrome browser has been able to display this type of notification for more than two years, but Google has now revamped the interface and functionality for these alerts, the company said on Thursday. Chrome will soon get a "notification center" where you can see recent alerts you may have missed.The purpose of the enhancements is to boost the effectiveness of these notifications, which remind users of meetings logged in Google Calendar, alert them about incoming Gmail or IM chat messages and display urgent headlines from news applications. Specifically, developers can now format the text in the alerts and include images, as well as surface functions from the application or extension so that users can take actions right from the notifications’ interface. “Rich notifications include full-bleed icons and space to convey a headline and short message. Additionally, they enable you to create action buttons and respond to clicks right within your app, empowering your users to do anything they could do within the app’s UI itself,” wrote Justin DeWitt, a Google software engineer, in a separate blog post aimed at developers. Another new feature is a “notification center,” which contains all alerts so that users can review them in a single place and catch any they may have missed. In the browser settings, users can disable notifications by unchecking a box next to each app or extension. The new notifications feature can be previewed now on Chrome Beta for Windows, on Chrome Dev—a pre-Beta version—for Chrome OS, and soon on the Mac OS and Linux versions of the browser, DeWitt wrote. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Chrome will soon get a "notification center" where you can see recent alerts you may have missed.Chrome will soon get a shock when they see many Users deserting them due to this stupid 'Notification Center' that is known euphemistically as nag box. :frusty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CODYQX4 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Chrome will soon get a "notification center" where you can see recent alerts you may have missed.Chrome will soon get a shock when they see many Users deserting them due to this stupid 'Notification Center' that is known euphemistically as nag box. :frusty:Depends, if it stays out of the way it could be good.I have a few extensions that display counts and/or popup notifications. If I can see this with one click without being pestered it would be better than a few icons to the right of the omnibox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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