Chrome downloads can fail due to various reasons. When you click on the download link, Chrome sends a request to the server hosting the file, and the server responds with the file, and your download ...

In April 2019, ZDNet reported about a proposal Google had made to other browser makers in an attempt to get everyone on board. The plan, at the time, was that browsers block file downloads that take ...

Jay primarily writes news and deals posts for Android Police. Before joining AP, he spent the past several years yammering on about the crazy world of Android for various tech outlets. Besides ...

Google is moving forward with its plan to block mixed content downloads from web sites to protect users from man-in-the-middle attacks. In April 2019, we reported that Google was looking into blocking ...

As HTTPS has become more common across the web, Google Chrome is preparing to launch a security option that will block “insecure” downloads through HTTP. While it used to be the case that only privacy ...

Chrome: I download a lot of things. We all do. In my case, my Windows Downloads folder is basically my catch-all for everything I’m working on, as well as the primary archive for files and folders I ...

Tech is not only about the big changes; it’s also about the little conveniences. According to Android Police, Google is now testing a new downloads button for the Chrome browser. It’s a more subtle ...

In context: Google pushed for a more secure web by labeling all HTTP websites as 'Not secure' in Chrome 68 (July 2018). As websites transitioned to HTTPS, there still lays a risk of downloading ...

Google today announced that it would soon warn Chrome users about “insecure” downloads, the first move in a plan to block them entirely. “Today we’re announcing that Chrome will gradually ensure that ...