Google has updated its Chrome Web Store policy to keep Chrome fast enough by restricting the extensions on the web browser.

This new policy from Google will start implementing today. With this update, Google is aiming towards extensions that have a single purpose, which is narrow and easy-to-understand. The multi-purpose extensions can crowd the browser UI and slow down the web browsing experience.

The blog from Erik Kay (Engineering Director) notes, a simple and speedy browsing experience has been part of the core principle of Chrome since the [...]

The new browser lets users add iOS like web shortcuts to the home screen, will now open in a full-screen experience and appear as a separate app in the app switcher. With the Beta release of Chrome for Android, it’s now easier to create shortcuts on the homescreen which open the website that you often go to.

When visiting a website you would like to save, user will have to simply select “Add to homescreen” from the toolbar menu. The new version 31 also brings the desktop client’s search focused tab. Google has even provided search speed boost through server-side code. The new update, Google have also made it work [...]