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| 196 <p> | |
| 197 This page lists the API and manifest changes | |
| 198 made in recent releases. | |
| 199 </p> | |
| 200 <ul> | |
| 201 <li> <a href="#19">Google Chrome 19</a> </li> | |
| 202 <li> <a href="#18">Google Chrome 18</a> </li> | |
| 203 <li> <a href="#17">Google Chrome 17</a> </li> | |
| 204 <li> <a href="#16">Google Chrome 16</a> </li> | |
| 205 <li> <a href="#15">Google Chrome 15</a> </li> | |
| 206 <li> <a href="#14">Google Chrome 14</a> </li> | |
| 207 <li> <a href="#13">Google Chrome 13</a> </li> | |
| 208 <li> <a href="#12">Google Chrome 12</a> </li> | |
| 209 <li> <a href="#11">Google Chrome 11</a> </li> | |
| 210 <li> <a href="#10">Google Chrome 10</a> </li> | |
| 211 <li> <a href="#9">Google Chrome 9</a> </li> | |
| 212 <li> <a href="#8">Google Chrome 8</a> </li> | |
| 213 <li> <a href="#7">Google Chrome 7</a> </li> | |
| 214 <li> <a href="#6">Google Chrome 6</a> </li> | |
| 215 </ul> | |
| 216 <p> | |
| 217 In addition to the changes listed below, | |
| 218 check out the | |
| 219 <a href="experimental.html">experimental APIs</a>. | |
| 220 </p> | |
| 221 <h2 id="19"> Google Chrome 19 </h2> | |
| 222 <h4> New APIs </h4> | |
| 223 <ul> | |
| 224 <li>The <a href="browsingData.html">browsing data API</a> | |
| 225 lets you remove browsing data from a user's local profile. | |
| 226 </li><li>The <a href="topSites.html">top sites API</a> | |
| 227 gives you access to the top sites | |
| 228 that are displayed on the new tab page. | |
| 229 </li></ul> | |
| 230 <h4> Manifest changes </h4> | |
| 231 <ul> | |
| 232 <li>The new <a href="manifest.html#intents">intents</a> | |
| 233 field specifies all intent handlers provided by the extension. | |
| 234 </li></ul> | |
| 235 <h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4> | |
| 236 <ul> | |
| 237 <li>The window API's <a href="windows.html#type-Window">Window</a> | |
| 238 object now has an <code>alwaysOnTop</code> property and | |
| 239 supports the "fullscreen" state. | |
| 240 </li><li>The <code>chrome.tabs</code> | |
| 241 <a href="tabs.html#method-query">query()</a> method | |
| 242 now has the <code>currentWindow</code> and | |
| 243 <code>lastFocusedWindow</code> parameters. | |
| 244 </li><li>The <a href="browserAction.html">browser action API</a> | |
| 245 has the following new getter functions: | |
| 246 <a href="browserAction.html#method-getTitle">getTitle</a>, | |
| 247 <a href="browserAction.html#method-getBadgeText">getBadgeText</a>, | |
| 248 <a href="browserAction.html#method-getBadgeBackgroundColor">getBadgeBackg
r | |
| 249 oundColor</a>, and | |
| 250 <a href="browserAction.html#method-getPopup">getPopup</a>. | |
| 251 </li><li>The <a href="pageAction.html">page action API</a> | |
| 252 has the following new getter functions: | |
| 253 <a href="pageAction.html#method-getTitle">getTitle</a> and | |
| 254 <a href="pageAction.html#method-getPopup">getPopup</a>. | |
| 255 </li></ul> | |
| 256 <h2 id="18"> Google Chrome 18 </h2> | |
| 257 <h4> New APIs </h4> | |
| 258 <ul> | |
| 259 <li>The <a href="debugger.html">debugger API</a> | |
| 260 lets you use the Chrome Developer Tools | |
| 261 on one or more tabs remotely. | |
| 262 </li><li>The <a href="devtools.html">developer tools APIs</a> | |
| 263 provide support for extending Chrome Developer Tools. | |
| 264 The inspected window API lets you interact with the inspected window. | |
| 265 The network API lets you retrive information about network requests. | |
| 266 The panels API lets you add panels and sidebars. | |
| 267 </li><li>The <a href="input.ime.html">input method editor API</a> | |
| 268 lets you add custom input methods | |
| 269 such as complex language characters | |
| 270 directly to the system's input device. | |
| 271 </li><li>The <a href="pageCapture.html">page capture API</a> | |
| 272 lets you save a tab as MHTML. | |
| 273 </li><li> The <a href="privacy.html">privacy API</a> | |
| 274 lets you control usage of the features | |
| 275 in Chrome that can affect a user's privacy policy. | |
| 276 </li></ul> | |
| 277 <h4> Manifest changes </h4> | |
| 278 <ul> | |
| 279 <li>The new | |
| 280 <a href="manifest.html#manifest_version">manifest version</a> | |
| 281 field specifies the version of the manifest that your package requires. | |
| 282 As of Chrome 18, you should use | |
| 283 <a href="manifestVersion.html">manifest version 2</a>. | |
| 284 </li><li>The new | |
| 285 <a href="contentSecurityPolicy.html">Content Security Policy (CSP)</a> | |
| 286 field is used to define an extension's policies | |
| 287 towards the types of content | |
| 288 that can be loaded and executed by the extension. | |
| 289 </li><li>Most background pages only include a list of script files. | |
| 290 For these background pages, | |
| 291 you can use the new | |
| 292 <a href="background_pages.html">background.scripts</a> property | |
| 293 and Chrome will generate a background page for you. | |
| 294 </li></ul> | |
| 295 <h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4> | |
| 296 <ul> | |
| 297 <li>The <a href="windows.html#property-WINDOW_ID_CURRENT">windows API</a> | |
| 298 now has a <code>WINDOW_ID_CURRENT</code> property. | |
| 299 </li><li>The <code>chrome.tabs</code> | |
| 300 <a href="tabs.html#method-create">create()</a> and | |
| 301 <a href="tabs.html#method-update">update()</a> methods | |
| 302 now have an <code>openerTabId</code> parameter. | |
| 303 </li></ul> | |
| 304 <h2 id="17"> Google Chrome 17 </h2> | |
| 305 <h4> New APIs </h4> | |
| 306 <ul> | |
| 307 <li>The | |
| 308 <a href="webRequest.html">web request API</a> | |
| 309 lets you intercept, block, or | |
| 310 modify requests in-flight and | |
| 311 to observe and analyze traffic. | |
| 312 </li></ul> | |
| 313 <h4> Manifest changes </h4> | |
| 314 <ul> | |
| 315 <li>Permissions can be | |
| 316 <a href="permissions.html">optional</a> | |
| 317 for the content setting API, the web navigation API, and | |
| 318 the new web request API. | |
| 319 </li></ul> | |
| 320 <h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4> | |
| 321 <ul> | |
| 322 <li>The management API's | |
| 323 <a href="management.html#type-ExtensionInfo">ExtensionInfo</a> object | |
| 324 now has a <code>disabledReason</code> property. | |
| 325 </li></ul> | |
| 326 <h4> Changes to existing APIs </h4> | |
| 327 <ul> | |
| 328 <li>The <a href="omnibox.html">omnibox API</a> | |
| 329 now works in | |
| 330 <a href="manifest.html#incognito">split incognito mode</a>. | |
| 331 </li></ul> | |
| 332 <h2 id="16"> Google Chrome 16 </h2> | |
| 333 <h4> New APIs </h4> | |
| 334 <ul> | |
| 335 <li>The | |
| 336 <a href="webNavigation.html">web navigation API</a> | |
| 337 lets extensions receive notifications about the status | |
| 338 of navigation requests. | |
| 339 You can use this API to track navigation events. | |
| 340 </li><li>The | |
| 341 <a href="permissions.html">optional permissions API</a> | |
| 342 lets you control when users are presented with permission requests. | |
| 343 </li><li>The | |
| 344 <a href="contentSettings.html">content settings API</a> | |
| 345 lets extensions customize Chrome’s behavior | |
| 346 on a per-site basis instead of globally. | |
| 347 You can use this API to control whether websites can use features | |
| 348 such as cookies, JavaScript, and plug-ins. | |
| 349 </li></ul> | |
| 350 <h4> Manifest changes </h4> | |
| 351 <ul> | |
| 352 <li>The new | |
| 353 <a href="manifest.html#requirements">requirements</a> field | |
| 354 allows you to declare extension requirements up front. | |
| 355 For example, you can use this field | |
| 356 to specify that your app requires 3D graphics support | |
| 357 in order to use features such as CSS 3D Tranforms or WebGL. | |
| 358 </li></ul> | |
| 359 <h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4> | |
| 360 <ul> | |
| 361 <li>The new | |
| 362 <a href="tabs.html#method-query">chrome.tabs.query()</a> method | |
| 363 gets all tabs that have the specified properties or | |
| 364 all tabs if no properties are specified. | |
| 365 </li><li>The new | |
| 366 <a href="tabs.html#method-reload">chrome.tabs.reload()</a> method | |
| 367 reloads a tab and includes the option | |
| 368 to preserve the local cache of the reloaded tab. | |
| 369 </li><li>The management API's | |
| 370 <a href="management.html#type-ExtensionInfo">ExtensionInfo</a> object | |
| 371 now has an <code>updateURL</code> property. | |
| 372 </li><li>You can now limit the supported locales for an | |
| 373 <a href="external_extensions.html">external extension</a> | |
| 374 by adding the <code>supported_locales</code> attribute | |
| 375 to the <code>external_extensions.json</code>. | |
| 376 </li></ul> | |
| 377 <h4> Changes to existing APIs </h4> | |
| 378 <ul> | |
| 379 <li>The methods <code>getAllInWindow()</code> and | |
| 380 <code>getSelected()</code> have been deprecated. | |
| 381 To get details about all tabs in the specified window, use | |
| 382 <a href="tabs.html#method-query">chrome.tabs.query()</a> | |
| 383 with the argument <code>{'windowId': windowID}</code>. | |
| 384 To get the tab that is selected in the specified window, use | |
| 385 <code>chrome.tabs.query()</code> | |
| 386 with the argument <code>{'active': true}</code>. | |
| 387 </li><li>You are no longer required | |
| 388 to specify the <code>tabID</code> for the | |
| 389 <a href="tabs.html#method-update">chrome.tabs.update()</a> method. | |
| 390 When not provided, | |
| 391 the <code>tabID</code> defaults | |
| 392 to the selected tab of the current window. | |
| 393 </li><li>External extension files on Mac OS can now be owned by users | |
| 394 within a wheel group (or an admin group). | |
| 395 </li><li>The "experimental" permission is no longer required | |
| 396 for the | |
| 397 <a href="windows.html#type-Window">window "panel"</a> type. | |
| 398 By default, the "panel" type creates a popup | |
| 399 unless the <code>--enable-panels</code> flag is set. | |
| 400 </li></ul> | |
| 401 <h2 id="15"> Google Chrome 15 </h2> | |
| 402 <h4> New APIs </h4> | |
| 403 <ul> | |
| 404 <li>The <a href="webstore.html">webstore API</a> | |
| 405 lets you initiate app and extensions installations | |
| 406 <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/webstore/docs/inline_installation.html">
"inline"</a> | |
| 407 from your site. | |
| 408 </li></ul> | |
| 409 <h4> Manifest changes </h4> | |
| 410 <ul> | |
| 411 <li>The new | |
| 412 <a href="manifest.html#offline_enabled">offline_enabled</a> field | |
| 413 lets you specify that your app works well even without an internet | |
| 414 connection. | |
| 415 </li></ul> | |
| 416 <h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4> | |
| 417 <ul> | |
| 418 <li>You can retrieve permission warnings using the new management API method
s | |
| 419 <a href="management.html#method-getPermissionWarningsById">getPermissionWa
rningsById()</a> | |
| 420 and | |
| 421 <a href="management.html#method-getPermissionWarningsByManifest">getPermis
sionWarningsByManifest()</a>. | |
| 422 </li><li>The management API’s | |
| 423 <a href="management.html#type-ExtensionInfo">ExtensionInfo</a> object has | |
| 424 a new field, <code>offlineEnabled</code>. | |
| 425 </li><li>You can now <a href="i18n.html">internationalize</a> content script
CSS | |
| 426 files by using <code>__MSG_messagename__</code> placeholders. | |
| 427 </li></ul> | |
| 428 <h4> Changes to existing APIs </h4> | |
| 429 <ul> | |
| 430 <li>The callback for the <a href="tabs.html#method-update">tabs.update</a> | |
| 431 method is passed <code>null</code> instead of the tab details if the | |
| 432 extension does not have the "tabs" permission. | |
| 433 </li></ul> | |
| 434 <h2 id="14"> Google Chrome 14 </h2> | |
| 435 <h4> New APIs </h4> | |
| 436 <ul> | |
| 437 <li>The <a href="tts.html">tts API</a> | |
| 438 lets extensions generate speech from text. | |
| 439 </li><li>The <a href="ttsEngine.html">ttsEngine API</a> | |
| 440 lets extensions implement text-to-speech (TTS) engines. | |
| 441 </li><li>Extensions that are distributed through the Chrome Web Store | |
| 442 can now include Native Client modules. | |
| 443 No special manifest entry is necessary, as you can see from the | |
| 444 <a href="http://code.google.com/p/naclports/source/browse#svn%2Ftrunk%2Fsr
c%2Fpackages%2Flibraries%2Fnethack-3.4.3">NetHack example</a>. | |
| 445 For more information, see the | |
| 446 <a href="http://blog.chromium.org/2011/08/native-client-brings-sandboxed-n
ative.html">announcement</a> and the | |
| 447 <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/nativeclient/">Native Client docume
ntation</a>. | |
| 448 </li></ul> | |
| 449 <h4> Manifest changes </h4> | |
| 450 <ul> | |
| 451 <li>The new | |
| 452 <a href="manifest.html#content_security_policy">content_security_policy</a
> field | |
| 453 can help prevent | |
| 454 <a href="http://blog.chromium.org/2011/07/writing-extensions-more-securely
.html">cross-site scripting vulnerabilities</a> | |
| 455 in your extension. | |
| 456 </li><li>The new <a href="manifest.html#nacl_modules">nacl_modules</a> field | |
| 457 lets you register Native Client modules | |
| 458 as content handlers for MIME types. | |
| 459 </li></ul> | |
| 460 <h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4> | |
| 461 <ul> | |
| 462 <li><a href="contextMenus.html">Context menu</a> items | |
| 463 can now appear even in documents | |
| 464 that have file:// or chrome:// URLs. | |
| 465 Previously, they were restricted to documents with | |
| 466 http:// or https:// URLs. | |
| 467 </li><li>An optional <code>drawAttention</code> field in | |
| 468 <a href="windows.html#method-update">chrome.windows.update()</a>'s | |
| 469 <code>updateInfo</code> object lets you specify that the window | |
| 470 should entice the user to change focus to it. | |
| 471 </li><li>The new | |
| 472 <a href="bookmarks.html#method-getSubTree">bookmarks.getSubTree()</a> | |
| 473 function lets you retrieve just part of the Bookmarks hierarchy. | |
| 474 </li></ul> | |
| 475 <h4> Changes to existing APIs </h4> | |
| 476 <ul> | |
| 477 <li>The "tabs" permission is no longer required for | |
| 478 <a href="tabs.html#method-remove">tabs.remove</a> and | |
| 479 <a href="tabs.html#event-onRemoved">tabs.onRemoved</a>. | |
| 480 </li></ul> | |
| 481 <h2 id="13"> Google Chrome 13 </h2> | |
| 482 <h4> New APIs </h4> | |
| 483 <ul> | |
| 484 <li>The <a href="proxy.html">proxy API</a> | |
| 485 lets extensions manage Chrome's proxy settings. | |
| 486 </li><li>The | |
| 487 <a href="types.html#type-ChromeSetting">chrome.types.ChromeSetting</a> pro
totype | |
| 488 provides an interface to browser settings; | |
| 489 it's used by the proxy API. | |
| 490 </li><li> <em>Chrome OS only:</em> | |
| 491 The <a href="fileBrowserHandler.html">fileBrowserHandler API</a> | |
| 492 lets you extend the Chrome OS file browser. | |
| 493 </li></ul> | |
| 494 <h4> Manifest changes </h4> | |
| 495 <ul> | |
| 496 <li>A new <code>exclude_matches</code> item | |
| 497 in the "content_scripts" field | |
| 498 lets you target your content script more precisely. | |
| 499 For details, see | |
| 500 <a href="content_scripts.html#match-patterns-globs">Match patterns and glo
bs</a>. | |
| 501 </li><li>New "clipboardRead" and "clipboardWrite" | |
| 502 <a href="manifest.html#permissions">permissions</a> | |
| 503 specify capabilities for <code>document.execCommand()</code>. | |
| 504 </li></ul> | |
| 505 <h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4> | |
| 506 <ul> | |
| 507 <li>Content scripts can now make | |
| 508 <a href="xhr.html">cross-origin XMLHttpRequests</a> | |
| 509 to the same sites that their parent extension can, | |
| 510 eliminating the need to relay these requests | |
| 511 through a background page. | |
| 512 </li><li>You can now use <code>@run-at</code> | |
| 513 in an imported Greasemonkey script | |
| 514 to control when the script is injected. | |
| 515 It works the same way as | |
| 516 <a href="content_scripts.html#run_at"><code>run_at</code></a> | |
| 517 in content scripts. | |
| 518 </li></ul> | |
| 519 <h2 id="12"> Google Chrome 12 </h2> | |
| 520 <h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4> | |
| 521 <ul> | |
| 522 <li>Two new <code>chrome.extension</code> | |
| 523 methods—<a href="extension.html#method-isAllowedFileSchemeAccess">isAllowe
dFileSchemeAccess()</a> and | |
| 524 <a href="extension.html#method-isAllowedIncognitoAccess">isAllowedIncognit
oAccess()</a>—let you | |
| 525 determine whether your extension has increased access, | |
| 526 which the user specifies using the extensions management page | |
| 527 (<b>chrome://extensions</b>). | |
| 528 </li><li>The <a href="windows.html#method-create">chrome.windows.create()</a
> | |
| 529 method can now take a <code>focused</code> value. | |
| 530 Previously, all new windows had the keyboard focus; | |
| 531 now you can create windows without interrupting the user's typing. | |
| 532 </li><li>If the manifest specifies "experimental" permission, | |
| 533 your extension can specify "panel" as the value of | |
| 534 the <code>type</code> field in | |
| 535 the <a href="windows.html#method-create">chrome.windows.create()</a> | |
| 536 method | |
| 537 or the <a href="windows.html#type-Window">Window</a> type. | |
| 538 </li><li>The <a href="cookies.html#event-onChanged">onChanged</a> | |
| 539 event of <code>chrome.cookies</code> | |
| 540 now has a <code>cause</code> parameter. | |
| 541 </li><li>The <code>chrome.contextMenus</code> | |
| 542 <a href="contextMenus.html#method-create">create()</a> and | |
| 543 <a href="contextMenus.html#method-update">update()</a> | |
| 544 methods now let you specify a context value of "frame". | |
| 545 </li></ul> | |
| 546 <h2 id="11"> Google Chrome 11 </h2> | |
| 547 <h4> Changes to existing APIs </h4> | |
| 548 <ul> | |
| 549 <li>For security reasons, you can no longer call | |
| 550 <a href="tabs.html#method-captureVisibleTab">chrome.tab.captureVisibleTab(
)</a> | |
| 551 on just any tab. | |
| 552 Instead, you now must have | |
| 553 <a href="manifest.html#permissions">host permission</a> | |
| 554 for the URL displayed by that tab. | |
| 555 To get the previous behavior, | |
| 556 specify <code><all_urls></code> for the host permission. | |
| 557 </li></ul> | |
| 558 <h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4> | |
| 559 <ul> | |
| 560 <li>The management API's | |
| 561 <a href="management.html#type-ExtensionInfo">ExtensionInfo</a> object | |
| 562 now has a <code>homepageUrl</code> property. | |
| 563 </li><li>The management API now lets you get the icons of | |
| 564 disabled apps and extensions. | |
| 565 Also, you can now modify the regular icon's URL | |
| 566 to get its disabled equivalent. | |
| 567 See <a href="management.html#type-IconInfo">IconInfo</a> for details. | |
| 568 </li><li>The cookies API | |
| 569 <a href="cookies.html#method-set">set()</a> | |
| 570 and <a href="cookies.html#method-remove">remove()</a> methods | |
| 571 can now take callbacks. | |
| 572 </li></ul> | |
| 573 <h2 id="10"> Google Chrome 10 </h2> | |
| 574 <h4> Manifest changes </h4> | |
| 575 <ul> | |
| 576 <li>The new <a href="manifest.html#bg">background</a> permission | |
| 577 extends the life of Chrome, | |
| 578 allowing your extension or app | |
| 579 to run even when Chrome has no windows open. | |
| 580 </li></ul> | |
| 581 <h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4> | |
| 582 <ul> | |
| 583 <li>The <a href="windows.html#method-create">chrome.windows.create()</a> | |
| 584 method now has a <code>tabId</code> field. | |
| 585 You can use it to move a tab or panel into a new window. | |
| 586 <p class="note"> | |
| 587 <b>Note:</b> | |
| 588 This change was incorrectly attributed to Chrome 9 | |
| 589 in previous release notes. | |
| 590 </p></li></ul> | |
| 591 <h2 id="9"> Google Chrome 9 </h2> | |
| 592 <h4> New APIs </h4> | |
| 593 <ul> | |
| 594 <li>The <a href="omnibox.html">omnibox API</a> allows you to | |
| 595 register a keyword with Chrome's address bar. | |
| 596 </li></ul> | |
| 597 <h4> Manifest changes </h4> | |
| 598 <ul> | |
| 599 <li>The <a href="manifest.html#homepage_url">homepage_url</a> field | |
| 600 lets you specify the extension or app's homepage. | |
| 601 </li></ul> | |
| 602 <h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4> | |
| 603 <ul> | |
| 604 <li>The <a href="tabs.html#type-Tab">Tab</a> object | |
| 605 now has a <code>pinned</code> property | |
| 606 that's reflected in various <code>chrome.tabs</code> methods. | |
| 607 For example, | |
| 608 you can <a href="tabs.html#method-create">create</a> | |
| 609 a pinned tab. | |
| 610 </li><li>The <a href="windows.html#method-create">chrome.windows.create()</a
> | |
| 611 method can now take a list of URLs, | |
| 612 letting you create multiple tabs in the new window. | |
| 613 </li><li>The new | |
| 614 <a href="management.html#method-get">chrome.management.get()</a> method | |
| 615 lets you get information about the specified extension or app. | |
| 616 </li></ul> | |
| 617 <h2 id="8"> Google Chrome 8 </h2> | |
| 618 <p> | |
| 619 We took a break for Chrome 8. | |
| 620 No API or manifest changes worth noting. | |
| 621 </p> | |
| 622 <h2 id="7"> Google Chrome 7 </h2> | |
| 623 <h4> New APIs </h4> | |
| 624 <ul> | |
| 625 <li>All users can now install | |
| 626 <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/apps/index.html">apps</a>; | |
| 627 packaged apps can use extension APIs. | |
| 628 </li><li>The <a href="management.html">management API</a> | |
| 629 lets you work with installed apps and extensions. | |
| 630 </li></ul> | |
| 631 <h4> Manifest changes </h4> | |
| 632 <ul> | |
| 633 <li>Introduced <a href="manifest.html#incognito">split incognito</a> | |
| 634 mode as the default for installable web apps | |
| 635 (also available to extensions). | |
| 636 </li><li>The <a href="tabs.html">tabs API</a> | |
| 637 <code>create()</code> and <code>update()</code> methods | |
| 638 no longer require the "tabs" permission, removing one common cause of | |
| 639 <a href="permission_warnings.html">scary dialogs</a>. | |
| 640 </li></ul> | |
| 641 <h2 id="6">Google Chrome 6</h2> | |
| 642 <h4> New APIs </h4> | |
| 643 <ul> | |
| 644 <li>The <a href="contextMenus.html">context menus API</a> allows you to | |
| 645 add context menus to pages or specific objects on a page. | |
| 646 </li><li>The <a href="cookies.html">cookies API</a> allows you to manage the | |
| 647 browser's cookie system. | |
| 648 </li><li>The <a href="idle.html">idle API</a> allows you to detect when the | |
| 649 machine's idle state changes. | |
| 650 </li></ul> | |
| 651 <h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4> | |
| 652 <ul> | |
| 653 <li>The <a href="extension.html#method-getViews">chrome.extension.getViews()
</a> | |
| 654 method can now return popup views. | |
| 655 </li><li>A new <a href="windows.html#property-WINDOW_ID_NONE">WINDOW_ID_NONE
</a> constant | |
| 656 identifies when focus shifts away from the browser. | |
| 657 </li><li>The new <a href="tabs.html#method-getCurrent">chrome.tabs.getCurren
t()</a> method | |
| 658 returns the tab associated with the currently executing script. | |
| 659 </li></ul> | |
| 660 <h4> Manifest changes </h4> | |
| 661 <ul> | |
| 662 <li>The <a href="manifest.html#geolocation">geolocation</a> permission | |
| 663 gives an extension access to the user's physical location. | |
| 664 </li><li><a href="match_patterns.html">Match patterns</a> can now select all | |
| 665 schemes or all URLs. | |
| 666 </li><li>Access to file:/// URLs no longer triggers the "access to your mach
ine" | |
| 667 security warning, but now requires user opt-in from the extensions | |
| 668 management page. | |
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