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-<!DOCTYPE html><!-- This page is a placeholder for generated extensions api doc. Note:

- 1) The <head> information in this page is significant, should be uniform

- across api docs and should be edited only with knowledge of the

- templating mechanism.

- 3) All <body>.innerHTML is genereated as an rendering step. If viewed in a

- browser, it will be re-generated from the template, json schema and

- authored overview content.

- 4) The <body>.innerHTML is also generated by an offline step so that this

- page may easily be indexed by search engines.

---><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head>

- <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">

- <link href="css/ApiRefStyles.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">

- <link href="css/print.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="print">

- <script type="text/javascript" src="../../../third_party/jstemplate/jstemplate_compiled.js">

- </script>

- <script type="text/javascript" src="../../../../third_party/json_minify/minify-sans-regexp.js">

- </script>

- <script type="text/javascript" src="js/api_page_generator.js"></script>

- <script type="text/javascript" src="js/bootstrap.js"></script>

- <script type="text/javascript" src="js/sidebar.js"></script>

- <title>What's New in Extensions? - Google Chrome Extensions - Google Code</title></head>

- <body> <div id="devModeWarning" class="displayModeWarning">

- You are viewing extension docs in chrome via the 'file:' scheme: are you expecting to see local changes when you refresh? You'll need run chrome with --allow-file-access-from-files.

- </div>

- <div id="branchWarning" class="displayModeWarning">

- <span>WARNING: This is the <span id="branchName">BETA</span> documentation.

- It may not work with the stable release of Chrome.</span>

- <select id="branchChooser">

- <option>Choose a different version...

- </option><option value="">Stable

- </option><option value="beta">Beta

- </option><option value="dev">Dev

- </option><option value="trunk">Trunk

- </option></select>

- </div>

- <div id="unofficialWarning" class="displayModeWarning">

- <span>WARNING: This is unofficial documentation. It may not work with the

- current release of Chrome.</span>

- <button id="goToOfficialDocs">Go to the official docs</button>

- </div>

- <div id="gc-container" class="labs">

-

- <!-- In particular, sub-templates that recurse, must be used by allowing

- jstemplate to make a copy of the template in this section which

- are not operated on by way of the jsskip="true" -->

-

- <a id="top"></a>

- <div id="skipto">

- <a href="#gc-pagecontent">Skip to page content</a>

- <a href="#gc-toc">Skip to main navigation</a>

- </div>

-

- <table id="header" width="100%" cellspacing="0" border="0">

- <tbody><tr>

- <td valign="middle"><a href="http://code.google.com/"><img src="images/code_labs_logo.gif" height="43" width="161" alt="Google Code Labs" style="border:0; margin:0;"></a></td>

- <td valign="middle" width="100%" style="padding-left:0.6em;">

- <form action="http://www.google.com/cse" id="cse" style="margin-top:0.5em">

- <div id="gsc-search-box">

- <input type="hidden" name="cx" value="002967670403910741006:61_cvzfqtno">

- <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="UTF-8">

- <input type="text" name="q" value="" size="55">

- <input class="gsc-search-button" type="submit" name="sa" value="Search">

- <br>

- <span class="greytext">e.g. "page action" or "tabs"</span>

- </div>

- </form>

- <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.google.com/jsapi"></script>

- <script type="text/javascript">google.load("elements", "1", {packages: "transliteration"});</script>

- <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.google.com/coop/cse/t13n?form=cse&t13n_langs=en"></script>

- <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.google.com/coop/cse/brand?form=cse&lang=en"></script>

- </td>

- </tr>

- </tbody></table>

- <div id="codesiteContent" class="">

- <a id="gc-topnav-anchor"></a>

- <div id="gc-topnav">

- <h1>Google Chrome Extensions (<a href="http://code.google.com/labs/">Labs</a>)</h1>

- <ul id="home" class="gc-topnav-tabs">

- <li id="home_link">

- <a href="index.html" title="Google Chrome Extensions home page">Home</a>

- </li>

- <li id="docs_link">

- <a href="docs.html" title="Official Google Chrome Extensions documentation">Docs</a>

- </li>

- <li id="faq_link">

- <a href="faq.html" title="Answers to frequently asked questions about Google Chrome Extensions">FAQ</a>

- </li>

- <li id="samples_link">

- <a href="samples.html" title="Sample extensions (with source code)">Samples</a>

- </li>

- <li id="group_link">

- <a href="http://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/group/chromium-extensions" title="Google Chrome Extensions developer forum">Group</a>

- </li>

- <li id="so_link">

- <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/google-chrome-extension" title="[google-chrome-extension] tag on Stack Overflow">Questions?</a>

- </li>

- </ul>

- </div>

- <div class="g-section g-tpl-170">

-

- <div class="g-unit g-first" id="gc-toc">

- <ul>

- <li><a href="getstarted.html">Getting Started</a></li>

- <li><a href="overview.html">Overview</a></li>

- <li class="leftNavSelected">What's New?</li>

- <li><h2><a href="devguide.html">Developer's Guide</a></h2>

- <ul>

- <li>Browser UI

- <ul>

- <li><a href="browserAction.html">Browser Actions</a></li>

- <li><a href="contextMenus.html">Context Menus</a></li>

- <li><a href="notifications.html">Desktop Notifications</a></li>

- <li><a href="omnibox.html">Omnibox</a></li>

- <li><a href="options.html">Options Pages</a></li>

- <li><a href="override.html">Override Pages</a></li>

- <li><a href="pageAction.html">Page Actions</a></li>

- </ul>

- </li>

- <li>Browser Interaction

- <ul>

- <li><a href="bookmarks.html">Bookmarks</a></li>

- <li><a href="cookies.html">Cookies</a></li>

- <li><a href="devtools.html">Developer Tools</a></li>

- <li><a href="events.html">Events</a></li>

- <li><a href="history.html">History</a></li>

- <li><a href="management.html">Management</a></li>

- <li><a href="tabs.html">Tabs</a></li>

- <li><a href="windows.html">Windows</a></li>

- </ul>

- </li>

- <li>Implementation

- <ul>

- <li><a href="a11y.html">Accessibility</a></li>

- <li><a href="background_pages.html">Background Pages</a></li>

- <li><a href="content_scripts.html">Content Scripts</a></li>

- <li><a href="xhr.html">Cross-Origin XHR</a></li>

- <li><a href="i18n.html">Internationalization</a></li>

- <li><a href="messaging.html">Message Passing</a></li>

- <li><a href="permissions.html">Optional Permissions</a></li>

- <li><a href="npapi.html">NPAPI Plugins</a></li>

- </ul>

- </li>

- <li>Finishing

- <ul>

- <li><a href="hosting.html">Hosting</a></li>

- <li><a href="external_extensions.html">Other Deployment Options</a></li>

- </ul>

- </li>

- </ul>

- </li>

- <li><h2><a href="apps.html">Packaged Apps</a></h2></li>

- <li><h2><a href="tutorials.html">Tutorials</a></h2>

- <ul>

- <li><a href="tut_debugging.html">Debugging</a></li>

- <li><a href="tut_analytics.html">Google Analytics</a></li>

- <li><a href="tut_oauth.html">OAuth</a></li>

- </ul>

- </li>

- <li><h2>Reference</h2>

- <ul>

- <li>Formats

- <ul>

- <li><a href="manifest.html">Manifest Files</a></li>

- <li><a href="match_patterns.html">Match Patterns</a></li>

- </ul>

- </li>

- <li><a href="permission_warnings.html">Permission Warnings</a></li>

- <li><a href="api_index.html">chrome.* APIs</a></li>

- <li><a href="api_other.html">Other APIs</a></li>

- </ul>

- </li>

- <li><h2><a href="samples.html">Samples</a></h2></li>

- <div class="line"> </div>

- <li><h2>More</h2>

- <ul>

- <li><a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/webstore/docs/index.html">Chrome Web Store</a></li>

- <li><a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/apps/docs/developers_guide.html">Hosted Apps</a></li>

- <li><a href="themes.html">Themes</a></li>

- </ul>

- </li>

- </ul>

- </div>

- <script>

- initToggles();

- </script>

- <div class="g-unit" id="gc-pagecontent">

- <div id="pageTitle">

- <h1 class="page_title">What's New in Extensions?</h1>

- </div>

-

-

-

-

- <div id="static"><div id="pageData-name" class="pageData">What's New in Extensions?</div>

-

-<p>

-This page lists the API and manifest changes

-made in recent releases.

-</p>

-<ul>

- <li> <a href="#19">Google Chrome 19</a> </li>

- <li> <a href="#18">Google Chrome 18</a> </li>

- <li> <a href="#17">Google Chrome 17</a> </li>

- <li> <a href="#16">Google Chrome 16</a> </li>

- <li> <a href="#15">Google Chrome 15</a> </li>

- <li> <a href="#14">Google Chrome 14</a> </li>

- <li> <a href="#13">Google Chrome 13</a> </li>

- <li> <a href="#12">Google Chrome 12</a> </li>

- <li> <a href="#11">Google Chrome 11</a> </li>

- <li> <a href="#10">Google Chrome 10</a> </li>

- <li> <a href="#9">Google Chrome 9</a> </li>

- <li> <a href="#8">Google Chrome 8</a> </li>

- <li> <a href="#7">Google Chrome 7</a> </li>

- <li> <a href="#6">Google Chrome 6</a> </li>

-</ul>

-<p>

-In addition to the changes listed below,

-check out the

-<a href="experimental.html">experimental APIs</a>.

-</p>

-<h2 id="19"> Google Chrome 19 </h2>

-<h4> New APIs </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The <a href="browsingData.html">browsing data API</a>

- lets you remove browsing data from a user's local profile.

- </li><li>The <a href="topSites.html">top sites API</a>

- gives you access to the top sites

- that are displayed on the new tab page.

- </li></ul>

-<h4> Manifest changes </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The new <a href="manifest.html#intents">intents</a>

- field specifies all intent handlers provided by the extension.

- </li></ul>

- <h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The window API's <a href="windows.html#type-Window">Window</a>

- object now has an <code>alwaysOnTop</code> property and

- supports the "fullscreen" state.

- </li><li>The <code>chrome.tabs</code>

- <a href="tabs.html#method-query">query()</a> method

- now has the <code>currentWindow</code> and

- <code>lastFocusedWindow</code> parameters.

- </li><li>The <a href="browserAction.html">browser action API</a>

- has the following new getter functions:

- <a href="browserAction.html#method-getTitle">getTitle</a>,

- <a href="browserAction.html#method-getBadgeText">getBadgeText</a>,

- <a href="browserAction.html#method-getBadgeBackgroundColor">getBadgeBackgr

- oundColor</a>, and

- <a href="browserAction.html#method-getPopup">getPopup</a>.

- </li><li>The <a href="pageAction.html">page action API</a>

- has the following new getter functions:

- <a href="pageAction.html#method-getTitle">getTitle</a> and

- <a href="pageAction.html#method-getPopup">getPopup</a>.

- </li></ul>

-<h2 id="18"> Google Chrome 18 </h2>

-<h4> New APIs </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The <a href="debugger.html">debugger API</a>

- lets you use the Chrome Developer Tools

- on one or more tabs remotely.

- </li><li>The <a href="devtools.html">developer tools APIs</a>

- provide support for extending Chrome Developer Tools.

- The inspected window API lets you interact with the inspected window.

- The network API lets you retrive information about network requests.

- The panels API lets you add panels and sidebars.

- </li><li>The <a href="input.ime.html">input method editor API</a>

- lets you add custom input methods

- such as complex language characters

- directly to the system's input device.

- </li><li>The <a href="pageCapture.html">page capture API</a>

- lets you save a tab as MHTML.

- </li><li> The <a href="privacy.html">privacy API</a>

- lets you control usage of the features

- in Chrome that can affect a user's privacy policy.

- </li></ul>

-<h4> Manifest changes </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The new

- <a href="manifest.html#manifest_version">manifest version</a>

- field specifies the version of the manifest that your package requires.

- As of Chrome 18, you should use

- <a href="manifestVersion.html">manifest version 2</a>.

- </li><li>The new

- <a href="contentSecurityPolicy.html">Content Security Policy (CSP)</a>

- field is used to define an extension's policies

- towards the types of content

- that can be loaded and executed by the extension.

- </li><li>Most background pages only include a list of script files.

- For these background pages,

- you can use the new

- <a href="background_pages.html">background.scripts</a> property

- and Chrome will generate a background page for you.

- </li></ul>

-<h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The <a href="windows.html#property-WINDOW_ID_CURRENT">windows API</a>

- now has a <code>WINDOW_ID_CURRENT</code> property.

- </li><li>The <code>chrome.tabs</code>

- <a href="tabs.html#method-create">create()</a> and

- <a href="tabs.html#method-update">update()</a> methods

- now have an <code>openerTabId</code> parameter.

- </li></ul>

-<h2 id="17"> Google Chrome 17 </h2>

-<h4> New APIs </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The

- <a href="webRequest.html">web request API</a>

- lets you intercept, block, or

- modify requests in-flight and

- to observe and analyze traffic.

- </li></ul>

-<h4> Manifest changes </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>Permissions can be

- <a href="permissions.html">optional</a>

- for the content setting API, the web navigation API, and

- the new web request API.

- </li></ul>

-<h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The management API's

- <a href="management.html#type-ExtensionInfo">ExtensionInfo</a> object

- now has a <code>disabledReason</code> property.

- </li></ul>

-<h4> Changes to existing APIs </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The <a href="omnibox.html">omnibox API</a>

- now works in

- <a href="manifest.html#incognito">split incognito mode</a>.

- </li></ul>

-<h2 id="16"> Google Chrome 16 </h2>

-<h4> New APIs </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The

- <a href="webNavigation.html">web navigation API</a>

- lets extensions receive notifications about the status

- of navigation requests.

- You can use this API to track navigation events.

- </li><li>The

- <a href="permissions.html">optional permissions API</a>

- lets you control when users are presented with permission requests.

- </li><li>The

- <a href="contentSettings.html">content settings API</a>

- lets extensions customize Chrome’s behavior

- on a per-site basis instead of globally.

- You can use this API to control whether websites can use features

- such as cookies, JavaScript, and plug-ins.

- </li></ul>

-<h4> Manifest changes </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The new

- <a href="manifest.html#requirements">requirements</a> field

- allows you to declare extension requirements up front.

- For example, you can use this field

- to specify that your app requires 3D graphics support

- in order to use features such as CSS 3D Tranforms or WebGL.

- </li></ul>

-<h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The new

- <a href="tabs.html#method-query">chrome.tabs.query()</a> method

- gets all tabs that have the specified properties or

- all tabs if no properties are specified.

- </li><li>The new

- <a href="tabs.html#method-reload">chrome.tabs.reload()</a> method

- reloads a tab and includes the option

- to preserve the local cache of the reloaded tab.

- </li><li>The management API's

- <a href="management.html#type-ExtensionInfo">ExtensionInfo</a> object

- now has an <code>updateURL</code> property.

- </li><li>You can now limit the supported locales for an

- <a href="external_extensions.html">external extension</a>

- by adding the <code>supported_locales</code> attribute

- to the <code>external_extensions.json</code>.

- </li></ul>

-<h4> Changes to existing APIs </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The methods <code>getAllInWindow()</code> and

- <code>getSelected()</code> have been deprecated.

- To get details about all tabs in the specified window, use

- <a href="tabs.html#method-query">chrome.tabs.query()</a>

- with the argument <code>{'windowId': windowID}</code>.

- To get the tab that is selected in the specified window, use

- <code>chrome.tabs.query()</code>

- with the argument <code>{'active': true}</code>.

- </li><li>You are no longer required

- to specify the <code>tabID</code> for the

- <a href="tabs.html#method-update">chrome.tabs.update()</a> method.

- When not provided,

- the <code>tabID</code> defaults

- to the selected tab of the current window.

- </li><li>External extension files on Mac OS can now be owned by users

- within a wheel group (or an admin group).

- </li><li>The "experimental" permission is no longer required

- for the

- <a href="windows.html#type-Window">window "panel"</a> type.

- By default, the "panel" type creates a popup

- unless the <code>--enable-panels</code> flag is set.

- </li></ul>

-<h2 id="15"> Google Chrome 15 </h2>

-<h4> New APIs </h4>

-<ul>

- <li>The <a href="webstore.html">webstore API</a>

- lets you initiate app and extensions installations

- <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/webstore/docs/inline_installation.html">"inline"</a>

- from your site.

-</li></ul>

-<h4> Manifest changes </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The new

- <a href="manifest.html#offline_enabled">offline_enabled</a> field

- lets you specify that your app works well even without an internet

- connection.

- </li></ul>

-<h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>You can retrieve permission warnings using the new management API methods

- <a href="management.html#method-getPermissionWarningsById">getPermissionWarningsById()</a>

- and

- <a href="management.html#method-getPermissionWarningsByManifest">getPermissionWarningsByManifest()</a>.

- </li><li>The management API’s

- <a href="management.html#type-ExtensionInfo">ExtensionInfo</a> object has

- a new field, <code>offlineEnabled</code>.

- </li><li>You can now <a href="i18n.html">internationalize</a> content script CSS

- files by using <code>__MSG_messagename__</code> placeholders.

- </li></ul>

-<h4> Changes to existing APIs </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The callback for the <a href="tabs.html#method-update">tabs.update</a>

- method is passed <code>null</code> instead of the tab details if the

- extension does not have the "tabs" permission.

- </li></ul>

-<h2 id="14"> Google Chrome 14 </h2>

-<h4> New APIs </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The <a href="tts.html">tts API</a>

- lets extensions generate speech from text.

- </li><li>The <a href="ttsEngine.html">ttsEngine API</a>

- lets extensions implement text-to-speech (TTS) engines.

- </li><li>Extensions that are distributed through the Chrome Web Store

- can now include Native Client modules.

- No special manifest entry is necessary, as you can see from the

- <a href="http://code.google.com/p/naclports/source/browse#svn%2Ftrunk%2Fsrc%2Fpackages%2Flibraries%2Fnethack-3.4.3">NetHack example</a>.

- For more information, see the

- <a href="http://blog.chromium.org/2011/08/native-client-brings-sandboxed-native.html">announcement</a> and the

- <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/nativeclient/">Native Client documentation</a>.

- </li></ul>

-<h4> Manifest changes </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The new

- <a href="manifest.html#content_security_policy">content_security_policy</a> field

- can help prevent

- <a href="http://blog.chromium.org/2011/07/writing-extensions-more-securely.html">cross-site scripting vulnerabilities</a>

- in your extension.

- </li><li>The new <a href="manifest.html#nacl_modules">nacl_modules</a> field

- lets you register Native Client modules

- as content handlers for MIME types.

- </li></ul>

-<h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>

- <ul>

- <li><a href="contextMenus.html">Context menu</a> items

- can now appear even in documents

- that have file:// or chrome:// URLs.

- Previously, they were restricted to documents with

- http:// or https:// URLs.

- </li><li>An optional <code>drawAttention</code> field in

- <a href="windows.html#method-update">chrome.windows.update()</a>'s

- <code>updateInfo</code> object lets you specify that the window

- should entice the user to change focus to it.

- </li><li>The new

- <a href="bookmarks.html#method-getSubTree">bookmarks.getSubTree()</a>

- function lets you retrieve just part of the Bookmarks hierarchy.

- </li></ul>

-<h4> Changes to existing APIs </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The "tabs" permission is no longer required for

- <a href="tabs.html#method-remove">tabs.remove</a> and

- <a href="tabs.html#event-onRemoved">tabs.onRemoved</a>.

- </li></ul>

-<h2 id="13"> Google Chrome 13 </h2>

-<h4> New APIs </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The <a href="proxy.html">proxy API</a>

- lets extensions manage Chrome's proxy settings.

- </li><li>The

- <a href="types.html#type-ChromeSetting">chrome.types.ChromeSetting</a> prototype

- provides an interface to browser settings;

- it's used by the proxy API.

- </li><li> <em>Chrome OS only:</em>

- The <a href="fileBrowserHandler.html">fileBrowserHandler API</a>

- lets you extend the Chrome OS file browser.

- </li></ul>

-<h4> Manifest changes </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>A new <code>exclude_matches</code> item

- in the "content_scripts" field

- lets you target your content script more precisely.

- For details, see

- <a href="content_scripts.html#match-patterns-globs">Match patterns and globs</a>.

- </li><li>New "clipboardRead" and "clipboardWrite"

- <a href="manifest.html#permissions">permissions</a>

- specify capabilities for <code>document.execCommand()</code>.

- </li></ul>

-<h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>Content scripts can now make

- <a href="xhr.html">cross-origin XMLHttpRequests</a>

- to the same sites that their parent extension can,

- eliminating the need to relay these requests

- through a background page.

- </li><li>You can now use <code>@run-at</code>

- in an imported Greasemonkey script

- to control when the script is injected.

- It works the same way as

- <a href="content_scripts.html#run_at"><code>run_at</code></a>

- in content scripts.

- </li></ul>

-<h2 id="12"> Google Chrome 12 </h2>

-<h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>Two new <code>chrome.extension</code>

- methods—<a href="extension.html#method-isAllowedFileSchemeAccess">isAllowedFileSchemeAccess()</a> and

- <a href="extension.html#method-isAllowedIncognitoAccess">isAllowedIncognitoAccess()</a>—let you

- determine whether your extension has increased access,

- which the user specifies using the extensions management page

- (<b>chrome://extensions</b>).

- </li><li>The <a href="windows.html#method-create">chrome.windows.create()</a>

- method can now take a <code>focused</code> value.

- Previously, all new windows had the keyboard focus;

- now you can create windows without interrupting the user's typing.

- </li><li>If the manifest specifies "experimental" permission,

- your extension can specify "panel" as the value of

- the <code>type</code> field in

- the <a href="windows.html#method-create">chrome.windows.create()</a>

- method

- or the <a href="windows.html#type-Window">Window</a> type.

- </li><li>The <a href="cookies.html#event-onChanged">onChanged</a>

- event of <code>chrome.cookies</code>

- now has a <code>cause</code> parameter.

- </li><li>The <code>chrome.contextMenus</code>

- <a href="contextMenus.html#method-create">create()</a> and

- <a href="contextMenus.html#method-update">update()</a>

- methods now let you specify a context value of "frame".

- </li></ul>

-<h2 id="11"> Google Chrome 11 </h2>

-<h4> Changes to existing APIs </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>For security reasons, you can no longer call

- <a href="tabs.html#method-captureVisibleTab">chrome.tab.captureVisibleTab()</a>

- on just any tab.

- Instead, you now must have

- <a href="manifest.html#permissions">host permission</a>

- for the URL displayed by that tab.

- To get the previous behavior,

- specify <code><all_urls></code> for the host permission.

- </li></ul>

-<h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The management API's

- <a href="management.html#type-ExtensionInfo">ExtensionInfo</a> object

- now has a <code>homepageUrl</code> property.

- </li><li>The management API now lets you get the icons of

- disabled apps and extensions.

- Also, you can now modify the regular icon's URL

- to get its disabled equivalent.

- See <a href="management.html#type-IconInfo">IconInfo</a> for details.

- </li><li>The cookies API

- <a href="cookies.html#method-set">set()</a>

- and <a href="cookies.html#method-remove">remove()</a> methods

- can now take callbacks.

- </li></ul>

-<h2 id="10"> Google Chrome 10 </h2>

-<h4> Manifest changes </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The new <a href="manifest.html#bg">background</a> permission

- extends the life of Chrome,

- allowing your extension or app

- to run even when Chrome has no windows open.

- </li></ul>

-<h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The <a href="windows.html#method-create">chrome.windows.create()</a>

- method now has a <code>tabId</code> field.

- You can use it to move a tab or panel into a new window.

- <p class="note">

- <b>Note:</b>

- This change was incorrectly attributed to Chrome 9

- in previous release notes.

- </p></li></ul>

-<h2 id="9"> Google Chrome 9 </h2>

-<h4> New APIs </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The <a href="omnibox.html">omnibox API</a> allows you to

- register a keyword with Chrome's address bar.

- </li></ul>

-<h4> Manifest changes </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The <a href="manifest.html#homepage_url">homepage_url</a> field

- lets you specify the extension or app's homepage.

- </li></ul>

-<h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The <a href="tabs.html#type-Tab">Tab</a> object

- now has a <code>pinned</code> property

- that's reflected in various <code>chrome.tabs</code> methods.

- For example,

- you can <a href="tabs.html#method-create">create</a>

- a pinned tab.

- </li><li>The <a href="windows.html#method-create">chrome.windows.create()</a>

- method can now take a list of URLs,

- letting you create multiple tabs in the new window.

- </li><li>The new

- <a href="management.html#method-get">chrome.management.get()</a> method

- lets you get information about the specified extension or app.

- </li></ul>

-<h2 id="8"> Google Chrome 8 </h2>

-<p>

-We took a break for Chrome 8.

-No API or manifest changes worth noting.

-</p>

-<h2 id="7"> Google Chrome 7 </h2>

-<h4> New APIs </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>All users can now install

- <a href="http://code.google.com/chrome/apps/index.html">apps</a>;

- packaged apps can use extension APIs.

- </li><li>The <a href="management.html">management API</a>

- lets you work with installed apps and extensions.

- </li></ul>

-<h4> Manifest changes </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>Introduced <a href="manifest.html#incognito">split incognito</a>

- mode as the default for installable web apps

- (also available to extensions).

- </li><li>The <a href="tabs.html">tabs API</a>

- <code>create()</code> and <code>update()</code> methods

- no longer require the "tabs" permission, removing one common cause of

- <a href="permission_warnings.html">scary dialogs</a>.

- </li></ul>

-<h2 id="6">Google Chrome 6</h2>

-<h4> New APIs </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The <a href="contextMenus.html">context menus API</a> allows you to

- add context menus to pages or specific objects on a page.

- </li><li>The <a href="cookies.html">cookies API</a> allows you to manage the

- browser's cookie system.

- </li><li>The <a href="idle.html">idle API</a> allows you to detect when the

- machine's idle state changes.

- </li></ul>

-<h4> Additions to existing APIs </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The <a href="extension.html#method-getViews">chrome.extension.getViews()</a>

- method can now return popup views.

- </li><li>A new <a href="windows.html#property-WINDOW_ID_NONE">WINDOW_ID_NONE</a> constant

- identifies when focus shifts away from the browser.

- </li><li>The new <a href="tabs.html#method-getCurrent">chrome.tabs.getCurrent()</a> method

- returns the tab associated with the currently executing script.

- </li></ul>

-<h4> Manifest changes </h4>

- <ul>

- <li>The <a href="manifest.html#geolocation">geolocation</a> permission

- gives an extension access to the user's physical location.

- </li><li><a href="match_patterns.html">Match patterns</a> can now select all

- schemes or all URLs.

- </li><li>Access to file:/// URLs no longer triggers the "access to your machine"

- security warning, but now requires user opt-in from the extensions

- management page.

- </li></ul>

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