14 DAY TRIAL // Google has recently announced its decision to remove the notification center it offers in Google Chrome browser, explaining that although it was supposed to be a helpful feature, few people actually visit it.
Notifications in Google Chrome are not a new concept and have been around since 2010, but in 2013, the Mountain View-based search company introduced the notification center to make it easier to view missed notifications and alerts.
Basically, this feature was a hub for all notifications received when you were not in front of the computer, but apparently, few people actually want to see what they’d missed in their browser.
So the next version of Google Chrome will remove the notification center in versions developed for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X, but the feature will continue to be offered in Chrome OS.
Notifications will still work
This decision doesn’t change anything for notifications and Google Chrome will continue to display them just like before, but in case you’re missing an alert, there will be no way to view it at a later time.
And yet, it will actually cause some changes for developers of extensions and apps that are using code to send alerts to the notification center.
“Notifications sent solely to the notification center will now result in an error, and API events tied to the center will no longer fire. All other notifications will continue to work without requiring any changes,” Google explained, pointing out that the sole reason for removing the notification center is to make the browsing experience simpler and to streamline the process of loading and reading web content.
As usual, you can count on Softpedia for the latest news on software releases, so we’ll keep you posted when the new version of the browser becomes available. In the meantime, you can download Google Chrome in the current form for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X using these links.