Because of that confusion and because HTTPS is now expected for most sites, Chromium will retire the padlock icon starting in Chrome 117, slated for release in September alongside a larger refresh ...

Google is launching the new tune icon with Chrome 117 in early September 2023 as part of the broader Material You redesign on desktop, which we showed off yesterday. (Note the Material 3-style ...

The new icon should start showing up for desktop users with the launch of Chrome 117 in early September. Those interested in getting acquainted with the tune logo can do so in Chrome Canary by ...

Google says it will roll out the new icon with Chrome 117, which is set to launch in September, 2023. But folks running beta, dev, or canary channel builds of Chrome may be able to see it sooner.

Most users will see the replacement icon in Chrome 117 on Android and desktop, which is scheduled to arrive early in September. As you can't tap the icon in Chrome for iOS, Google is pulling the ...

Google has announced a big change to its Chrome browser this month announcing that from version 117 the browser will no longer feature the lock icon when a site loads over HTTPS. Initially added ...

The former was once an exception for specific sites where security was paramount (Netscape introduced SSL 2.0 in February 1995), and Google Chrome's lock icon is a remnant from that time.

But now, Google feels the lock icon has outlived its usefulness and could even mislead users into thinking a website is 100% secure. The problem is, anyone can get an SSL certificate for any ...

Google Chrome's redesigned 117 version to be released in September will feature a new "tune" icon on its web browser that will replace the lock icon on the URL bar.