The release notes for the new version of Brave stated that it was the first browser to make the jump to Chromium 107, which we reiterated because Chrome, which is ultimately a purported clone of its open source base, doesn’t bring anything particularly interesting. users. As you can see from the title, I was wrong.

I was partially wrong, beforehand, and that’s it Chrome 107 Indeed, it brings various fundamental news that are really important for the performance of the browser, which are not interesting for users, because they are technical changes that go unnoticed, some in a general scope for all Chromium derivatives, others more exclusive to Chrome.

For example, Chrome 107 starts rolling out HVEC to support hardware decoding, starting with Android; just when he arrives the beginning of the end by Widevine as a management add-on for playback of DRM content, which will be replaced in the next few weeks by the new Content Decryption Module (CDM), from which other Chromium derivatives will also benefit.

But Chrome 107 also launches new functionality, which we have already introduced on these pages: search in the sidebar. This is not a revolution, because there are several browsers that allow this functionality, and you could even say that they copied it from Microsoft Edge, whose implementation is very similar… But here it is, available to almost all Chrome users.

For almost everyone? Yes, that’s another one. As has been the case for years, new Chrome features are rolled out gradually among its vast user base, so even if you’re using the same version of the browser, you don’t always have the same features, although the gap usually doesn’t last long. So don’t worry, if you don’t see it, you will.

This sidebar search doesn’t really work as expected. In other words, when you press the button that opens the sidebar, you won’t see the search option as desired; as before, there is only the reading list and bookmarks. To use the sidebar search, just:

1. Perform a search and enter the result as usual.
2. Then you will see a new one Google logo icon to the right of the address bar.
3. Click this new icon to open the search sidebar.

The panel that opens will retain the current search, although new searches can be made. Therefore, it is not understood that the panel cannot be opened only for the purpose of searching without having to do it additionally.

By the way, be careful if you use Chrome on Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, because its support days are numbered.