October 14, 2015 - 18:08 AMT
Google unveils Chrome 46 for Windows, Mac, Linux

Google today launched Chrome 46 for Windows, Mac, and Linux with some security improvements and new developer tools, VentureBeat reports.

Chrome is arguably more than a browser: with over 1 billion users, it’s a major platform that web developers have to consider. In fact, with its regular additions and changes, developers have to keep up to ensure they are taking advantage of everything available.

Chrome now marks the “HTTPS with Minor Errors” state using the same neutral page icon in the URL bar as HTTP pages, rather than with a yellow “caution triangle” badge. Google explained the move by saying this is a better visual indication of the security state of the page relative to HTTP, and that Chrome users now have fewer security states to learn.

As you can see above, there are now three page security states in Chrome, rather than four. Google said it hopes to eventually bring this number down to two (secure and not secure). This change will mainly affect HTTPS pages that contain certain mixed content, such as HTTP images.