November 30, 2010

Web Store, the Most Important New Feature in Chrome 8

Even if Google didn't mention it in the release notes, Chrome 7 has support for installing web apps, but Chrome Web Store is not yet released. The store will be the most important new feature in Chrome 8, which will be launched very soon.

"Chrome 8 is the first version that supports the Chrome Web Store," mentions a Google Chrome engineer. There's already a new icon for the store in Chromium and this should be the final icon.


Google Chrome 7 was launched on October 21, almost 6 weeks ago, so Chrome 8 and Chrome Web Store should be available this week.
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14 comments:

  1. BrozufilNovember 30, 2010 at 4:23 PM

    i want chrome 8 NOW, I SAID RIGHT NOW!!! and the print most be fixed of Google Docs, I can't do any EXTREMELY secret work if I can't print it. So I use Office, so Google fix that. Prnt's don't come up as made.

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  2. UnknownNovember 30, 2010 at 4:27 PM

    But I am using Chrome 9 right now?

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  3. AndrexNovember 30, 2010 at 4:35 PM

    I want Chrome OS right now. v.v

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  4. DanielNovember 30, 2010 at 5:21 PM

    Yeah, I also installed canary 9.0.597.0 a bit ago and the web store icon is there now, as well. Too bad my canary build is crashing on me every five seconds. I even uninstalled/reinstalled at least twice and restarted once. I wonder if canary's really excited for the web store, too . . .

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  5. Sankar DattiNovember 30, 2010 at 11:04 PM

    That's great news. When can we expect stable version of Chrome OS then....?

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  6. Alex ChituDecember 1, 2010 at 12:44 AM

    @Sankar:

    Most likely, the first stable version of Chrome OS will be based on Chrome 8, but there are still many important features to be added.

    Right now, Chrome for Chrome OS is in beta.

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  7. UnknownDecember 1, 2010 at 3:09 AM

    Cool info! Even I don't see it on Chrome 9 dev.

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  8. AnonymousDecember 1, 2010 at 4:27 AM

    Hedaru: me neither. I use also ch9 dev, and no signs of any chrome store, or even the icon...

    why?

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  9. Alex ChituDecember 1, 2010 at 4:43 AM

    You're not using the final Chrome 9. It's just a work in progress that will eventually be released as Chrome 9.

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  10. AnonymousDecember 1, 2010 at 5:06 AM

    thx
    so the store will start with the FINAL ch8?

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  11. UnknownDecember 1, 2010 at 6:43 AM

    Alright. I see.
    Anyway, it's just an icon for now [and me].

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  12. Pablo VidelaDecember 1, 2010 at 7:00 AM

    I need more information about the app store please.

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  13. AnonymousDecember 1, 2010 at 9:20 AM

    Is there a way to install this icons on Google Chrome´s new tab page today? I´m using the latest dev channel.

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  14. DanielDecember 1, 2010 at 10:32 AM

    @Anon.

    If you're looking to install web apps, see this post: http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-to-Enable-the-Default-Web-Apps-in-Google-Chrome-Now-160827.shtml

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