Ars Technica

Google is messing with the address bar again—new experiment hides URL path

It looks like Google is trying to mess with the URL bar again. As spotted by Android Police, new flags in the developer versions of the popular browser now want to hide the URL path. So for an article ...
9to5google

Google Chrome will test whether only showing a page’s domain better protects users

URLs can be manipulated to make people think they’re visiting a legitimate site. Google has long wanted to solve this problem, and Chrome in version 86 will test just showing the domain in the address ...
Android Police

Google resumes its attack on the URL bar, hides full addresses on Chrome 86

Corbin is a tech journalist and developer who worked at Android Police from 2016 until 2021. Check out his other work at corbin.io. Google has tried on and off for years to hide full URLs in Chrome's ...
The Verge

Google is testing domain-only URLs in Chrome to help foil scams and phishing

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Google is ...