Google has announced a new feature for Chrome that includes a new accessibility feature for Global Accessibility Awareness Day and a new feature to prevent users from making typos when entering URLs. Google will now fix the typo and show the relevant results, making it easier to access websites despite spelling errors.
Microsoft Edge has website typo protection to protect users from “typosquatters” while browsing the web. Check out how: ⌨️ https://t.co/fDS81u3rIr pic.twitter.com/RV1HXjxrrG
— Microsoft Edge Dev (@MSEdgeDev) February 7, 2023
If Chrome finds a typo, it will display a list of suggested websites it thinks you might have meant. You can then click on the suggested website to visit it. This feature will not interfere with what you are typing; users will still need to accept one of the suggestions or continue typing what they meant.
To prevent users from making typos, Chrome will show you suggestions based on corrections.
This new feature will prevent users from making any typos when entering URLs. It is quite similar to Microsoft Edge, which detects typos and suggests corrections based on the entered URL. The update will be available in the next version of Google Chrome, which will use machine learning to detect typos. This will be a helpful feature for users who often type URLs directly into the address bar.
To clarify things, don’t get confused between Google Search and the Address bar.
- Google Search: A text box used to search for information on the internet.
- Address Bar: A text box placed at the top of Google Chrome that you use to enter the URL of a website.
The company is making its products and services more accessible to everyone. This feature is intended to benefit everyone. It is currently available on Google Chrome Desktop on Windows and is not yet available on Chrome on macOS. It will be available on mobile devices in the coming months.
A thwarted #phishing attack today.
— Vicki Davis (@coolcatteacher) March 25, 2021
1. Notice it isn’t a Microsoft url
2. Notice typos
3. Notice obnoxious beeping tries to stress you into doing something dumb like typing in your password
We force closed edge and ran for malware. Likely from site pretending to be collegeboard pic.twitter.com/TccqLbBNDz
Google also announced an accessibility-focused update to its Live Caption feature and Google Maps.
The feature seems to be quite useful for those who have dyslexia, language learners, and anyone who makes typos. The company is also working on Google Maps, which will show the accessible places wheelchair icon. This icon will appear in the Business Summary section, which will help people with disabilities find accessible businesses and venues. Previously, users needed to check the map’s accessible places feature to see if a place had a step-free entrance.
This feature will be available with the future update of Google Maps. Users can see a complete list of accessibility services offered in the About tab. Another thing, Google is bringing the Live Caption feature to more Android devices, including the Pixel 4, Pixel 5, some selected Samsung Galaxy phones, and more. For this, the company recently announced the new Call Screening feature, which will allow users to type a response during a phone call and read it aloud to their caller. An optimized caption box will be available on Android tablets.
In addition, the company is also adding support for French, Italian, and German. This will work even when the device is offline, aimed at helping people who are hard of hearing, deaf, or in noisy environments. Google also announced a closed beta for a new feature within its Lookout app. With this, users who are blind or have low vision can use the Google DeepMind AI-powered app, which makes descriptions of images without alt text or captions.
