Google Chrome was, is, and will probably continue to be for a very long time the world’s number one browser on the desktop.
According to third-party data from NetMarketShare, Google Chrome leads the browser software category with a share of over 65%, while rivals like Mozilla Firefox are far behind with less than 10% share.
As a result, the Google Chrome userbase is gigantic, and just like other software companies, Google relies on reports sent by its users in order to develop new features for the browser and fix issues in the existing builds.
While users themselves can send bug reports to Google using a built-in browser feature, the application also comes with an integrated error reporting tool that can automatically send certain information to the search engine when Chrome crashes.
The purpose of this feature is as simple as it could be: an automatic crash report helps Google track down the problem that caused the error and then develop a fix based on the infor... (read more)
According to third-party data from NetMarketShare, Google Chrome leads the browser software category with a share of over 65%, while rivals like Mozilla Firefox are far behind with less than 10% share.
As a result, the Google Chrome userbase is gigantic, and just like other software companies, Google relies on reports sent by its users in order to develop new features for the browser and fix issues in the existing builds.
While users themselves can send bug reports to Google using a built-in browser feature, the application also comes with an integrated error reporting tool that can automatically send certain information to the search engine when Chrome crashes.
The purpose of this feature is as simple as it could be: an automatic crash report helps Google track down the problem that caused the error and then develop a fix based on the infor... (read more)
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