Google pulls five Chrome Web Store extensions posing as ad blockers that had scripts enabling them to hijack browsers; extensions had 20M+ users combined
Kate Conger / Gizmodo :
Google shuts down the app section of Chrome Web Store and emails developers saying Chrome Apps are deprecated, although they remain on Chrome OS
Ron Amadeo / Ars Technica :
Google updates Chrome Web Store user data policy with stricter privacy and transparency requirements, gives developers until July 15 to comply
Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat :
Google updates Chrome Web Store user data policy with stricter privacy and transparency requirements, gives developers until July 15 to comply
Google updates Chrome Web Store user data policy, will remove violating apps and extensions on July 15, 2016 — Google today updated …
Open Whisper Systems releases Signal Desktop in beta, available through Chrome Web Store, links to Android devices only for now
Signal Desktop — Today we're making the Signal Desktop beta available. Signal Desktop brings the trusted private messaging experience of Signal to the desktop …
Microsoft makes Office Online available in Chrome Web Store
Summary: Microsoft is making the Web versions of its Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote apps available to users through the Chrome Web Store. — Microsoft's Office Online — the Webified and free ver...
Google Updates Chrome Web Store With Support For Paid Extensions And Themes, Free Trials For Packaged Apps
Google made a couple of updates to its Chrome Web Store today and with these, developers can now use the store to offer free trials for packaged apps (which are able to run offline).
Google Changes Policy for Chrome Extensions, Seeks to Kill Multi-Purpose Tools
Google is cracking down on extensions that are slowing down your browser experience as it updates the Chrome Web Store policy to dictate that extensions must have a single purpose.
Customer Feedback Improvements in the Chrome Web Store
As Chrome Web Store apps and extensions have become more popular, users have been generating a large amount of reviews and feedback for developers. Until now, there was no way to separate a user's re...
Sales Are At A Trickle On Google's Chrome Web Store
In December, after months of anticipation and discussions with third-party developers, Google finally unveiled the Chrome Web Store — an online portal that lets users purchase and ‘install’ web applic...