Chrome 90 Speeds Things Up Via HTTP Security Policy Change - Android

A security policy change related to HTTP in Chrome 90 will make the browser faster and better protected when it lands. That's based on a recent Android Police report, detailing the policy change. What does this HTTP policy change do in Chrome 90? Summarily, Chrome 90 will transmit data in both directions using HTTPS instead [...]

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A security policy change related to HTTP in Chrome 90 will make the browser faster and better protected when it lands. That's based on a recent Android Police report, detailing the policy change.

What does this HTTP policy change do in Chrome 90?

Summarily, Chrome 90 will transmit data in both directions using HTTPS instead of HTTP. That'll be by default too, with HTTPS being used even when users don't enter the characters in their URL. For instance, if a user happens to type "androidheadlines.com" — instead of "https://www.androidheadlines.com" — it will automatically add the missing segment, using "https://" by default.

That, in turn, will ensure that encrypted two-way communications are automatic between sites that support it and the browser. For other sites, those that haven't switched over to the newer protocol, HTTP will still be used in Chrome 90. That switch will happen automatically. And Chrome will toss up the usual risk icons and the like.

For those sites that do support the newer protocol, the change will also deliver another benefit. At least to some degree, this will speed up load times. That's because Chrome won't need to redirect from HTTP to HTTPS on sites that support the latter. Instead, it can start there.

What about local domains and other URL addresses?

Of course, for local access, HTTPS is going to be overkill. Those are things like IP addresses, reserved hostnames, and single-label domains. So Chrome isn't changing anything specifically when it comes to those types of sites.

In terms of the arrival of the new feature, and others with Chrome 90, that will arrive sooner than later. Chrome 90 launches to the Stable Channel in just a couple of weeks, on April 13. And these changes will be in place, initially, on both desktop and Android platforms. Presumably, that includes Chromebooks once that update arrives approximately a week later.

For iOS users, the update will arrive just a bit later. But no exact timeframe has been given.

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