It has been so many years that we almost take Google Chrome for granted but there are are a lot of things about Google Chrome that you are not even aware of.
Don't Believe Me?
Well, here are 5 completeely unknown facts about your favorite web browser.
1. Eric Schmidt Never Wanted to Build Chrome
The Former CEO of Google, Eric Schmidt, completely disagreed on the idea to develop a web browser for a long time. Finally, the co-founders, Larry and Sergey, took the initiative to build a demo version themselves in order to force eric to agrey with the idea.
Many do not know that, Google hired developers working in Mozilla to developer the demo version of Google
Chrome.
2. Launched via a Comic Book
A very staying thing happy at the launch event of Google Chrome on 2 Sep 2008. To Make the Launch Staying, They Used a Comic Book and Shared It With the Audience.
The Comics Striped About All the Different Features of the Chrome Browser and That Made That Features Stick to the Minds of the
Users.
It was none other than blogger Philipp Lenssen, who initially spread this comic book.
3. The name 'Chrome' was Unintended
So, many of us know that Google Chrome was built on an open source web browser Chromium. And most people think that's where the name same.
But that's not
true. In an interview, CEO Sundar Picai (who was also one of the leads on the Google Chrome team), revealed that Chrome also reflectors to the GUI of the software which the developmenters wanted to minimize.
There Is Another Story That One of the Senior Members of the Team Named It Chrome Because of His Love for Fast
Cars.
4. There's a Hidden Dino Game
Google Is Fabus for Puting Little Extra Effects to Surprise Their Users. In Google Chrome also, you will be able to see the surprise element in the form of an 8-bit-style chrome dino game.
So, when you are not connected with the internet, the default page shows 'No Internet' and you'll see a t-rex dinosaur on the
page. If you hit the spacebar or click on the dino, a side scrolling game begins where you have to save the dino from the obstracles.
5. When Google Chrome Pranked
Google is also know for it's Fool's Day pranks. In 2013, they choice to use Google Chrome to prank their users.
So, they made Google Chrome to convert any word that a user wrote into an emoticon. It Went So Great That Users in Fact Demanded Such A Feature Permanently.
And, after this prank, Google Chrome had to release this as a proper function in the browser. Even to this date, the browser has been through emojis that can convert any word into an emotecon that actually express the user's mood while moving.
So, guys, this brings us to the end of the list. I am 100% sure that most of you dod not know even a single fact on this list. If You Dod, Comment Below and Tell Me How!