Chrome 131: New features, deprecations, and removals

Chrome 131 is now stable and includes several new features, deprecations, and removals. Here are some of the highlights:

New features

• Support for external SVG resources: Chrome now supports external SVG resources, which allows developers to use SVG images from other domains. This can be useful for sharing SVG images between different websites or for using SVG images from a CDN.
• Direct Sockets API: The Direct Sockets API allows developers to create low-latency network connections. This can be useful for applications that require real-time communication, such as online games.
• WebHID on dedicated workers: The WebHID API now works on dedicated workers, which allows developers to access HID devices from background threads. This can be useful for applications that need to interact with HID devices without blocking the main thread.

Deprecations

• Removal of the CSS Anchor Positioning property inset-area: The inset-area property is no longer supported. Developers should use the inset-inline and inset-block properties instead.
• Ability to disable BeforeunloadEventCancelByPreventDefault: The ability to disable BeforeunloadEventCancelByPreventDefault has been removed. This means that developers can no longer prevent the user from being prompted when they try to close a tab or window.

Removals

• Removal of the webkitGetImageData method: The webkitGetImageData method has been removed. Developers should use the getImageData method instead.

Other changes

• Various bug fixes and security updates: Chrome 131 includes a number of bug fixes and security updates.

Overall

Chrome 131 is a minor update with a few new features and some deprecations and removals. The most notable new feature is support for external SVG resources. Developers should be aware of the deprecations and removals so that they can update their code accordingly.

Additional resources

• Chrome 131 release notes

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