Google Chrome 100 is only a few updates away and already there are fears that it may cause certain websites to break. Thankfully, Google is already investigating this and working towards finding a fix. Like all software, each new Chrome update attempts to fix bugs in previous versions. Now nearing its 100th iteration, Google has confirmed that Chrome 100 could, in fact, cause some sites, for instance, those built with Duda, to completely malfunction. This is because such sites use the same User-Agent string to detect what browser, browser version, and operating system you’re using. It’s a User-Agent String Thing If you head over to WhatIsMyBrowser.com to check your User-Agent string, you’ll get something like the image below. Notice that in this example, the Chrome version is written as Chrome/96.0.4664.110. However, most web devs settle for the first two digits (major version) only, e.g. Chrome 96, which is also the case with Duda. Drawing from this illustration, Chrome/99 becomes 99, and Chrome/100 will default to 10. Y2K-bug, anyone? There’s another problem also. Duda automatically blocks any version of Chrome below version 40. Since Duda sites will read Chrome/100 as 10, it’ll be automatically blocked. Google has also identified several other…
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Why Chrome 100 Could Break Your Favorite Websites – MakeUseOf
