Visit a secure website (that is, one that loads over HTTPS) in Chrome, and you'll see a lock icon in the address bar. But this is set to change. Google has announced plans to remove the familiar ...

Chrome announced that it will soon transition the Chrome browser away from the lock icon that signals a secure HTTPS connection and introduce a more neutral icon that they believe will present a ...

Google is getting ready to switch out the Chrome browser’s padlock icon for a new symbol in the address bar, the company announced in a blog post on Tuesday. The lock will be replaced this fall with a ...

Google has long wanted to replace the lock icon in Chrome’s address bar, and it’s finally proceeding with those plans in September as part of a broader browser redesign. The company notes how ...

In a nutshell: Google will soon be doing away with a staple of the Internet for Chrome browser users. The familiar padlock icon in the URL bar will be retired later this year in favor of a variant of ...

A new tune icon will replace it later this year to avoid misleading users about how ‘trustworthy’ websites are while browsing. A new tune icon will replace it later this year to avoid misleading users ...

Google Chrome will soon be losing a feature that has been around for many years now, the lock icon in the address bar. Google Chrome is probably the most popular browser in the world today, though ...