Chromium is installed on your computer but still confused about its use? Better find out what Chromium is and how it differs from Google Chrome below.
In this digital and fast-paced era, Google Chrome is one of the most popular browsers by many people in this world.
However, there is one Google product named Chromium which not many people know about. Admit it, you must be foreign, right, when you hear this term?
Therefore, through this article, ApkVenue will tell you what is chromium, and how it differs from Google Chrome itself. Because, some of you would like to say that Chromium is a kind of virus or malware.
What is Chromium?
Photo source: Photo: Neowin For those of you who don't know what Chromium is, here ApkVenue explains that Chromium is not a virus, malware or the like.
Chromium is a type of open source web browser developed and managed by The Chromium Project. Chromium can also be run on multiplatform like Google Chrome.
If you are a programmer, you can really tinker with Chromium and create your own version of the browser.
Unfortunately, because it is developed open-source, there is some Chromium that accidentally contains malware in it.
The Chromium that contains the malware is certainly not officially released Chromium, aka the result of other people's modifications.
Therefore, you have to be careful if you want to use Chromium as the default browser on PCs, laptops, or Android phones.
Difference between Google Chrome and Chromium
After knowing the definition of Chromium, now ApkVenue will discuss difference between Google Chrome and Chromium. Although similar, there are some significant differences, you know.
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1. Automatic Updates
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To update Chrome, the software uses Google Update on Windows so that this browser always gets the latest version automatically. Meanwhile, it can't be done on Chromium.
In some Linux distributions, updates are made in specific packages. This makes you have to update manually to get the latest version of Chromium.
For Jaka, it's better to use Google Chrome because you don't need to manually look for the latest version update to be able to enjoy all the features.
2. Damage Report and Usage Statistics
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Unlike Chromium, Google has added features for crash reports and usage statistics on Chrome by sending data to Google servers.
This feature involves general data such as device information, operating system, Chrome settings, web visits that have malware, and so on.
This feature is very useful to prevent Google Chrome from crashing or spreading viruses to your computer.
3. Chrome Web Store
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If you use Chrome, Google has provided the Chrome Web Store which serves to add extensions that make it easier for you to explore the virtual world.
Extensions or extensions have a variety of useful functions for your browser. Starting from VPN extensions, deleting all chats on FB Messenger, and much more.
Unfortunately, Chromium does not have this kind of facility.
4. Media Codec Support
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HTML5 for audio/video in Chromium only has limited support, including Theora, Vorbis, WebM, VPM, and so on.
However, if you use Chrome, this browser already supports codecs such as AAC, MP3, and H.264.
This media codec support will make it easier for you to enjoy multimedia content via a browser, such as streaming movies on Netflix or YouTube.
5. Sandbox Support
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Sandbox is a security mechanism to separate running programs. Sandboxes are often used to test for unverified programs that may contain viruses or other malicious code.
Google Chrome and Chromium both already have Sandbox support. It is already automatically enabled during the installation of Google Chrome.
However, there are differences that are owned by Chromium. In Chromium, you can enable and disable several Linux distributions.
6. Adobe Flash Plugin
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Adobe Flash Plugin is a plugin that allows you to enjoy multimedia, Rich Internet Applications, and streaming video and audio on a computer, web browser or on a supported mobile device.
Google Chrome already supports a Pepper API version of Adobe Flash which is obtained directly from the latest update. Unfortunately, Chromium doesn't get this access.
Actually this one difference is not really important, really, considering that the Adobe Flash Plugin will be removed from the latest version of HTML5.
Conclusion: Then, Just Uninstall Chromium?
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In your opinion, which one is more convenient to use, gang? It's quite difficult to decide which one is comfortable to use between the open-source Chromium browser and the feature-rich Google Chrome.
For Windows and MacOS, ApkVenue recommends you to choose Google Chrome because it is more stable and secure than the open-source Chromium.
Meanwhile, if you use Linux, it is highly recommended to use Chromium. But remember, you can't update automatically and its media-codecs are limited. Plus, many people say that Chromium is more susceptible to viruses and more dangerous. In fact, many people claim that it is difficult to remove Chromium from the root.
If you want to try the two applications yourself, you can download them via the link that Jaka provides below:
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Google Inc. Browser Apps. DOWNLOAD That's Jaka's article about what Chromium is and the difference between Google Chrome and Chromium. See you again at the next opportunity!
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