New In Chrome 56
With Chrome 56, web apps can now communicate with nearby Bluetooth Low Energy devices using the Web Bluetooth API. CSS position: sticky; is back - making it easy to create elements that scroll normally until sticking to the top of the viewport. And HTML5 by Default is enabled for all users.
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New In Chrome 55
With Chrome 55, you can write promise-based code as if it were synchronous, using async and await. PointerEvents provide a unified way of handling all input events. And persistent storage graduates from it’s origin trial.
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Manage Hyphens with CSS
Chrome 55 implements the hyphens property to control when soft hyphens appear and how they behave.
Pointing the Way Forward
Pointer events unify the pointer input model for the browser, bringing touch, pens, and mice together into a single set of events.
API Deprecations and Removals in Chrome 55
A round up of the deprecations and removals in Chrome to help you plan.
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Once Upon an Event Listener
Using {once: true}, available in Chrome 55, gives you an easy way to define "one and done" event listeners.
Touch Action Options
Touch action is a simple way to define how a user can interact with an element.
auxclick is Coming to Chrome 55
auxclick takes the place of the click event for non-primary mouse buttons, starting in Chrome 55.
Intervening against document.write()
Chrome is blocking some scripts that are added using document.write().
