Electron 16.0 was released on November 17, adopting an eight‑week release cycle, ending support for older versions, introducing experimental WebHID API, deprecating certain renderer APIs, and updating core components to Chromium 96, V8 9.6, and Node.js 16.9.1, with download instructions provided.
This article reviews Chrome 89’s most notable updates—including Top‑level await, Web NFC, WebHID, and the Web Serial API—explaining their technical details, practical demos, and how they expand the web’s ability to interact with hardware and improve developer productivity.
Chrome 86 introduces stable File System Access APIs, blocks mixed‑content downloads, adds ParentNode.replaceChildren, enhances HTTP security warnings, and unveils experimental WebHID, Multi‑screen Placement, and :focus-visible features while deprecating WebComponents v0 and FTP support.
Chrome 86 introduces stable File System Access APIs, blocks mixed‑content downloads, adds replaceChildren, enhances HTTP security warnings, improves background tab throttling, launches WebHID, multi‑screen Placement API, :focus-visible selector, and deprecates legacy features like WebComponents v0 and FTP support, reshaping modern web development.
