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We bet you didn't know about this brilliant hidden Chrome feature

We bet you didn't know about this brilliant hidden Chrome feature

9 months ago

We bet you didn't know about this brilliant hidden Chrome feature

9 months ago


One of the most frustrating things in life is opening up the Chrome web browser and being confronted with this screen.

Chrome connection page
(Screenshot)

That little dinosaur is an enormous source of woe and annoyance. Look at him, standing proud and defiantly stopping you from accessing the internet.

Chrome dinosaur
(Screenshot)

But wait, before you leave this window in anger, hit the space bar. Something wonderful happens.

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Yes, the Chrome dinosaur is in fact an endless runner game. It’s a trick that’s actually been around for a while, having circulated on Reddit and elsewhere, but is still being discovered by users. So the next time you have to wait for your router to restart, you’ve got something to kill the time.


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