will valve ever update the version of chromium the steam overlay browser uses?

[duddlee]

seriously, the version they use is from like 2013, and doesn't even load a ton of websites from just being so outdated

[d3str0y3r]

Most likely after January 2024 when they are dropping support for window 7, 8, and 8.1.

[Wolfpig]

Originally posted by duddlee:

seriously, the version they use is from like 2013,

More from like 2020 or later

[Crashed]

Originally posted by Wolfpig:

Originally posted by duddlee:

seriously, the version they use is from like 2013,

More from like 2020 or later

Still, it's outdated and slow compared to the current Google Chrome, and kept in at this point only because milestone 110 and up don't support Windows 7, 8, or 8.1.

I've noticed at one point someone suggesting the Qt Toolkit as an alternative to Chromium; (1) I do believe the framework does use Chromium for web views, and (2) they dropped Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 support in release 6 which some programs like Ultimaker Cura (popular 3D printing slicer) and Dolphin Emulator have migrated to. The latter actually gave a breakdown on their blog showing how few users were still running something below 10, and perhaps Ultimaker decided commercial customers should stop using Windows 7; they considered it unsupported even before they switched to Qt6.

[duddlee]

Originally posted by Wolfpig:

Originally posted by duddlee:

seriously, the version they use is from like 2013,

More from like 2020 or later

sure, ok, 2020 or later, doesn't remove from the fact it's slow as ♥♥♥♥ and a lot of websites wont run on it, and half the ones that do are so intensive they crash your overlay entirely.

[Wolfpig]

Originally posted by Crashed:

Still, it's outdated and slow compared to the current Google Chrome,

Might be.
But no sane Person would use a game client for daily webbrowsing.

[Crashed]

Originally posted by Wolfpig:

Originally posted by Crashed:

Still, it's outdated and slow compared to the current Google Chrome,

Might be.
But no sane Person would use a game client for daily webbrowsing.

Still, Valve is leaving optimizations off the table by waiting until 2024 to update. Also, I've heard certain payment providers no longer work when purchasing through the Client due to the outdated Chromium, as it doesn't support the scripts used by their security measures.

[duddlee]

Originally posted by Wolfpig:

Originally posted by Crashed:

Still, it's outdated and slow compared to the current Google Chrome,

Might be.
But no sane Person would use a game client for daily webbrowsing.

who would use it for daily webbrowsing? that doesn't remove from the point it sucks...why is it there if people shouldn't use it? i don't have two monitors, i can't alt tab in some games and if the option is there, they should fix it, shouldn't they? i don't understand what you're trying to imply.

[DarkCrystalMethod]

If they can't convince Google to make a newer embedded chromium then I hope they ask Firefox, Opera and other browser companies for theirs(not that those exist). So I think the best course of action is for Valve to write their own(Yeah, I just made that sound trivial, but its the solution Steam needs.).

[BlackBloodGhost]

Yes, that is why they are dropping support for Win7/8. This will enable them to update that component.

[blunus]

Originally posted by duddlee:

seriously, the version they use is from like 2013, and doesn't even load a ton of websites from just being so outdated

Yes, when Valve stopped supporting Win 7 & 8 on January 1, 2024 and start updating its chromium version to the latest for newer OS and Linux.

[Crashed]

Originally posted by DarkCrystalMethod:

If they can't convince Google to make a newer embedded chromium then I hope they ask Firefox, Opera and other browser companies for theirs(not that those exist). So I think the best course of action is for Valve to write their own(Yeah, I just made that sound trivial, but its the solution Steam needs.).

Google actually releases CEF updates all the time, Valve just hasn't integrated the latest version yet.

[The Bad Barber Basher]

i can't upload videos anymore because the version is too far out of date

[Seraphita]

Originally posted by Hot Local Outlaws:

i can't upload videos anymore because the version is too far out of date

It's that bad, huh? I am surprised. Why is steam letting their browser die...?

[WraithTargundaMajarie]

I Care Nothing Of Google...

[Wren]

This thread was quite old before the recent post, so we're locking it to prevent confusion.