Google has announced an exciting new feature for its Chrome browser that will help users deal with less annoying notifications. TechCrunch reports on this development.

With this new feature, the system will automatically revoke permissions for sites that users have not interacted with for a long time. This function will be available on both Android and desktop versions of the browser.

The mechanism works similarly to the existing security checks in Chrome, which retract permissions for camera and geolocation use for inactive sites. According to the company, less than 1% of all notifications receive any user interaction, indicating their low effectiveness.

However, Google is making exceptions: automatic revocation will not apply to installed web applications since they can send useful notifications.

The changes will only affect sites with low user activity and a high volume of notifications. This may prompt websites that send too many messages to revisit their policies to avoid losing access to this feature.

Users will be notified about revoked permissions and will have the option to restore them in their settings. Additionally, there will be a possibility to completely disable automatic management of this process.

Google noted that the feature was tested prior to its official launch, and the results showed that the changes did not significantly affect the number of clicks on notifications, confirming that most users barely engage with such alerts.