May 17, 2021

Chrome’s address bar can use https:// by default starting with version 90, increasing privacy and also loading speed for users visiting websites that support HTTPS. While manually typing a URL in Chrome, the words “http://” and “https://” is often omitted. In the address bar, for example, users often type “example.com” rather than “https://example.com.” If this was a user’s first visit to a website, Chrome would previously choose http:// as the default protocol1. As most of the