Chrome 125 Launches with WebAssembly GC and More

Google Chrome 125 rolls out with WebAssembly GC, expanded View Transitions API, and major security and performance enhancements for developers.

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Chrome 125 Update

Overview of Chrome 125 Release

Google has released Chrome 125, packed with updates focused on improving developer capabilities, web performance, and cross-platform consistency.

WebAssembly Garbage Collection (WasmGC)

Chrome 125 supports WebAssembly GC, enabling better performance and memory handling.
Allows high-level languages like Kotlin or Dart to run more efficiently in the browser.

Expanded View Transitions API

The View Transitions API now works across iframes and with DOM updates.
Enables smoother page transitions without full page reloads, benefiting SPA frameworks.

New CSS Capabilities

Chrome 125 adds support for text-wrap: balance, improving readability for multi-line headlines.
@scope now lets developers isolate CSS rules to specific components or regions.

JavaScript Updates

New array methods like Array.prototype.toSorted() and toReversed() offer more immutable data handling.
Improvements to Web Workers and async stack traces for better debugging.

Improved PWAs (Progressive Web Apps)

Chrome 125 allows PWAs to use additional capabilities like tabbed interfaces.
Enhances user experience for app-like functionality in the browser.

Security Improvements

Strengthened sandboxing and origin policies for iframe-based applications.
Fixes several zero-day vulnerabilities reported via Google's bug bounty program.

Developer Tools Enhancements

New performance panel features help measure layout shift and script load timing.
Better support for debugging WebAssembly and understanding frame lifecycles.

Accessibility Additions

Rollout and Availability

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