US EditionGoogle Chrome to warn users before opening insecure HTTP sites
Chrome will default to 'Always Use Secure Connections' in October 2026 to protect users from unencrypted HTTP risks, with 95 to 99 percent of navigations already using HTTPS, Google said.
- On release of Chrome 154 in October 2026, Google announced Chrome will ask permission before connecting to public HTTP sites, with an earlier rollout for Enhanced Safe Browsing users at Chrome 147 in April 2026.
- To protect users from interception, Google is enabling the setting by default to ensure visits via HTTPS and guard against man-in-the-middle attacks that hijack navigations and expose users to malware or social engineering.
- Chrome will limit warnings to new or rarely visited sites, meaning alerts will occur about 1 in 50 navigations while around 95-99% of websites use HTTPS; users can enable alerts for public sites and private sites .
- The move affects over 1 billion users in the April 2026 Enhanced Safe Browsing rollout, and Google described Always Use Secure Connections as one of several mitigation efforts following the automatic notification-permission revocation update earlier this month.
- Because private sites and local names can struggle to obtain HTTPS certificates, Google noted users will still be able to disable warnings by disabling the 'Always Use Secure Connections' setting.
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