Why does chome require cookies to download the application ?
I tried to download Chrome from https://www.google.com/chrome/, with cookies disabled and it would not download. What would make Chrome need cookies just to download ?
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Posted 15 May 2025 - 07:59 PM
I'm not sure why Chrome wants cookies enable but again your talking about Google. See if you can download the offline installer without cookies enabled.
https://www.askvg.com/official-link-to-download-google-chrome-standalone-offline-installer/
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Posted 16 May 2025 - 02:04 AM
Your info, your info, your info, collect, more info...... = money.
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Posted 17 May 2025 - 02:07 PM
Chrome was downloaded in Incognito mode just fine
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Posted 22 May 2025 - 05:41 PM
As Pkshadow stated, more info. But how is Google's chrome using this information?
Most likely users are downloading from another browser and by using a cookie they could determining what browser and your location information. This could be problematic as when you download chrome they have no method of validating the download such as a SHA256 hash. Chrome could potentially provide a specific version of chrome for specific downloads.
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Posted 22 May 2025 - 05:53 PM
I can download chrome without cookies enabled and completely blocked.
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Posted 29 May 2025 - 07:08 PM
I can download chrome without cookies enabled and completely blocked.
What is completely blocked ?
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Posted 29 May 2025 - 07:23 PM
Everything from being accessed via data and privacy setting and Google Chrome downloaded with ease in both Linux and Windows with chrome, edge, and Firefox.
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Posted 05 June 2025 - 07:12 PM
Well i stated explicitly that you cannot download chrome when you have cookied blocked on a browser.
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Posted 05 June 2025 - 07:20 PM
I did have all them blocked. I still downloaded it
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Posted 12 June 2025 - 11:15 PM
What browser did you use iwth cookies blocked, that allowed you to download Google chrome?
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Posted 13 June 2025 - 09:21 AM
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Posted 13 June 2025 - 12:12 PM
I tried to download Chrome......... with cookies disabled and it would not download.
I tested this in Edge, and couldn't download Chrome either. Clicking the "Download Chrome" button does nothing at all.
Google needs to see first that you've accepted the terms and conditions and that consent is stored in a cookie. Those cookies also store your operating system version and other information required for the download to start and complete successfully.
Standalone (offline installer) versions of Chrome are available from various sources but proceed with caution if you decide not to use Google's way of installing Chrome.
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Posted 13 June 2025 - 12:39 PM
I tried to download Chrome......... with cookies disabled and it would not download.
I tested this in Edge, and couldn't download Chrome either. Clicking the "Download Chrome" button does nothing at all.
Google needs to see first that you've accepted the terms and conditions and that consent is stored in a cookie. Those cookies also store your operating system version and other information required for the download to start and complete successfully.
Standalone (offline installer) versions of Chrome are available from various sources but proceed with caution if you decide not to use Google's way of installing Chrome.
Then explain why I could download chrome with cookies completely blocked? I did it across multiple operating systems. I even created new accounts to test this out on and guess what I could do it.
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