Chrome Flags Reference

Chrome command line switches and startup flags for automation, headless mode, and debugging.

--whats-new-use-staging

What does --whats-new-use-staging do?

Force What's New on Desktop to request from the staging environment.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --whats-new-use-staging using CLI

chrome --whats-new-use-staging

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --whats-new-use-staging using Puppeteer

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: ['--whats-new-use-staging']
});

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --whats-new-use-staging using Playwright

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  args: ['--whats-new-use-staging']
});

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --whats-new-use-staging using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--whats-new-use-staging')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)