Google announces that a flight-simulator feature previously available only in the desktop version of Google Earth is now accessible through standard web browsers. The feature has existed in the desktop app as a hidden mode since 2007, but Google is making it easier to reach by offering it through the browser-based experience, removing the need to download or install additional software. According to reporting from both outlets, users can access the simulator from within their browser rather than switching to the desktop application. CNET describes the change as enabling users to “take to the virtual skies” without installing the desktop app, while The Verge notes that the simulator mode was previously “relatively unknown” and required more effort to locate. The announcements frame the update as a broader release of an existing capability rather than a brand-new simulator. Details such as where in the interface the simulator appears and how users start a session are included in coverage, but both sources agree on the central point: Google Earth’s flight simulator is now reachable directly in the browser.