Chrome blocking Hyper downloads
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Description
This is not related to the app itself but wanted to give a heads up that Google Chrome 72 for macOS is showing an alert when downloading from both hyper.is and GitHub.

If you click Discard, the download gets deleted. If you click on more info, it takes you to this link:
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/6261569?visit_id=636849726634280787-4251868893&p=ib_download_blocked&hl=en&rd=1
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the hyper.is and GitHub download links described in the report, using Google Chrome 72 on macOS. Reproduce the blocking alert and determine whether the issue is in Hyper's download or release flow; done means the behavior is understood and any affected download path is verified.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- github, macos
- Domain
- desktop, release
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100