Chrome Releases
Release updates from the Chrome team
Admin Console Update
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
The Admin console has been updated. This update includes
Managed Public Sessions
, a new feature for managed devices that allow policy management without user login.
Known issues are available
here
. Enterprise customers can report an issue by
contacting support
.
Lawrence Lui
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Update
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
The Dev channel has been updated to 28.0.1490.2 for Linux, Mac, Windows, and Chrome Frame
This build addresses some known regressions and stability issues. Full details about what changes are in this build are available in the
SVN revision log
. Interested in switching release channels?
Find out how
.
If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Anthony Laforge
Google Chrome
Beta Channel Update for Chrome OS
Thursday, April 25, 2013
The Beta channel has been updated to 27.0.1453.69 (Platform version: 3912.43.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes and stability improvements.
Some highlights of these changes are:
Pepper Flash updated to 11.7.700.178
Stability fixes
Known issues:
Dragging the video control in html5 mode may hang (
232175
)
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
help site
or
filing a bug
. Interested in switching channels?
Find out how
. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 horizontal bars in the upper right corner of the browser).
Josafat Garcia
Google Chrome
Chrome Beta for Android Update
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Chrome Beta for Android has been updated to 27.0.1453.68. This release contains new fixes including:
179250
: Black screen during load on Huawei tablets
224379
: Cannot scroll images after zooming in
226193
: Blue line displayed below the omnibox
Improvement to page rendering performance
Fixes for some frequently occurring crashes
Known Issues:
Embedded videos may be jittery on ICS devices
Typed character gets deleted sometimes on password fields
Opening tabs is sometimes slow
A partial list of changes in this build is available in the
SVN revision log
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
. More information about Chrome for Android is available on the
Chrome site
.
Jason Kersey
Google Chrome
Beta Channel Update
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The Beta channel has been updated to 27.0.1453.65 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame. Full details about what changes are in this build are available in the
SVN revision log
. Interested in switching release channels?
Find out how
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Karen Grunberg
Google Chrome
Chrome for iOS Update
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Chrome for iOS has been updated to 26.0.1410.53 which contains security and stability fixes. The update will be rolling out in the App Store over the next few hours. Known issues are available on the
Chrome support site
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Jason Kersey
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Update for Chrome OS - UPDATED
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
*****Update Apr 26*****
Good news! We've found the problem that prevented users on 4035.0.0 on some platforms from accessing Google Docs. We're rolling out the fix now to the platforms affected: Chromebook Pixel,
Samsung Chromebook Series 5 550,
Samsung Chromebox Series 3, and
Lenovo Thinkpad X131e Chromebook. Please remember to restart your Chrome OS device in order to be updated to this latest version
.
*********************
The Dev channel has been updated to 28.0.1485.1 (Platform version: 4035.0.0) for all Chromebooks. This build contains a number of bug fixes and feature enhancements.
Release Highlights:
New Immersive browsing mode - browse the web with only 4px of Chrome.
Monitor Rotation and Scaling - you can scale your UI smaller on Arrow and rotate the screen on all Chromebooks
Touch link highlighting - we now provide feedback on which link you click or button you press.
Several improvements to the Files app, such as a
dded support for files that are Shared with me, Offline, and Recent.
Notification pop-up message appears when screenshots are taken.
Known Issues:
Bluetooth devices shown as not connected while they are connected (
234380
)
Unable to see contents of SD cards or USB devices when connected to the Chromebook (
233641
)
Netflix does not work on Acer AC700 systems.
File app not working in Guest/Incognito mode (
230724
)
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
help site
or
filing a bug
. Interested in switching channels?
Find out how.
You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 horizontal bars in the upper right corner of the browser).
Danielle Drew
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Update
Monday, April 22, 2013
The Dev channel has been updated to 28.0.1485.0 for Linux, Mac, Windows, and Chrome Frame
This build addresses some known regressions and stability issues. Full details about what changes are in this build are available in the
SVN revision log
. Interested in switching release channels?
Find out how
.
If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Karen Grunberg
Google Chrome
Chrome Beta for Android Update
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Chrome Beta for Android has been updated to 27.0.1453.60 for ARM and x86. This release contains a few new fixes including:
226691
: Graphical corruption and blank tabs in tab switcher mode
222805
: Most Visited section thumbnails are misaligned in landscape mode for RTL languages
228883
: Search is still performed via Google when re-submitting omnibox query after switching search engine
Flicker while opening new tabs
Fixes for some frequently occurring crashes
chrome://history sometimes show duplicate items
Known Issues:
Opening tabs is sometimes slow
Pages may flicker sometimes, especially during navigation
Typed character gets deleted sometimes on password fields
A partial list of changes in this build is available in the
SVN revision log
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
. More information about Chrome for Android is available on the
Chrome site
.
Jason Kersey
Google Chrome
Beta Channel Update for Chrome OS
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The Beta channel has been updated to 27.0.1453.56 (Platform version: 3912.33.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes and stability improvements.
Some highlights of these changes are:
Crash fixes
UI improvements
Known issues:
On Samsung Chromebooks, HTML5 video playback is not always smooth. (
225563
)
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
help site
or
filing a bug
. Interested in switching channels?
Find out how
. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 horizontal bars in the upper right corner of the browser).
Josafat Garcia
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Update for Chrome OS
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The Dev channel has been updated to 28.0.1480.0 (Platform version: 4008.0.0) for all Chromebooks except Samsung Chromebooks. This build contains a number of bug fixes and feature enhancements.
Release Highlights:
Flash version updated to 11.7.700.178
Updated UI for the [x] close panel icon across infobars, find-in-page, pop-ups and more.
Fix to
input characters for Thai (
169032
)
Known Issues:
Occasionally 2-finger scrolling will not work on a page before clicking on the page, specifically when the machine is first booted or coming back from resume state. Workaround: Click on the page, and 2-finger scrolling will start working. (
231984
)
Some video sites are showing blurry areas on the page. (
232133
)
On YouTube, when opted into the HTML5 experiment, dragging the video control may occasionally result in causing the video playback to hang. (
232175
)
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
help site
or
filing a bug
. Interested in switching channels?
Find out how.
You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 horizontal bars in the upper right corner of the browser).
Danielle Drew
Google Chrome
Beta Channel Update
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
The Beta channel has been updated to 27.0.1453.56 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame. Full details about what changes are in this build are available in the
SVN revision log
. Interested in switching release channels?
Find out how
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Karen Grunberg
Google Chrome
Admin Console Update
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
The Admin Console has been updated. This update brings
cloud-based management
for users on personal computers and devices for Google Apps for Business and Education customers. It also adds a new
user setting
for Chrome Web Store Permissions.
Known issues are available
here
. Enterprise customers can report an issue by
contacting support
.
Lawrence Lui
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Update
Monday, April 15, 2013
The Dev channel has been updated to 28.0.1478.0 for Linux. Mac, Windows, and Chrome Frame
This build addresses some known regressions and stability issues. Full details about what changes are in this build are available in the
SVN revision log
. Interested in switching release channels?
Find out how
.
If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Anthony Laforge
Google Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Chrome OS
Monday, April 15, 2013
The Stable channel has been updated to 26.0.1410.57 (Platform version: 3701.81.2) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains some security improvements. Machines will be receiving updates over the next several days.
Security fixes and rewards:
Please see
the Chromium security page
for more detail. Note that the referenced bugs may be kept private until a majority of our users are up to date with the fix.
[
227197
]
Medium
CVE-2013-2832: Uninitialized memory left in buffer in O3D plug-in.
Credit to Ralf-Philipp Weinmann.
[
227181
]
High
CVE-2013-2833: Use-after-free in O3D plug-in.
Credit to Ralf-Philipp Weinmann.
[
227158
]
High
CVE-2013-2834: Origin lock bypass of O3D and Google Talk plug-ins.
Credit to Ralf-Philipp Weinmann.
[
196456
]
High
CVE-2013-2835: Origin lock bypass of O3D and Google Talk plug-ins.
Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (Chris Evans).
We’re pleased to reward Ralf-Philipp Weinmann $31,336 under the Chromium Vulnerability Rewards Program for a chain of three bugs, including demo exploit code and very detailed write-up. We are grateful to Ralf for his work to help keep our users safe.
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
help site
or
filing a bug
. Interested in switching channels?
Find out how.
You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 horizontal bars in the upper right corner of the browser).
Ben Henry
Google Chrome
Beta Channel Update for Chrome OS
Friday, April 12, 2013
The Beta channel has been updated to
27.0.1453.46 (Platform version: 3912.23.0)
for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates and feature enhancements.
Machines will be receiving updates over the next several days.
Some highlights of these changes are:
Pepper Flash updated to 11.7.700.169
New Launcher positioning mode
Horizontal three finger scrubb moves between tabs
New folder hierarchy on file manager
Memory management optimization
Enhanced support for common wireless touchpads/mice
Updated Chrome Office Viewer extension
Known issues:
On Samsung Chromebooks, HTML5 video playback is not always smooth. (
225563
)
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
help site
or
filing a bug
. Interested in switching channels?
Find out how.
You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 horizontal bars in the upper right corner of the browser).
Josafat Garcia
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Update for Chrome OS
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The Dev channel has been updated to 27.0.1453.46 (Platform version: 3912.23.0) for all Chromebooks. This build contains a number of bug fixes and feature enhancements.
Release Highlights:
Updated Pepper Flash to version 11.7.700.169-r2, resolving some issues with video playback quality
Volume bubble no longer displayed on login (
225531
)
Fixes for network connection error notifications
(
224676
)
Updated Chrome Office Viewer extension
Known Issues:
On Samsung Chromebooks, HTML5 video playback is not always smooth. (
225563
)
Fix to issue that blocked returning to the current folder when viewing photos (
223494
)
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
help site
or
filing a bug
. Interested in switching channels?
Find out how.
You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 horizontal bars in the upper right corner of the browser).
Danielle Drew
Google Chrome
Chrome Beta for Android Update
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The Chrome Team is happy to announce the promotion of Chrome 27 to the
Beta channel
for Android. Chrome 27.0.1453.49 contains a number of great new updates including:
Fullscreen on phones - Scroll down the page and the toolbar will disappear.
Simpler searching - Searching from the
omnibox
will keep your search query visible in the omnibox, making it easier to edit, and show more on your search result page.
Client-side certificate support - You can now access sites that require you to use a certificate and Chrome will allow you to select an installed certificate
Tab history on tablets - Long press the browser back button to view your tab history
Known Issues:
Noticeable lag in text entry on some text fields
chrome://history sometimes show duplicate items
Opening tabs is sometimes slow
Pages may flicker sometimes, especially during navigation
A partial list of changes in this build is available in the
SVN revision log
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
. More information about Chrome for Android is available on the
Chrome site
.
Jason Kersey
Google Chrome
Stable Channel Update
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The Stable channel has been updated to 26.0.1410.65 only for Mac. This release fixes
WebGL bug
which got regressed in last stable build. Full details about what changes are in this build are available in the
SVN revision log
. Interested in switching release channels?
Find out how
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Dharani Govindan
Google Chrome
Beta Channel Update
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The Beta channel has been updated to 27.0.1453.47 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame. Full details about what changes are in this build are available in the
SVN revision log
. Interested in switching release channels?
Find out how
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Karen Grunberg
Google Chrome
Chrome for iOS Update
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
The Chrome Team is happy to announce Chrome 26 for iPhone and iPad. Chrome 26.0.1410.50 contains a number of updates including:
Fullscreen for iPhone and iPod Touch
Support for Google Cloud Print, Air Print
Performance and stability improvements
The update will be rolling out in the App Store over the next few hours. Known issues are available on the
Chrome support site
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Jason Kersey
Google Chrome
Stable Channel Update
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
The Stable channel has been updated to 26.0.1410.63 for Mac and Linux; 26.0.1410.64 for Windows and Chrome Frame. This release contains stability improvements, and a
new version of Adobe Flash
. Full details about what changes are in this build are available in the
SVN revision log
. Interested in switching release channels?
Find out how
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Dharani Govindan
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Update
Monday, April 8, 2013
The Dev channel has been updated to 28.0.1469.0 for Mac, Windows, and Chrome Frame
This build addresses some known regressions and stability issues. Full details about what changes are in this build are available in the
SVN revision log
. Interested in switching release channels?
Find out how
.
If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Anthony Laforge
Google Chrome
Chrome OS Stable Channel Update
Monday, April 8, 2013
The Stable channel has been updated to 26.0.1410.57 (Platform version: 3701.81.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes and security improvements. Machines will be receiving updates over the next several days.
Release highlights:
Pepper Flash updated to 11.6.602.180
GTalk plugin updated to 3.14.17
Bluetooth UI improvements in the Status Area to ease connecting and managing Bluetooth devices
Updated wallpaper picker UI (New style, All category)
Added Widevine Content Decryption Module (CDM) on Intel platforms
Significant video performance improvements in Widevine CDM on ARM platforms.
Security fixes and rewards:
Please see
the Chromium security page
for more detail. Note that the referenced bugs may be kept private until a majority of our users are up to date with the fix.
[
189250
] High CVE-2013-0927: Unsafe config option loading in Pango. Credit to Pinkie Pie.
Known Issues:
In some situations, the screen may dim while in a hangout.
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
help site
or
filing a bug
. Interested in switching channels?
Find out how.
You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 horizontal bars in the upper right corner of the browser).
Ben Henry
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Update
Friday, April 5, 2013
The Dev channel has been updated to 28.0.1464.0 for Mac, Windows, and Chrome Frame
This build addresses some known regressions and stability issues. Full details about what changes are in this build are available in the
SVN revision log
. Interested in switching release channels?
Find out how
.
If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Anthony Laforge
Google Chrome
Beta Channel Promotion
Thursday, April 4, 2013
The Chrome team is happy to announce the promotion of Chrome 27 to the beta channel for Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame. Chrome 27.0.1453.15 contains
a number of new improvements
, including:
Faster page loads
Elegant HTML5 date and time
<input>
forms
Live audio input to Web Audio API
Sync FileSystem API for Chrome Apps
DevTools updates
And lots of other features for developers
A full list of changes in this build is available in the
SVN revision log
.
Interested in switching release channels?
Find out how
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Karen Grunberg
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Update for Chrome OS
Thursday, April 4, 2013
The Dev channel has been updated to 27.0.1453.36 (Platform version: 3912.10.0) for all Chromebooks. This build contains a number of bug fixes and feature enhancements.
Release Highlights:
Pepper Flash updated to 11.6.602.171
Fix to reduce memory leaks when playing video on several video sites
Fix for a crash when opening document files using the Chrome Office Viewer (
225425
)
Known Issues:
On Samsung Chromebooks, HTML5 video playback is not always smooth. (
225563
)
Fix to issue that blocked returning to the current folder when viewing photos (
223494
)
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
help site
or
filing a bug
. Interested in switching channels?
Find out how.
You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 horizontal bars in the upper right corner of the browser).
Danielle Drew
Google Chrome
Chrome for Android Stable Channel Update
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
The Chrome team is excited to announce the promotion of Chrome 26 to the Stable channel for Android. This update will be rolling out to
Google Play
over the next few hours. Chrome for Android 26.0.1410.58 contains a number of updates including:
Password Sync
Autofill Sync
Fixed issue where blank page would be loaded rather than URL
Performance and stability improvements
You can find out more about the release on the
Chrome blog
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Jason Kersey
Google Chrome
Beta Channel Update for Chrome OS
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
The Beta channel has been updated to 26.0.1410.57 (Platform version: 3701.81.0) for all Chromebooks. This build contains a number of stability improvements and bug fixes.
Notable fixes:
Google Docs is editable on the new Samsung Chromebook
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
help site
or
filing a bug
. Interested in switching channels?
Find out how.
You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 horizontal bars in the upper right corner of the browser).
Ben Henry
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Update
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
The Dev channel has been updated to 27.0.1453.12 for Mac, Windows, Linux, and Chrome Frame
This build addresses some known regressions and stability issues. Full details about what changes are in this build are available in the
SVN revision log
. Interested in switching release channels?
Find out how
.
If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Karen Grunberg
Google Chrome
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