Chrome Releases
Release updates from the Chrome team
Chrome Beta for Android Update
Friday, May 31, 2013
The Chrome for Android Beta channel has been updated to 28.0.1500.31. This release contains additional stability and other general bug fixes. 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
Dev Channel Update for Chrome OS
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
The Dev channel has been updated to 29.0.1520.2 (Platform versions: 4191.0.0) for all platforms. This build contains a number of added features and stability improvements.
Notable Updates:
GTalk plugin updated to 3.19.1
Pepper Flash updated to 11.7.700.202
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
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
The Beta channel has been updated to 28.0.1500.29 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame. Full details about what changes are in this build are available in the
SVN revision log
.
For more information about features coming to Chrome, check out the
Chrome Blog
.
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
Dev Channel Update
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
The Dev Channel has been updated to 29.0.1521.3 for Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame. This release fixes some known crashes, as well as other bugs. A full list of changes is available in the
SVN log
. Interested in switching release channels?
Find out how
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Jason Kersey
Google Chrome
Beta Channel Update for Chrome OS
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
The Beta channel has been updated to 28.0.1500.20 (Platform version: 4100.17.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates and feature enhancements.
Systems will be receiving updates over the next several days.
Some highlights of these changes are:
Several improvements to the Files app, such as added support for files that are Shared with me, Offline, and Recent.
Sync wallpaper between devices.
Updated UI for the [x] close panel icon across infobars, find-in-page, pop-ups and more.
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.
Notification pop-up message appears when screenshots are taken.
Replaced the Japanese IME with a NaCl extension version downloads a better language model upon actual usage.
Added transliteration IMEs for Indic languages from Google Input Tools.
Updated Pepper Flash to 11.7.700.202
Known Issues:
On Acer C7 Chromebooks, docked mode has been disabled when connecting to an external monitor.
Users connecting via slower 3G connections may be unable to login when creating a new user. Workaround: login as guest or as an existing user. (
239139
)
Logging in via a captive portal access point does not show a login screen. Workaround: Connect to a different network or login as guest. (
237214
)
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
Friday, May 24, 2013
The Chrome team is happy to announce the promotion of Chrome 29 to the the Dev channel. Chrome 29.0.1516.3 is now available for Chrome Frame, Linux, and Windows (but not Windows 8). This build has a large number of bug fixes and other new items. Full details about what changes are in this build are available in the
SVN revision log
.
Known Issue:
Google Maps Preview - Globe displays black -
crbug.com/243896
Interested in switching release channels?
Find out how
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Jason Kersey
Google Chrome
Chrome Beta for Android Update
Thursday, May 23, 2013
The Chrome team is excited to announce the promotion of Chrome 28 to the Beta channel. Chrome for Android 28.0.1500.21 contains a number of new improvements including:
Google Translate: When you come across a page written in a language that isn't in the same language as your phone or tablet, look for the translation bar
Fullscreen on tablets: Simply scroll the page to dismiss the toolbar
Support for fullscreen API
New graph showing your estimated bandwidth savings when you use the experimental data compression feature
Mobile friendly error pages
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 for Chrome OS
Thursday, May 23, 2013
The Stable channel has been updated to 27.0.1453.103 (Platform version: 3912.79.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of new features, bug fixes and security improvements.
Machines will be receiving updates over then next several days.
Release Highlights:
Panel windows for chat and more
New Launcher positioning mode
Per App list of open tabs & windows
Horizontal three finger scrub moves between tabs
New folder hierarchy on file manager
Autocomplete in Drive search
Memory management optimization
Enhanced support for common wireless touchpads/mice
Updated Chrome Office Viewer extension
Pepper Flash updated to 11.7.700.202-r2
GTalk plugin updated to 3.15.2.0
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
Beta Channel Update
Thursday, May 23, 2013
The Beta channel has been updated to 28.0.1500.20 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame. Full details about what changes are in this build are available in the
SVN revision log
.
For more information about features coming to Chrome, check out the
Chrome Blog
.
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
Thursday, May 23, 2013
The Stable channel has been updated to 27.0.1453.94 only for Windows. This release fixes a GPU-related crash. 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
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The Admin console has been updated. This update
expands automatic enrollment
to all devices, as long as the device is already listed in the Admin console device list.
Known issues are available
here
. Enterprise customers can report an issue by
contacting support
.
Lawrence Lui
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Update for Chrome OS
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The Dev channel has been updated to 28.0.1500.20 (Platform versions: 4100.17.0) for all platforms except Google Chromebook Pixel. This build contains a number of stability improvements.
Release Highlights:
Fixed several audio level issues (
240455
,
239128
)
Creation of recovery images using imageburner is now fixed (
239330
)
Fixed layout issues with File Manager (
239155
,
238702
)
Known Issues:
On Acer C7 Chromebooks, docked mode has been disabled when connecting to an external monitor.
Users connecting via slower 3G connections may be unable to login when creating a new user. Workaround: login as guest or as an existing user. (
239139
)
Logging in via a captive portal access point does not show a login screen. Workaround: Connect to a different network or login as guest. (
237214
)
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 Update
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The Chrome team is excited to announce the promotion of Chrome 27 to the Stable channel. Chrome for Android 27.0.1453.90 contains a number of improvments 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
And a ton of stability and performance fixes
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
Dev Channel Update
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The Dev channel has been updated to 28.0.1500.20 for Chrome Frame, Mac, Linux, and Windows
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 Release
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The Chrome team is excited to announce the promotion of
Chrome 27 to the Stable Channel
. Chrome 27.0.1453.93 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame contains number of
new items including:
Web pages load 5% faster on average
chrome.syncFileSystem API
Improved ranking of predictions, improved spell correction, and numerous fundamental improvements for Omnibox predictions. Please see the
Help Center
for more information on our updated policies.
Security fixes and rewards:
Please see
the Chromium security page
for more information. (Note that the referenced bugs may be kept private until a majority of our users are up to date with the fix.)
This automatic update includes security fixes. We’d like to highlight the following fixes for various reasons (crediting external researchers, issuing rewards, or highlighting particularly interesting issues):
[$
1000
] [
235638
]
High
CVE-2013-2837: Use-after-free in SVG.
Credit to Sławomir Błażek
.
[$
500
] [
235311
]
Medium
CVE-2013-2838: Out-of-bounds read in v8.
Credit to Christian Holler
.
[$
1500
] [
230176
]
High
CVE-2013-2839: Bad cast in clipboard handling.
Credit to Jon of MWR InfoSecurity
.
[$
1000
] [
230117
]
High
CVE-2013-2840: Use-after-free in media loader.
Credit to Nils of MWR InfoSecurity.
[$
1000
] [
227350
]
High
CVE-2013-2841: Use-after-free in Pepper resource handling.
Credit to Chamal de Silva
.
[$
2000
] [
226696
]
High
CVE-2013-2842: Use-after-free in widget handling.
Credit to Cyril Cattiaux
.
[$
1000
] [
222000
]
High
CVE-2013-2843: Use-after-free in speech handling.
Credit to Khalil Zhani
.
[$
1000
] [
196393
]
High
CVE-2013-2844: Use-after-free in style resolution.
Credit to Sachin Shinde (@cons0ul)
.
[$
3133.7
] [
188092
] [
179522
] [
222136
] [
188092
]
High
CVE-2013-2845: Memory safety issues in Web Audio.
Credit to Atte Kettunen of OUSPG
.
[$
1000
] [
177620
]
High
CVE-2013-2846: Use-after-free in media loader.
Credit to Chamal de Silva
.
[$
1000
] [
176692
]
High
CVE-2013-2847: Use-after-free race condition with workers.
Credit to Collin Payne
.
[$
500
] [
176137
]
Medium
CVE-2013-2848: Possible data extraction with XSS Auditor.
Credit to Egor Homakov
.
[
171392
]
Low
CVE-2013-2849: Possible XSS with drag+drop or copy+paste.
Credit to Mario Heiderich
.
In addition, our ongoing internal security work was as usual responsible for a wide range of fixes:
[
241595
]
High
CVE-2013-2836: Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives.
Many of the above bugs were detected using
AddressSanitizer
.
This build also contains a new Adobe Flash build. You can find more information
here
.
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
Beta Channel Update for Chrome OS
Monday, May 20, 2013
The Beta channel has been updated to 27.0.1453.103 (Platform version: 3912.79.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes and stability improvements.
Release Highlights:
Pepper Flash updated to 11.7.700.202
Stability Fixes
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
Beta Channel Update
Monday, May 20, 2013
The Beta channel has been updated to 27.0.1453.93 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome Frame. 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
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Chrome Beta for Android has been updated to 27.0.1453.90. This release contains a few new fixes including:
237253
: Changing device orientation when trying to use 'Paste' on phone, makes the page unresponsive
237256
: Half white background in tab-switcher
241237
: "Google: <url>" displayed in the omnibox for yellow padlock URLs
237115
: Dark overlay displayed after switching tabs
Fix for some top crashes
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
Flash Player Update
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
We are currently updating Flash Player to
11.7.700.202
for Windows and Mac to all Stable channel (Chrome 26) users.
If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Anthony Laforge
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Update for Chrome OS
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The Dev channel has been updated to 28.0.1500.11 (Platform versions: 4100.7.0) for all platforms except Google Chromebook Pixel
. This build contains a number of stability improvements.
Release Highlights:
F
ixed several issues where File Manager panes were displayed blank. (
239152
,
239155
)
Improved trackpad performance on Cr-48 systems (
238778
)
Fix to allow formatting a USB drive from the File Manager (
239120
)
Fix to allow viewing content of external storage (
236743
)
Updated Pepper Flash version to
11.7.700.202-r4
Known Issues:
With Acer C7 Chromebooks, when the system is connected to an external monitor and used in docked mode, the CPU usage goes to 100%.
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, May 13, 2013
The Dev channel has been updated to 28.0.1500.11 for Chrome Frame, Mac, Linux, and Windows
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 Beta for Android
Friday, May 10, 2013
Chrome Beta for Android has been updated to 27.0.1453.85. This release contains new fixes including:
222030
: White bar appears above the on-screen keyboard
236667
: For long search queries, omnibox is displaying the end of the query instead of the beginning
239602
: When there is a yellow padlock, query in the omnibox should show padlock, google: query
232926
: Facebook entire page is highlighted when menu is selected
Fixes for a few top crashes
Known Issue:
237115
: Dark overlay observed when switching tabs
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
Thursday, May 9, 2013
The Beta channel has been updated to 27.0.1453.83 (Platform version: 3912.63.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes and stability improvements.
Release Highlights:
Stability fixes
Known Issues:
Audio not transferring to external monitor on HDMI hotplug on New Samsung Chromebook (
239641
)
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
Thursday, May 9, 2013
The Dev channel has been updated to 28.0.1500.5 for Linux, Windows, and Chrome Frame and 28.0.1500.6 for Mac
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
Dev Channel Update for Chrome OS
Thursday, May 9, 2013
The Dev channel has been updated to 28.0.1500.4 (Platform versions: 4100.1.0 or 4100.2.0 depending on platform) for all Chromebooks
. This build contains a number of stability improvements.
Release Highlights:
Fixed some crashes during playback, replay or seeking of Flash videos (
236531
)
Known Issues:
In some situations, interacting with the File Manager (trying to attach files or browsing to other directories) may cause the File Manager panes to be blank. (
239152
,
239155
)
Sometimes the audio levels do not remain consistent (
238391
,
239128
)
Some systems are unable to create recovery images using imageburner (
239330
). Workaround: Create a recovery system using the
instructions here
from a Windows, Mac or Linux system.
The option to format a USB drive from the File Manager is not visible (
239120
)
Can't view content of external storage (
236743
): Workaround: Enable File.app's legacy UI in about:flags
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, May 8, 2013
The Beta channel has been updated to 27.0.1453.81 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
Dev Channel Update
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The Dev channel has been updated to 28.0.1500.2 for Mac and 28.0.1500.3 for
Linux,
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
.
Known issue:
[
238069
] - OS:Mac - Tab contents render blue/ blue flashes seen.
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, May 2, 2013
The Beta channel has been updated to 27.0.1453.76 (Platform version: 3912.52.0) 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 11.7.700.194
Stability fixes
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
Thursday, May 2, 2013
The Dev channel has been updated to 28.0.1496.0 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
Dev Channel Update for Chrome OS
Thursday, May 2, 2013
The Dev channel has been updated to 28.0.1494.8 (Platform version: 4068.1.0) for all Chromebooks except CR-48, which have been updated to
28.0.1494.8 (Platform version: 4068.2.0)
. This build contains a number of bug fixes and feature enhancements.
Release Highlights:
More design improvements and bug fixes for the Files app
Sync wallpaper between devices
Replaced the Japanese IME with a NaCl extension version downloads a better language model upon actual usage
Added transliteration IMEs for Indic languages from Google Input Tools
Known Issues:
Clicking on the Settings button in the tray does not open the Settings page (
235226
)
Chrome may crash in some instances when logging into a captive portal from the login page (
237214
)
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, May 1, 2013
Chrome Beta for Android has been updated to 27.0.1453.74. This release contains new fixes including:
225243
: Links opened from other applications that do redirects do not load
232878
: Video play icon not aligned properly on
nbcnews.com
235755
: Fullscreen tab cropped in tab switcher
Crash fixes
Known Issues:
Embedded videos may be jittery on ICS devices
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
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
The Beta channel has been updated to 27.0.1453.73 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
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