Chrome Releases
Release updates from the Chrome team
Stable Channel Update for Chrome OS
Thursday, April 30, 2015
The Stable channel has been updated to 42.0.2311.134 (Platform version: 6812.83.0) for all devices, except the Dell Chromebox which will instead be updated to 42.0.2311.135 (Platform version: 6812.84.0). Systems will be automatically updated over the next few days.
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
forum
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).
Matthew Yuan
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Update for Chrome OS
Thursday, April 30, 2015
The Dev channel has been updated to 44.0.2385.3 (Platform version: 7019.0.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates and feature enhancements. A list of changes can be found
here
.
Known Issue:
482408
- Browser might crash when using extension.
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
forum
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).
Dharani Govindan
Google Chrome
Chrome Dev for Android
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
The Chrome Team could not be more excited to announce the launch of the Chrome for Android Dev channel! Chrome Dev for Android 44.0.2384.4 is
available now in Google Play
and will be published on roughly the same schedule as other platform Dev channels. 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 29, 2015
The beta channel has been updated to 43.0.2357.45 for Windows, Mac and Linux.
A list of changes is available in the
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
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
The dev channel has been updated to 44.0.2383.0 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
A partial list of changes is available in the
log
. Interested in
switching
release channels? Find out
how
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Penny MacNeil
Google Chrome
Stable Channel Update
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
The stable channel has been updated to 42.0.2311.135 for Windows, Mac and Linux. A list of changes is available in the
log
.
Security Fixes and Rewards
Note: Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix. We will also retain restrictions if the bug exists in a third party library that other projects similarly depend on, but haven’t yet fixed.
This update includes
5 security fixes
. Below, we highlight fixes that were contributed by external researchers. Please see the
Chromium security page
for more information.
[$TBD][
453279
] High CVE-2015-1243: Use-after-free in DOM. Credit to Saif El-Sherei.
As usual, our ongoing internal security work was responsible for a wide range of fixes:
[
481777
] CVE-2015-1250: Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives.
Interested in switching release channels?
Find out how
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Alex Mineer
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Update for Chrome OS
Thursday, April 23, 2015
The Dev channel has been updated to 44.0.2376.2 (Platform version: 6996.0.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates and feature enhancements. A list of changes can be found
here
.
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
forum
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).
Dharani Govindan
Google Chrome
Chrome Beta for Android Update
Thursday, April 23, 2015
The Chrome Team is excited to announce the release of Chrome 43 Beta for Android. Chrome 43.0.2357.38 will be
available in Google Play
over the next few hours. New features included in this release:
Faster Checkout - Quickly and securely complete checkout forms with data from Google Wallet
Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements.
A partial list of other changes in this build are available in the
Git 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
Android WebView Stable Update
Thursday, April 23, 2015
The Chrome team in London is happy to announce that WebView has been updated to 42.0.2311.129 and will be available in
Google Play
over the next few days for devices on Android 5.0 and higher.
This release adds support for
ES6 classes
and provides stability and security fixes.
Interesting in trying the WebView beta channel? Find out how
right here
. If you notice any issues, please
file a bug
.
Alex Mineer
Google Chrome and WebView
Beta Channel Update for Chrome OS
Thursday, April 23, 2015
The Beta channel has been updated to 43.0.2357.32 (Platform version: 6946.20.0) 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:
Autofill settings for credit cards from Google Wallet
Enable always-on "OK Google" from anywhere when screen is unlocked on new Chromebook Pixel
Physical keyboard auto correction
Material design for Virtual keyboard UI
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
forum
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
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
The beta channel has been updated to 43.0.2357.37 for Windows, Mac and Linux.
A list of changes is available in the
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
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
The Dev channel has been updated to 43.0.2357.32 (Platform version: 6946.20.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates and feature enhancements. A list of changes can be found
here
.
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
forum
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
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
The dev channel has been updated to 44.0.2376.0 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
A list of changes is available in the
log
. Interested in
switching
release channels? Find out
how
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Penny MacNeil
Google Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Chrome OS
Thursday, April 16, 2015
The Stable channel has been updated to 42.0.2311.87 (platform version: 6812.75.2). Systems will be automatically updated over the next few weeks. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates, and feature enhancements.
Some highlights of these changes are as follows:
Files app has been refreshed to follow the suit with Material Design
New Chrome OS Launcher including better search experience, voice search, and Google Now integration
Updated calculator app
Support for password-protected zip files
Default typeface on all Chromebooks has been updated to Roboto for Latin, Greek and Cyrillic scripts, to be more consistent with Material Design
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
forum
or
filing a bug
. Interested in switching channels?
Find out how
. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (under the three horizontal bars in the upper right corner of the browser).
Matthew Yuan
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Update
Thursday, April 16, 2015
The dev channel has been updated to 44.0.2369.0 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
A list of changes is available in the
log
. Interested in
switching
release channels? Find out
how
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Penny MacNeil
Google Chrome
Beta Channel Update
Thursday, April 16, 2015
The Chrome team is excited to announce the promotion of Chrome 43 to the beta channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. Chrome 43.0.2357.18 contains many improvements including:
Suggesting Answers in the Omnibox
A number of new apps/extension APIs (including the Push API!)
Lots of under the hood changes for stability and performance
Find out more at the Chrome
blog
. A full list of changes in this build is available in the
log
. Find out more at the Chrome and Chromium blogs. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.
Daniel Xie
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Update for Chrome OS
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
The Dev channel has been updated to 43.0.2357.19 (Platform version: 6946.10.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates and feature enhancements. A list of changes can be found
here
.
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
forum
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 for Android Update
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
The Chrome Team is delighted to announce the release of Chrome 42 for Android. Chrome 42.0.2311.107 will be
available in Google Play
over the next few days. New features in this release include:
Get the latest updates from sites with notifications.
Adding your favorite sites to your homescreen is now even easier.
Bug fixes and speedy performance improvements.
A partial list of other changes in this build are available in the
Git 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
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
The Beta channel has been updated to 42.0.2311.87 (Platform version: 6812.75.0) for all devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates, and feature enhancements. A list of changes can be found
here
.
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
forum
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).
*Update: We have updated to Platform version 6812.75.2 instead, please expect to receive this version instead of the original 6812.75.0.
Matthew Yuan
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Update
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
The dev channel has been updated to 43.0.2357.18 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
A list of changes is available in the
log
. Interested in
switching
release channels? Find out
how
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Daniel Xie
Google Chrome
Stable Channel Update
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
The Chrome team is overjoyed to announce the promotion of Chrome 42 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. Chrome 42.0.2311.90 contains a number of fixes and improvements, including:
A number of new apps, extension and Web Platform APIs (including the
Push API
!)
Lots of under the hood changes for stability and performance
The answer to
life, the universe and everything
A list of changes is available in the
log
.
Security Fixes and Rewards
Note: Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix. We will also retain restrictions if the bug exists in a third party library that other projects similarly depend on, but haven’t yet fixed.
This update includes
45 security fixes
. Below, we highlight fixes that were contributed by external researchers. Please see the
Chromium security page
for more information.
[$7500][
456518
] High CVE-2015-1235: Cross-origin-bypass in HTML parser. Credit to anonymous.
[$4000][
313939
] Medium CVE-2015-1236: Cross-origin-bypass in Blink. Credit to Amitay Dobo.
[$3000][
461191
] High CVE-2015-1237: Use-after-free in IPC. Credit to Khalil Zhani.
[$2000][
445808
] High CVE-2015-1238: Out-of-bounds write in Skia. Credit to cloudfuzzer.
[$1000][
463599
] Medium CVE-2015-1240: Out-of-bounds read in WebGL. Credit to w3bd3vil.
[$1000][
418402
] Medium CVE-2015-1241: Tap-Jacking. Credit to Phillip Moon and Matt Weston of Sandfield.
[$500][
460917
] High CVE-2015-1242: Type confusion in V8. Credit to fcole@onshape.com.
[$500][
455215
] Medium CVE-2015-1244: HSTS bypass in WebSockets. Credit to Mike Ruddy.
[$500][
444957
] Medium CVE-2015-1245: Use-after-free in PDFium. Credit to Khalil Zhani.
[$500][
437399
] Medium CVE-2015-1246: Out-of-bounds read in Blink. Credit to Atte Kettunen of OUSPG.
[$500][
429838
] Medium CVE-2015-1247: Scheme issues in OpenSearch. Credit to Jann Horn.
[$500][
380663
] Medium CVE-2015-1248: SafeBrowsing bypass. Credit to Vittorio Gambaletta (VittGam).
We would also like to thank all security researchers that worked with us during the development cycle to prevent security bugs from ever reaching the stable channel. The total value of additional
rewards and their recipients will updated here when all reports have gone through the reward panel.
As usual, our ongoing internal security work was responsible for a wide range of fixes:
[
476786
] CVE-2015-1249: Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives.
Multiple vulnerabilities in V8 fixed at the tip of the 4.2 branch (currently 4.2.77.14).
Many of the above bugs were detected using
AddressSanitizer
or
MemorySanitizer
.
Interested in switching release channels?
Find out how
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Alex Mineer
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Update
Thursday, April 9, 2015
The dev channel has been updated to 43.0.2357.10 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
A list of changes is available in the
log
. Interested in
switching
release channels? Find out
how
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Daniel Xie
Google Chrome
Admin Console Update
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
The Admin console has been updated with a new field in the device list.
The
Asset ID
field allows admins to track devices using their preferred inventory asset naming conventions.
It is now possible to sort the device list by asset ID.
Edit the asset ID by clicking on a device, then editing the "Notes" field.
Read and write access are available via the
Directory API
.
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, April 8, 2015
The Dev channel has been updated to 43.0.2357.5 (Platform version: 6946.2.0) for all Chrome OS devices except for Asus Chromebox. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates and feature enhancements. A list of changes can be found
here
.
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
forum
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
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
The beta channel has been updated to 42.0.2311.82 for Windows, Mac and Linux.
A list of changes is available in the
log
. Interested in
switching
release channels? Find out
how
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Alex Mineer
Google Chrome
Admin Console Update
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
The Admin console has been updated with a new user setting.
SafeSearch for Google Web Search and Safety Mode for YouTube can now be
independently configured
on Chrome 41 and above.
For users using devices running Chrome 40 and prior, enabling any setting that turns on SafeSearch will also turn on Safety Mode for YouTube. This includes the settings "Always use SafeSearch for Google Web Search and Safety Mode for YouTube queries" and "Always use SafeSearch for Google Web Search queries only."
The setting "Always use Safety Mode for YouTube queries only" will not work on devices running Chrome version 40 and prior.
Known issues are available
here
. Enterprise customers can report an issue by
contacting support
.
Lawrence Lui
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Update
Monday, April 6, 2015
The dev channel has been updated to 43.0.2357.2 for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
A list of changes is available in the
log
. Interested in
switching
release channels? Find out
how
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Daniel Xie
Google Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Chrome OS
Thursday, April 2, 2015
The Stable channel has been updated to 41.0.2272.118 (Platform version: 6680.81.0) for the Samsung Chromebook. Systems will be automatically updated over the next few days. This build contains TPM stability fixes.
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
forum
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 for Chrome OS
Thursday, April 2, 2015
The Beta channel has been updated to 42.0.2311.67 (Platform version: 6812.59.0) for all devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates, and feature enhancements. A list of changes can be found
here
.
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
forum
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).
Matthew Yuan
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Update for Chrome OS
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
The Dev channel has been updated to 43.0.2347.0 (Platform version: 6931.0.0) for all Chrome OS devices except for Acer Chromebox, Acer C740 Chromebook and Acer C7 Chromebook. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates and feature enhancements. A list of changes can be found
here
.
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our
forum
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
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Chrome Beta for Android has been updated to 42.0.2311.68 and will be available in
Google Play
over the next few hours. A partial list of changes in this build is available in the
Git 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 1, 2015
The beta channel has been updated to 42.0.2311.68 for Windows, Mac and Linux.
A list of changes is available in the
log
. Interested in
switching
release channels? Find out
how
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Alex Mineer
Google Chrome
Android WebView Beta Update
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Android
WebView
has been updated to 42.0.2311.68 and will be available in
Google Play
over the next few days for devices on Android 5.0 and higher. To participate in the Beta, join the
WebView G+ Community
and follow
these instructions
.
If you find an issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Alex Mineer
Google Chrome and WebView
Stable Channel Update
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
The stable channel has been updated to 41.0.2272.118 for Windows, Mac and Linux. A partial list of changes is available in the
log
.
Security Fixes and Rewards
Note: Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix. We will also retain restrictions if the bug exists in a third party library that other projects similarly depend on, but haven’t yet fixed.
This update includes
4 security fixes
. Below, we highlight fixes that were contributed by external researchers. Please see the
Chromium security page
for more information.
[$
29633.7
][
469058
]
Critical
CVE-2015-1233: A special thanks to Anonymous for a combination of V8, Gamepad and IPC bugs that can lead to remote code execution outside of the sandbox.
[
468936
]
High
CVE-2015-1234: Buffer overflow via race condition in GPU.
Credit to lokihardt working with Pwn2Own and HP’s Zero Day Initiative.
Interested in
switching
release channels? Find out
how
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Penny MacNeil
Google Chrome
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