Chrome Releases
Release updates from the Chrome team
Chrome Beta for Android Update
Friday, August 30, 2013
Chrome Beta for Android has been updated to 30.0.1599.24 and will be
available in Google Play
over the next few hours. This release has a number of crash fixes as well as the following fixes:
260227
:
Space missing from suggestions in google.com when query contains a typo
272062
: Simple Cache heap peaks during index regeneration
Support for input <type = week>
Known issues:
237839
: Blue shadow on edit context menu
263870
: History search textbox disappears when search term is deleted
268896
: Samsung S3 - Quitting app,when open new tab while playing mse video
261822
: Partial white flashes and background border issues during tap-to-zoom
266572
: Flickering on HTC1
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 Release for Chrome OS
Thursday, August 29, 2013
The Stable channel has been updated to 29.0.1547.70 (Platform version: 4319.79.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains bug fixes, stability and security enhancements.
Systems will be receiving updates over the next several days.
Some highlights of these fixes are:
Fix flash games sites running out of file descriptors and causing system to freeze. (
279301
)
Fix link to redeem Chrome goodies in the Files app
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, August 28, 2013
The Dev channel has been updated to 30.0.1599.21 (platform version: 4537.25.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This release contains several improvements and bug fixes.
Known Issues:
New Folder button in Files App not working (
272765
). Workaround: Create the folder using context menu in the files window.
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
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
The Dev Channel has been updated to 31.0.1612.2 for Mac,
Windows and
Chrome Frame
.
This release fixes the bug:
280205
.
Interested in switching release channels?
Find out how
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Karen Grünberg
Google Chrome
Beta Channel Update
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
The Beta Channel has been updated to 30.0.1599.22 for Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome Frame. This release fixes a number of crashes and 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
.
Karen Grünberg
Google Chrome
Stable Channel Update
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
The Stable Channel has been updated to 29.0.1547.62 for Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame. This update fixes an issue with printing from Google Docs applications. 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
Dev Channel Update
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
The Dev Channel has been updated to 31.0.1612.0 for Mac
and Linux, and 31.0.1612.1 for
Windows and
Chrome Frame
.
This release fixes a number of crashes and 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
.
Anthony Laforge
Google Chrome
Chromecast Update
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
We’ve released the Chromecast iOS app (v1.1.0). It is available for download from the
iTunes App Store.
The Chromecast app for iOS enables users on iPhones and iPads to set up and manage their Chromecast using their iOS device. Note: This app is compatible with iPhones and iPads running iOS 6 or above.
Raunaq Shah
Google Chromecast
Dev Channel Update for Chrome OS
Friday, August 23, 2013
The Dev channel has been updated to 30.0.1599.16 (platform version: 4537.16.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This release contains several improvements and bug fixes.
Known Issues:
New Folder button in Files App not working (
272765
). Workaround: Create the folder using context menu in the files window.
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, August 22, 2013
The Chrome team is excited to announce the promotion of Chrome 30 to the Beta channel for Android. Chrome 30.0.1599.17, which will be
available in Google Play
over the next few hours, contains a number of new features, fixes, and improvements, including:
Search by image: Long press on any image and select the option to search Google for content related to that image
Easy access to tab switcher: Drag down from the toolbar to enter tab switcher
Draggable menu: Simply drag your finger to select the menu item you need
Side swipe on toolbar to switch tabs: You can now switch tabs by swiping left or right on the toolbar. To avoid accidental interaction with page content, we have disabled tab switching using side swipe on page content area
Easy zoom gesture: Zoom into your preferred magnification on any desktop web site by double tapping on the page and swiping your finger up-down without lifting it
WebGL: A JavaScript API for rendering interactive 3D graphics and 2D graphics has been enabled by default
Device Motion: Web developers can access device acceleration and rotation rates via the device motion part of Device Orientation API
Media Source Extension support: A JavaScript API that enables use cases such as adaptive streaming and time-shifting live streams
Known issues:
263870
: History search textbox disappears when search term is deleted.
275778
: Text becomes duplicated after inserting & removing a line break within a word
261822
: Partial white flashes and background border issues when tap-to-zoom
266572
: Flickering on HTC1
Some known 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
Stable Channel Release for Chrome OS
Thursday, August 22, 2013
The Stable channel has been updated to 29.0.1547.57 (Platform version: 4319.74.0) for all Chrome OS devices (
edited 8/23/2013
:
except the Lenovo Thinkpad X131e)
. 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:
Kernel 3.8 landed on Pixel and Samsung 550.
New “immersive” mode - hit the fullscreen button to hide the toolbar and shelf and until you hover at the top for a more immersive browsing experience.
Pin apps to the shelf using Drag and Drop from the Launcher
Default wallpaper selection will sync across all your devices
Monitor Scaling allows you to scale the UI. Especially useful on Pixel to get some more space
Two-finger history navigation
App launcher Search just got cleverer
It will dynamically learn what you search for
Apps are more prominent
It will search for you in the web store if you don’t have an app installed
Known Issues:
The link to redeem your Chrome Goodies in the Files app is temporarily broken and will be fixed with the next release. In the meantime, please go
here
directly.
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
Thursday, August 22, 2013
The Chrome Team is happy to announce the promotion of Chrome 30 to the beta channel for Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame. Chrome 30.0.1599.14 contains many improvements including:
Easier searching by image
A number of new apps/extension APIs
Lots of under the hood changes for stability and performance
Find out more at the
Chrome
and
Chromium
blogs. A full list of changes in this build 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
.
Karen Grünberg
Google Chrome
Chromecast and Google Cast SDK Update
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
The Chromecast device has been updated to build 12940. This update will be rolled out over time, and you do not need to take any action to receive it. It contains the following updates:
Better discovery of Chromecast devices
Improved Google Play Movies stability
Additionally, we have published version 1.0.1 of the Google Cast SDK preview, including libraries for Android and iOS, as well as documentation on the Receiver, Chrome and Android APIs. This is a bug fix update with one key developer facing change for iOS -- ‘namespace’ renamed to ‘protocolNamespace’ to allow Objective-C++ development.
More information about the Chromecast device is available on the
Chromecast site
. Information about the Google Cast SDK is available on the
Google Developers site
.
Ambarish Kenghe
Google Chromecast
Chrome for Android Update
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
The Chrome team is excited to announce the promotion of Chrome 29 to the Stable channel for Android. Chrome 29.0.1547.59, which will be
available in Google Play
over the next few days, contains a number of fixes and improvements, including:
WebRTC, an API that enables video and voice communication directly in the browser without a plugin
WebAudio, an API that allows developers to process and synthesize audio in web applications
Visual indication when scrolling to the top or bottom of a page
New color picker user interface for web forms
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, August 21, 2013
The Beta channel has been updated to 29.0.1547.57 (Platform version: 4319.74.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes and security updates.
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
Chrome Beta for Android Update
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Chrome Beta for Android has been updated to 29.0.1547.58 and will be
available in Google Play
over the next few hours. This release has fixes for:
273378
: Textures are not freed for invisible tabs
243630
: LayerTitleCache::ClearExcept Crash
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
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
The Chrome team is excited to announce the promotion of Chrome 29 to the Stable channel for Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame. Chrome 29.0.1547.57 contains a number of fixes and improvements, including:
Improved Omnibox suggestions based on the recency of sites you have visited
Ability to reset your profile back to its original state
Many new apps and extensions APIs
Lots of stability and performance improvements
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. This commonly occurs if the bug exists in a third party library that other projects similarly depend on, but haven’t yet fixed.
This update includes
25 security fixes
. Below, we highlight some fixes that were either contributed by external researchers or particularly interesting. Please see the
Chromium security page
for more information.
[
$1337
] [
181617
]
High
CVE-2013-2900: Incomplete path sanitization in file handling. Credit to Krystian Bigaj.
[
$500
] [
254159
]
Low
CVE-2013-2905: Information leak via overly broad permissions on shared memory files. Credit to Christian Jaeger.
[
$1337
] [
257363
]
High
CVE-2013-2901: Integer overflow in ANGLE. Credit to Alex Chapman.
[
$1000
] [
260105
]
High
CVE-2013-2902: Use after free in XSLT. Credit to cloudfuzzer.
[
$1000
] [
260156
]
High
CVE-2013-2903: Use after free in media element. Credit to cloudfuzzer.
[
$1000
] [
260428
]
High
CVE-2013-2904: Use after free in document parsing. Credit to cloudfuzzer.
In addition, our ongoing internal security work was as usual responsible for a wide range of fixes:
[
274602
] CVE-2013-2887: Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives (Chrome 29).
A partial list of changes is available in the
SVN log
. Interested in switching to a different release channel?
Find out how
. If you find a new issue, please let us know by
filing a bug
.
Jason Kersey
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Update
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
The Dev Channel has been updated to 30.0.1599.14 for Windows, Mac, Chrome Frame and Linux.
This release fixes a number of crashes and 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
.
Karen Grunberg
Google Chrome
Dev Channel Update for Chrome OS
Monday, August 19, 2013
The Dev channel has been updated to 30.0.1599.11 (platform version: 4537.5.0/4537.6.0 for cr-48) for all Chrome OS devices. This release contains several improvements and bug fixes.
Known Issues:
Video glitches on on certain Flash sites. Workaround: Move cursor away from playing window reduces the glitches (
263154
).
Spoken search result audio speaks too fast
(
272520
)
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
Friday, August 16, 2013
The Beta Channel has been updated to 29.0.1547.57 for Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome Frame. This release fixes a number of crashes and 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 Release for Chrome OS
Friday, August 16, 2013
The Beta channel has been updated to 29.0.1547.56 (Platform version: 4319.65.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes and security updates.
Notable Improvements:
Pepper Flash updated to 11.8.800.94-r4
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
Thursday, August 15, 2013
The Dev Channel has been updated to 30.0.1599.10 for Windows, Mac, Chrome Frame and Linux.
This release fixes a number of crashes and 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
.
Karen Grunberg
Google Chrome
Chrome Beta for Android Update
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Chrome Beta for Android has been updated to 29.0.1547.55 and will be
available in Google Play
over the next few hours. This release has a number of crash fixes as well as the following fixes:
265460
: HLS video playback is broken
270186
: Incorrect Text padding in Fullscreen API bubble on smaller devices like S2, S2 plus, HTC One V
266457
: Tab opening and tab switcher animation not smooth
Known issues:
259048
: Some WebAudio pages crash
247153
: Graphical corruptions while scrolling on Galaxy Nexus/ICS and Galaxy Tab 2/ICS
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, August 14, 2013
The Dev channel has been updated to 30.0.1599.1 (platform version: 4537.0.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This release contains several improvements and bug fixes.
Known Issues:
Performance tracing enabled option shows in the systems tray even if not enabled (
272389
)
Video glitches on on certain Flash sites. Workaround: Move cursor away from playing window reduces the glitches (
263154
).
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
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
The Beta Channel has been updated to 29.0.1547.55 for Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome Frame. This release fixes a number of crashes and 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
Dev Channel Update
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
The Dev Channel has been updated to 30.0.1599.0 for Windows, Mac, Chrome Frame and Linux.
This release fixes a number of crashes and 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
.
Karen Grunberg
Google Chrome
Beta Channel Release for Chrome OS
Monday, August 12, 2013
The Beta channel has been updated to 29.0.1547.49 (Platform version: 4319.59.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes and security updates.
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 for Chrome OS
Monday, August 12, 2013
The Dev channel has been updated to 30.0.1589.4 (platform version: 4512.2.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This release contains several improvements and bug fixes.
Known Issues:
Video glitches on on certain Flash sites. Workaround: Move cursor away from playing window reduces the glitches (
263154
).
Htm5 YouTube video freezes when USB headphone is plugged in (
270210
).
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
Stable Channel Update for Chrome OS
Monday, August 12, 2013
The Stable channel has been updated to 28.0.1500.95 for all Chrome OS devices (Platform version: 4100.89.0). This build contains a kernel version update in the TPM.
Devices will be receiving this update over the next several days.
I
f 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
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Chrome Beta for Android has been updated to 29.0.1547.49 and will be
available in Google Play
over the next few hours. This release has a number of crash fixes as well as the following fixes:
260463
: Add more padding to text in fullscreen API bubble, center text
252513
: [WebRTC] Camera shows only black & white video not color for many low end devices
263808
: ColorPicker - Add grid lines between colors in simple view
Known issues:
266457
: Tab opening and tab switcher animation not smooth
247153
: Graphical corruptions while scrolling on Galaxy Nexus/ICS and Galaxy Tab 2/ICS
260440
: [X86] Text gets duplicated when entering & unable to delete text in the text 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, August 7, 2013
The Beta Channel has been updated to 29.0.1547.49 for Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome Frame. This release fixes a number of crashes and 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
Dev Channel Update
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
The Dev Channel has been updated to 30.0.1588.0 for Windows, Mac, Chrome Frame and Linux.
This release fixes a number of crashes and 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
.
Karen Grunberg
Google Chrome
Beta Channel Release for Chrome OS
Friday, August 2, 2013
The Beta channel has been updated to 29.0.1547.41 (Platform version: 4319.52.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates and feature enhancements.
Notable Improvements:
Improved video quality and reduced power consumption by enabling hardware acceleration on many more Flash video sites (Pepper Flash v. 11.8.800.94-r3)
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
Thursday, August 1, 2013
The Beta Channel has been updated to 29.0.1547.41 for Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome Frame. This release fixes a number of crashes and 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
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