This is the Chrome channel you should consider as default and current-the channel installed by the vast majority of users. Changes and updates only make it into Stable after we perform rigorous automated testing and manual checks. This release is known by most people simply as 'Chrome'. # Chrome StableĬhrome Stable is updated every two to three weeks with minor updates and every four weeks for major releases. You can preview features still under development, and provide feedback to improve Chrome. With Chrome Beta, you have access to improvements and new features more than a month before the Stable channel gets them, with a level of reliability close to Chrome Stable. This browser is much more polished, carefully checked and tested. # Chrome BetaĬhrome Beta is updated about once a week, with major updates every four weeks. This release channel is still pretty fresh-we test it more than Canary, but you're still likely to find bugs and other glitches. # Chrome DevĬhrome Dev is released once or twice a week.Ĭhrome Dev shows what the Chrome team is working on right now. Remember that some features may never make it beyond Canary-that's what makes it useful! It's much better that a feature is tested (and potentially rejected, or reworked) in Canary with a small number of users, before the feature is implemented for general availability in Chrome Stable. By default, Canary reports crashes and usage statistics to Google (you can deactivate this feature).Ĭanary is very useful for developers and enterprise users who need to test new features as soon as they're implemented. The good thing about releasing Canary every day is that updates and bug fixes can be shipped quickly too. Occasionally, a Canary build may even have a bug that makes the browser crash or be completely unusable on some sites. We add changes and new features to the Canary channel with minimal testing. Chrome Canary helps us try out changes with real users and developers, to test for glitches before they become a problem. This is the most experimental Chrome channel, including new and experimental features. This channel is like the proverbial canary in the coalmine. Within each channel, Chrome deploys a series of versions which indicate the order of release and degree of change from previous versions. There are four varieties of Chrome available at any one time, on mobile and desktop platforms: Canary, Dev, Beta and Stable.
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