

Google Chrome is currently the world’s number one browser, with third-party statistics indicating it’s already running on some 70 percent of the PCs out there. Security updates on Extended Stable will be released every two weeks to fix important issues, but those updates won’t contain new features or all security fixes that the 4 week option will receive,” Google explains in an announcement this week. Extended Stable will be available to enterprise administrators and Chromium embedders who need additional time to manage updates. “We will add a new Extended Stable option, with milestone updates every 8 weeks. Google says it’s also adding an Extended Stable version of Google Chrome that would be updated every 8 weeks, all with the purpose of making it easier for IT admins to update the browser running on devices in their networks. So starting with Chrome 94, which is due to go live in the third quarter of this year, Google would begin rolling out major browser updates every four weeks on all supported platforms. On Twitter, Facebook, Google News, and Instagram.Google is following in the footsteps of Mozilla and is moving Chrome browser to a four-week release cycle, thus promising to ship major updates at a fast pace than before.Īt this point, Google Chrome receives a major update every 6 weeks, but the company says that it has managed to shorten the release cycle, thus allowing users to get new features much faster. Brave plans to match this new schedule as well.įollow HT Tech for the latest tech news and reviews, also keep up with us However, enterprises will have to opt for the Extended Stable schedule since the four-week cadence is going to be the default, Microsoft has said.Īlso, Edge is not the only Chromium-based browser that's moving to a four-week release cycle. Under this, there is going to be a new release every eight weeks. Like Google, Microsoft is also going to offer enterprise customers an option to opt for longer release cycles under the Extended Stable schedule. Google has also promised to make the switch with Chrome in Q3 and move to Chrome 94, but unlike Microsoft, Google has not given a specific month for this shift to happen. This upgraded release cycle will go into effect with Edge 94 which is expected to be launched by September. Also Read: Google to speed up Chrome's release cycle to four weeks
