Google will soon ship Chrome updates every two weeks
- On Tuesday, Google announced it will move the Chrome browser from a four-week to a two-week release cycle starting with Chrome 153 on September 8, 2026.
- Citing the rapidly advancing web platform, Google said the faster release cycle ensures developers and users get quicker access to improvements, while acknowledging rising competition from AI-powered browsers.
- The change affects both beta and stable channels across Desktop, Android, and iOS, while Dev and Canary channels remain unchanged and Extended Stable keeps its eight-week cycle with weekly security updates.
- Developers and users can expect smaller, more frequent individual releases with restart prompts occurring more often, while Chromebook users experience platform testing before rollout, Google said.
- Because most alternatives are Chromium-based, many may adopt Chrome's faster cadence as AI model providers and AI-powered browsers reshape the market, while the Chrome engineering team cites process enhancements to preserve stability.
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Google will soon ship Chrome updates every two weeks
Retains eight-weekly Extended Stable releases but warns fortnightly updates are the best way to stay safe Google will halve the time between releases of its Chrome browser to two weeks, across versions of the software for desktop operating systems, Android, and iOS.…
Google's Chrome browser moves to a two-week release cycle
Google on Tuesday announced that its Chrome browser will move to a faster release cycle later this year, with a new major version launching every two weeks. The first version to launch at this sped-up cadence is version 153, scheduled for September 8, 2026. Currently, Chrome runs on a four-week cycle, a cycle the company first introduced in 2021. Until then, the Chrome team released an update every six weeks. In 2023, Google also started shippin…
As of September, Google's web browser will receive two-weekly new versions. Chrome will get faster performance improvements and new features.
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