Chrome Os 70 Stable Release Date

The final major step in this distrust event is scheduled for Oct. 16, 2018, when Chrome 70 stable will distrust all TLS certificates issued from the Symantec PKI. (This date may change based on. The launch date for retail hardware featuring Chrome OS was delayed from late 2010 until the next year. On 11 May 2011, Google announced two Chromebooks from Acer and Samsung at Google I/O. The Samsung model was released on 15 June 2011, but the Acer was delayed until mid-July.

Overview

Get more done with the new Google Chrome. A more simple, secure, and faster web browser than ever, with Google's smarts built-in. Beta Channel Update for Chrome OS Wednesday, December 16, 2020 The Beta channel has been updated to 88.0.4324.47 (Platform version: 13597.30.0) for most Chrome OS devices.

Chrome pushes a new stable version to the public every 6 weeks while taking 7 weeks to stabilize the beta branch.

Schedule

• Feature freeze and branch point dates are fixed, but release dates may change depending on the build quality.
• There would be some adjustment in the release schedule due to Chrome no meeting weeks or holidays.

Key Dates

Feature Freeze

2 weeks before the branch point, the feature freeze is declared! Any feature planned to launch with this milestone should be code-complete (its implementation should be done) and enabled on Trunk/Canary so that the test team can give initial feedback. By the feature freeze, all strings must be landed!

Branch Point

Every 6 weeks, the latest canary is declared as the new milestone stabilization branch with a number (used as the branch name) associated with it. The feature enhancement should be completed by the branch point and all ReleaseBlock-Beta bugs should be fixed. Avoid committing big and risky changes close to the branch point!

First Beta

2 weeks after the branch point, the first beta release is pushed. All disabled tests associated with the release milestone should be completely addressed. New beta builds are pushed weekly until the stable release.

Stable Cut

The Thursday before the stable release date, the last build from the beta branch is cut as the release build. All ReleaseBlock-Stable bugs should be fixed by the stable cut, which consequently corresponds to the absolute last date a merge to the release branch should be taken for inclusion in the initial stable release. The stable cut will, unless there are exceptions, use the final beta as its basis. For Chrome OS, the stable cut date may be different than the rest of Chrome.

Stable Release

7 weeks after the branch point a new major version is released. The stable rollout is staged over time so that any issues can be detected early and addressed before they reach all users. Each Chrome platform has a different stable rollout plan and the schedule below can vary based on circumstances:

• Desktop: Desktop consists of three main platforms, Windows, Mac, and Linux. Linux is ramped up to 100% immediately. Mac and Windows follow a staged rollout as follows:
  • 5% deployment ->15% deployment ->50% deployment ->100% deployment.
• Android: Android releases both Chrome and WebView with each release, and follows a pattern similar to:
  • 1% deployment -> 5% deployment -> 10% deployment -> 50% deployment -> 100% deployment.
• iOS: iOS follows a phased release with no control over the following rollout percentage schedule:
  • Day 1: 1% -> Day 2: 2% -> Day 3: 5% -> Day 4: 10% -> Day 5: 20% -> Day 6: 50% -> Day 7: 100%.

Stable Refresh

A stable refresh is defined as a release of a new Chrome build outside of the normal release schedule to fix critical bugs detected during the stable rollout. Except for extremely critical issues (e.g. security or privacy escalations), a Chrome stable refresh should not be pushed more than 2 weeks after the initial build has been released to the public. In this case, we should consider punting any detected production issues to the next release.

More Info

For more information, see these guidelines for considering branch dates in project planning.

Update, March 27, 2020 (01:30 PM ET): Google recently announced its Chrome browser and Chrome OS devices will now begin receiving updates again after it paused them last week. It presumably did this to prioritize stability as millions of people around the world started working from home earlier this month thanks to the current coronavirus pandemic. The next stable channel update will arrive the week of April 7, while Canary, dev, and beta updates will resume this week.

Google already canceled its Chrome 82 release, but Chrome 83 will feature all of the canceled version's updates and improvements. Chrome 83 will land sometime in May, which is several weeks ahead of the initial release schedule.

Google says it will continue to monitor the situation to assure Chrome and Chrome OS are as stable, secure, and reliable as possible.

'We'll keep everyone informed of any changes on our schedule on this blog and will share additional details on the schedule in the Chromium Developers group, as needed,' said Google. 'You can also check our schedule page for specific dates for each milestone at any time.'

Original, March 18, 2020 (2:15 PM ET): If you use the Chrome browser or a Chrome OS device, you won't get any major software updates any time soon. According to a new post on the Google blog, Chrome updates have been paused until further notice.

Google cites 'adjusted work schedules' as the culprit for the delay in rolling out Chrome updates, which essentially translates to 'coronavirus.' Most of Google's employees are working remotely at the moment which would no doubt cause some problems in rolling out stable updates to the millions of people who use Chrome OS and the Chrome browser.

However, Google does emphasize that it will still prioritize updates to the current versions of Chrome and Chrome OS, including security patches for both systems. So you don't need to worry about your systems becoming insecure, you just won't see any new features for the time being.

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As one would expect, Google doesn't give any indication of how long this moratorium will last. Since we all are pretty much in the dark about how long the response to the coronavirus will need to go before life can return to normal, it could be quite some time before Chrome updates restart.

Chrome Os 70 Stable Release Date Release

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