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Title: Google Chrome Is Switching To a Two-Week Release Cycle

Link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/03/03/2040...

Google is accelerating Chrome's major release cadence from four weeks to two
starting with version 153 on September 8th. "...our goal is to ensure
developers and users have immediate access to the latest performance
improvements, fixes and new capabilities," says Google. "Building on our
history of adapting our release process to match the demands of a modern web,
Chrome is moving to a two-week release cycle." The company says the "smaller
scope" of these releases "minimizes disruption and simplifies post-release
debugging." They also cite "recent process enhancements" that will "maintain
[Chrome's] high standards for stability." 9to5Google reports: There will
still be weekly security updates between milestones. This applies to desktop,
Android, and iOS, while there are "no changes to the Dev and the Canary
channels": "A Chrome Beta for each version will ship three weeks before the
stable release. We recommend developers test with the beta to keep up to date
with any upcoming changes that might impact your sites and applications." The
eight-week Extended Stable release schedule for enterprise customers and
Chromium embedders will not change. Chromebooks will also have "extended
release options": "Our priority is a seamless experience, so the latest
Chrome releases will roll out to Chromebooks after dedicated platform
testing. We are adapting these channels for the new two-week browser cycle
and we will share more details soon regarding milestone updates for managed
devices."

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