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'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…
Google Chrome to roll out updates every two weeks
As competition among artificial intelligence (AI)-based web browsers continues to intensify, Google has taken new steps to maintain Chrome’s dominance. To compete with AI browsers developed by companies such as OpenAI and Perplexity, Google has announced that it is accelerating the release cycle of Chrome updates. In a blog post, Google stated that new versions of Google Chrome will now be released every two weeks. This new schedule will take ef…
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