Thanks to a new initiative by the company, the next version of Google Chrome may be available early to some lucky users.
The browser will now roll out an “early stable build” to some users ahead of a wider general release shortly thereafter.
Google Chrome v110 will be the first to see such a release schedule, with a beta release on January 12, 2023, followed by an “early stable” release on February 1 and hopefully finalized on February 7 “Stable” release.
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in a blog post Rachel Andrew, Google technical writer and head of content for the Chrome developer site, outlined the decision, noting that the change will help the company spot any potential issues with new Chrome versions before the latest version is released to a wider user base.
“By releasing a stable release early to a small group of users, we have the opportunity to monitor the release before rolling it out to all users. If any issues are found, they can be fixed with relatively little impact,” she wrote, adding “for For most developers, this change will have little impact.”
Google didn’t elaborate on who the privileged early adopters are, but they’re likely to be those currently receiving early experimental updates through the existing Canary channel.
Google Chrome has received several notable upgrades in recent weeks as the company looks to make sure its browser is useful for customers.
This includes a new Memory Saver mode that promises to free up memory from unused browser tabs that are open in the background, which the company claims will make browsing active tabs smoother.
There’s also a new power saving mode that detects when the device’s battery has reached 20 percent, at which point background activity and visual effects like animations and videos will be limited to help maximize time as possible.
The company is also teaming up with strong rivals Apple and Mozilla to offer improved web browser benchmarking tools, with Speedometer 3 designed to measure responsiveness by simulating user interactions on demo web applications.
