Author Archives: Alex Mineer

Chrome for Android Update

Good news, everyone!  Chrome 59 (59.0.3071.92) for Android has been released and will be available on Google Play over the course of the next week.  This release contains performance and stability fixes, as well as a new feature:
  • Load pages faster and use less memory with an updated JavaScript engine
A list of the changes in this build is available in the Git log.

If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. More information about Chrome for Android is available on the Chrome site.

Alex Mineer
Google Chrome

Chrome for Android Update

Good news, everyone!  Chrome 58 (58.0.3029.83) for Android has been released and will be available on Google Play over the course of the next week.  This release contains performance and stability fixes, as well as a few new features:
  • View and manage in-progress downloads on the Downloads page
  • View and clear your browsing data more easily on the redesigned History page
  • Long-press a link to open it in a new Chrome tab (from Chrome Custom Tabs)
A partial list of the changes in this build is available in the Git log.

If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. More information about Chrome for Android is available on the Chrome site.

Alex Mineer
Google Chrome

Chrome for Android Update

Chrome for Android has been updated to version 57.0.2987.132; the update will be available in Google Play over the next few days.  A list of all Chromium changes in this build can be found here.  We apologize for shipping another update so soon after the previous one, but this new version addresses a security issue that arose after the last release:

[$N/A][705445] High CVE-2017-5056: Use after free in Blink. Credit to anonymous

If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. More information about Chrome for Android is available on the Chrome site.

Alex Mineer
Google Chrome

Chrome for Android Update

Chrome for Android has been updated to version 57.0.2987.126; the update will be available in Google Play over the next few days.  A list of all Chromium changes in this build can be found here, but the most relevant changes are fixes for a crash issue as well as a few CSS and performance regressions.

If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. More information about Chrome for Android is available on the Chrome site.

Alex Mineer
Google Chrome

Chrome Beta for Android Update

Ladies and gentlemen, behold!  Chrome Beta 58 (58.0.3029.21) for Android has been released and will be available in Google Play over the next few hours.  A partial list of the changes in this build is available in the Git log.  Details on new features will soon be available on the Chromium blog, and developers should check out our updates related to the web platform here.

If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. More information about Chrome for Android is available on the Chrome site.

Alex Mineer
Google Chrome

Chrome for Android Update

Good news, everyone!  Chrome 57 (57.0.2987.108) for Android has been released and will be available on Google Play over the course of the next week.  This release contains performance and stability fixes, as well as a few new features:
  • Useful actions like “Find in page” are available in apps that open web pages using Chrome
  • More frequently updated article suggestions on the New Tab page
  • Use recently visited search engines as your default search engine
  • See Physical Web suggestions, based on your surroundings, in the address bar
A partial list of the changes in this build is available in the Git log.

If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. More information about Chrome for Android is available on the Chrome site.

Alex Mineer
Google Chrome

Chrome Beta for Android Update

Ladies and gentlemen, behold!  Chrome Beta 57 (57.0.2987.19) for Android has been released and will be available in Google Play over the next few hours.  A partial list of the changes in this build is available in the Git log.  Details on new features are available on the Chromium blog, and developers should check out our updates related to the web platform here.

If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. More information about Chrome for Android is available on the Chrome site.

Alex Mineer
Google Chrome

Chrome for Android Update

Good news, everyone!  Chrome 56 (56.0.2924.87) for Android has been released and will be available on Google Play over the course of the next week.  This release contains performance and stability fixes, as well as a few new features:
  • Quickly use emails, addresses, and phone numbers in web pages by tapping on them
  • Easily access downloaded files and web pages from the new tab page
  • Long press article suggestions on the new tab page to download them
A partial list of the changes in this build is available in the Git log.

If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. More information about Chrome for Android is available on the Chrome site.

Alex Mineer
Google Chrome

Chrome Beta for Android Update

Ladies and gentlemen, behold!  Chrome Beta 56 (56.0.2924.23) for Android has been released and will be available in Google Play over the next few hours.  A partial list of the changes in this build is available in the Git log.  Details on new features are available on the Chromium blog, and developers should check out our updates related to the web platform here.

If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. More information about Chrome for Android is available on the Chrome site.

Alex Mineer
Google Chrome

Chrome for Android Update

Chrome for Android has been updated to version 55.0.2883.91; the update will be available in Google Play over the next few days.  A partial list of changes in this build can be found here.
This release fixes a CSS regression, a crash when signing in with out of date Google Mobile Services, and a major crash for x86 devices running Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean).

If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. More information about Chrome for Android is available on the Chrome site.

Alex Mineer
Google Chrome