Beta Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex

The Beta channel is being updated to OS version 16552.18.0 (Browser version 145.0.7632.25) for most ChromeOS devices.

If you find new issues, please let us know one of the following ways:


  1. File a bug

  2. Visit our ChromeOS communities

    1. General: Chromebook Help Community

    2. Beta Specific: ChromeOS Beta Help Community

  3. Report an issue or send feedback on Chrome

  4. Interested in switching channels? Find out how.


Andy Wu

Google ChromeOS

Chrome for Android Update

 Hi, everyone! We've just released Chrome 144 (144.0.7559.132) for Android. It'll become available on Google Play over the next few days. 

This release includes stability and performance improvements. You can see a full list of the changes in the Git log. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.


Android releases contain the same security fixes as their corresponding Desktop releases (Windows & Mac: 144.0.7559.132/.133, Linux: 144.0.7559.132) unless otherwise noted.

Krishna Govind

Stable Channel Update for Desktop

The Stable channel has been updated to 144.0.7559.132/.133 for Windows/Mac  and 144.0.7559.132 for Linux, which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the Log.

Security Fixes and Rewards

Note: Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix. We will also retain restrictions if the bug exists in a third party library that other projects similarly depend on, but haven’t yet fixed.


This update includes 2 security fixes. Below, we highlight fixes that were contributed by external researchers. Please see the Chrome Security Page for more information.


[N/A][478942410] High CVE-2026-1861: Heap buffer overflow in libvpx. Reported by Google on 2026-01-26

[TBD][479726070] High CVE-2026-1862: Type Confusion in V8. Reported by Chaoyuan Peng (@ret2happy) on 2026-01-29



We would also like to thank all security researchers that worked with us during the development cycle to prevent security bugs from ever reaching the stable channel.




Many of our security bugs are detected using AddressSanitizer, MemorySanitizer, UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer, Control Flow Integrity, libFuzzer, or AFL.


Interested in switching release channels? Find out how here. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues.


Srinivas Sista

Google Chrome

ZetaSQL is being renamed to GoogleSQL

by Olena Huang, GoogleSQL team

AI Generated image of the word ZetaSQL followed by a double arrow then the word GoogleSQL.

We're excited to announce a small but significant change: the open-source project known as ZetaSQL has been officially renamed to GoogleSQL(https://github.com/google/googlesql). This move unifies the name of our powerful SQL dialect, analysis, and parsing libraries under a single, consistent banner, whether you're using it within Google's cloud and internal services or as part of the open-source community.

For years, GoogleSQL has been the standard SQL dialect across many Google services like BigQuery and Spanner. Originally, while we called the language component GoogleSQL internally, we weren't using that name to describe the dialect in our public-facing products. Since then, we've started using the GoogleSQL name in our public-facing products and documentation, to emphasize that it's the same shared dialect across products.

Now, we're renaming the open source package too, to emphasize that it supports the same SQL dialect used in BigQuery, Spanner, and other products. The goal of open sourcing our work was always to allow developers outside of Google to leverage the same robust and compliant SQL foundation. With the name change, we aim to reduce confusion and make it easier for everyone to find and discuss the same great technology. Whether you're an internal engineer, a Google Cloud customer, or an open-source developer, you're using GoogleSQL.

This is primarily a branding change. The technology, features, and the team behind it remain the same. The open-source repository will continue to thrive, now proudly bearing the GoogleSQL name. We believe this unification will strengthen the GoogleSQL ecosystem, making it more accessible and understandable for our growing community of users and contributors.

We're enthusiastic about this next chapter for GoogleSQL in the open-source world and look forward to continued collaboration and innovation with the community.

Long Term Support Channel Update for ChromeOS

A new LTC  version 144.0.7559.108 (Platform Version: 16503.60.0), is being rolled out for most ChromeOS devices. 

If you have devices in the LTC channel, they will be updated to this version. The LTS channel remains on LTS-138 until April 21st, 2026. 


Release notes for LTC-144 can be found here 

Want to know more about Long-term Support? Click here



Andy Wu

Google Chrome OS

Select Gemini in Workspace capabilities now available to Education Plus and Teaching & Learning customers

Starting today, we’re bringing generative AI capabilities in Google Workspace for Education to more educators and students around the world. The following features are now available to users 18 and older with a Google Workspace for Education Plus or Teaching and Learning add-on license at no additional cost:

  • Gemini in Docs: Create content in seconds with Help Me Write and Gemini in the side panel of Docs.
  • Gemini in Slides: Enhance presentations with the ability to create original images and slides in the side panel of Slides.
  • Gemini in Forms: Quickly create forms and see AI summaries of responses.
  • Gemini in Vids: Create polished videos with a simple text prompt or from existing slides.
These features are already available to many Google Workspace customers and users with business, enterprise, and Google One plans, as well as the Google AI Pro for Education add-on. Visit the Help Center for more information on which features are available in which plans.





In the coming months, we’ll also make some Gemini in Sheets features available to the Education Plus plan and Teaching & Learning add-on. Additionally, we’ll provide more granular controls that administrators can use to manage access to Gemini for individual Workspace apps. For example, administrators will be able to enable or disable access to Gemini in Docs and Gemini in Slides separately. We’ll share another announcement when these granular controls become available.

Getting started

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Already available to many Workspace customers and users, including those with Google AI Pro for Education
  • Starting today, available to users 18 years and older with Education Plus or the Teaching and Learning add-on

Resources

New built-in interoperability between Google Meet and Microsoft Teams

We’re introducing video conferencing device interoperability for Google Meet with Microsoft Teams, which will allow you to:

  • Join Microsoft Teams meetings from Chrome OS- based Google Meet hardware devices
  • Join Google Meet meetings from Windows-based Microsoft Teams Rooms devices
Please note that this interoperability feature is currently only available on Chrome OS-based Google Meet Rooms and Windows-based Microsoft Teams Rooms. For instructions on how to set up Google Meet on Microsoft Teams Rooms devices, consult the admin documentation provided by Microsoft.

Getting started

Rollout pace

Admin console setting
End user visibility

Availability

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers with Google Meet hardware devices

Resources

Easy FunctionGemma finetuning with Tunix on Google TPUs

Finetuning the FunctionGemma model is made fast and easy using the lightweight JAX-based Tunix library on Google TPUs, a process demonstrated here using LoRA for supervised finetuning. This approach delivers significant accuracy improvements with high TPU efficiency, culminating in a model ready for deployment.