Beta Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex

The ChromeOS Beta channel is being updated to OS version 16503.18.0 (Browser version 144.0.7559.27) 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.

Alon Bajayo
Google ChromeOS Release

Keep your team informed: Introducing the Feeds app for Google Chat

We’re excited to introduce the new Feeds app for  Google Chat. This app makes it simple for teams to bring important, real-time external updates—such as news, blog posts, and industry research from any Atom or RSS feed—directly into their group conversations and spaces.

The goal is to eliminate the need for context switching to monitor external information sources. By connecting an RSS/Atom feed, new posts are automatically sent to a designated space in Chat, keeping all team members up-to-date in the context of ongoing project discussions.

Key features include:

  • Automatic content delivery: New posts from the subscribed feed are delivered directly as messages in Chat.
  • Add multiple subscriptions: Users can add and manage multiple feeds using the app settings panel.
  • Configurable by space: Subscriptions are managed per-space, and only the user who created a subscription can edit or delete it.

Updates from your subscriptions are posted directly in the conversation of your choice

Manage your subscriptions via a command in the integration menu

Manage your subscriptions via a command in the integration menu

Getting started

Rollout pace

  • Available now

Availability

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers that have enabled Chat apps in their domain, Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts

Resources

Share your device’s audio when presenting in Google Meet

What’s happening

Sharing your screen is an essential part of collaborating and presenting in Google Meet. Often, you may also want to share audio as part of your presentation. We’re excited to announce that you can now share your device audio when presenting a specific window or your entire screen. Previously, you could only share audio from the specific tab you were presenting. 

This highly requested feature makes it seamless to present videos and other content with audio from any application or source on your computer, such as a presentation from a Media Player application or third-party presentation software. This will help to create a more immersive experience for your audience, while removing potential for any echoes, ensuring your presentations are clear and professional.

Please note the software requirements below.

  • Operating system must be macOS 14.02 or newer or Windows 11 or newer.
  • Browser must be Google Chrome 142 or newer.
Share your device’s audio when presenting in Google Meet

Getting started

  • Admins: There is no admin control to enable or disable this feature. Admins can only enable or disable screen sharing in general.
  • End users: This feature will be OFF by default. When you go to present and select either "A window" or "Your entire screen," you will see a new option to also share your device audio. Simply flip the toggle to include audio in your presentation. On macOS, using the feature for the first time you will see a permission prompt from the operating system. Please approve it to use the feature.  Note the following:
    • This feature is not available for users whose audio is merged with other devices using adaptive audio. These users can continue to share audio when presenting a Chrome tab. 
    • For a seamless audio experience, set Meet audio output to use the system default output device.

Rollout pace

Availability

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers, Workspace Individual subscribers, and users with personal Google accounts

Resources

Chrome Beta for Desktop Update

The Beta channel has been updated to 144.0.7559.31 for Windows, Mac and Linux.

A partial list of changes is available in the Git log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. 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.

Chrome Release Team
Google Chrome

Chrome for Android Update

Hi, everyone! We've just released Chrome 143 (143.0.7499.146) 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: 143.0.7499.109/.110, Linux: 143.0.7499.109) unless otherwise noted.


Krishna Govind
Google Chrome