The Beta channel has been updated to 17.0.963.46 for all platforms including Chromebooks (Platform versions: 1412.150).  This update fixes a number of stability and UI issues. For Chromebook users, it also includes a new version of Pepper Flash. Full details about what changes are in this version of Chrome are available in the SVN revision log.  Interested in switching release channels?  Find out how on Chrome / Chromebooks.  If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a Chrome or Chrome OS bug.

Jason Kersey
Google Chrome

The Dev channel has been updated to 18.0.1017.3 (Platform versions: 1625.0.0) for Chromebooks (Acer AC700, Samsung Series 5, and Cr-48).


This build contains a number of performance, stability and security improvements. Additional changes:

• Fixes to login problems that users may have encountered on machines that were shipped with versions R11 and earlier.
• Updated Pepper flash version.

Known issues:

• 25557 & 25559 - Hangouts will not display video of yourself or participants on Chromebooks. Audio does work, and other Hangout participants will be able to see you if video is enabled. This problem does not affect GTalk Video.
• 25509 - Occasionally when switching tabs, the screen will not redraw the content to the new tab. Workaround: Closing all tabs or restarting the machine resolves the issue.

If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our help site or filing a bug. Interested in switching channels? Find out how. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue’ under the wrench menu.

Danielle Drew
Google Chrome

The Beta channel has been updated to 17.0.963.43 (Platform versions: 1412.142) for Chromebooks (Samsung Series 5 , and Cr-48).

Highlights:

• This update fixes a number of stability and UI issues.
• Introduces new Verizon activation and top-up portal featuring many user-requested improvements:
• Enables recurring billing as the default for pre-paid monthly plans
• Greatly simplifies the Verizon activation and top-up process
• Allows purchase of additional data prior to current bundle expiration
• Eliminates credit card requirement for free 100MB plan

If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our help site or filing a bug. Interested in switching channels? Find out how. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue’ under the wrench menu.

Update:  The transition to Verizon's new portal is being rolled out gradually over the next week.

Orit Mazor
Google Chrome

The Beta channel has been updated to 17.0.963.44 for all platforms other than Chrome OS.  This update fixes a number of stability and UI issues.  Full details about what changes are in this build are available in the SVN revision log.  Interested in switching release channels?  Find out how.  If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.

Jason Kersey
Google Chrome

The Dev channel has been updated to 18.0.1017.2 for Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame.  This build contains the following updates:

All

• Updated V8 - 3.8.7.1
• Enable linear scaling for Chrome Remote Desktop’s scale-to-fit feature. (issue 93451)
• Fixed popup windows issue (Issue: 106967)
• Fixed crashes in extension binding (Issue: 110694)
• When Strict Transport Security mandates that HTTPS certificate errors must be fatal, add a string telling the user why. (Issue: 110191)

Mac

• Fixed flashing window while deleting profile (Issue: 108801)

Full details about what changes are in this build are available in the SVN revision log. Interested in switching release channels?  Find out how.  If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.

Dharani Govindan
Google Chrome

The Dev channel has been updated to 16.0.912.77 (Platform versions: 1193.194.0) for Chromebooks (Acer AC700, Samsung Series 5, and Cr-48).

This build contains a number of performance, stability and security improvements. Additional fixes include:

• 24748 - Device not scanning for networks
• 23518 - No UI notification given on connection timeout

If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our help site or filing a bug. Interested in switching channels? Find out how. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue’ under the wrench menu.

Danielle Drew
Google Chrome

The Stable channel has been updated to 16.0.912.77 for Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame

Security fixes and rewards:
Please see the Chromium security page for more detail. Note that the referenced bugs may be kept private until a majority of our users are up to date with the fix.

• [$1000] [106484] High CVE-2011-3924: Use-after-free in DOM selections. Credit to Arthur Gerkis.
• [$3133.7] [107182] Critical CVE-2011-3925: Use-after-free in Safe Browsing navigation. Credit to Chamal de Silva. *
• [108461] High CVE-2011-3928: Use-after-free in DOM handling. Credit to wushi of team509 reported through ZDI (ZDI-CAN-1415).
• [$1000] [108605] High CVE-2011-3927: Uninitialized value in Skia. Credit to miaubiz.
• [$1000] [109556] High CVE-2011-3926: Heap-buffer-overflow in tree builder. Credit to Arthur Gerkis.

The bugs 106484, 107182, 108461, and 109556 were detected using AddressSanitizer.
* Bug 107182 was fixed in 16.0.912.75 but accidentally excluded from the release notes.

Full details about what changes have been made in this release are available in the SVN revisions log. Interested in switching to another channel?  Find out how.  If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.

Anthony Laforge
Google Chrome