Google Chrome's Dev channel has been updated to 2.0.173.1. This was mostly a bug fix crash/ release.

You can find out about getting on the Dev channel here: http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel.

Notable Changes:
  • Fixed a plugin crash related to FoxIt reader. (Issue: 9539)
  • V8 proxy resolver support is now enabled by default, and is no longer behind a flag. (Issues: 2764, 74)
  • Added a localizable font family and font size for rendered web content. This allows Chrome to display larger characters for certain international font families (e.g. Malayalam and Bengali). (Issue: 7319)
  • Fixed a crash which occured when canceling a save page operation. (Issue: 9738)

Last Week's Known Issues Fixed:
  • Cannot drag bookmarks on then New Tab page (Issue 9674).

Known Issues
  • Mouse wheel scrolling does not scroll windows that aren't focused (9647).
  • Google Calendar widget not updating properly (Issue 8935)

Please let us know about the issues you find by filing a bug, but please search the open issues first.

A detailed list of changes in this release is in the release notes.

--Anthony Laforge
Google Chrome Program Manager