The Dev channel has been updated to 4.0.221.6 for Windows and 4.0.221.8 for Mac and Linux.


  • All
    • Theme change should automatically update New Tab Page background again. [r27841] (Issue: 20392)
  • Mac
    • No longer crash when selecting closed window from Dock menu. [r27769] (Issue: 14003)
    • Fix several issues with dragging tabs and quickly letting go. [r27861] (Issues: 22266, 13594, 22538)
    • Fixes for full screen plugins: keystrokes are now sent to full screen plugins and the Menu Bar is properly hidden. [r27755] (Issues: 19534, 21020)
  • Linux
    • Work around the sudden creation of a tree of directories in your homedir after an update.  [r27997] (Issue: 23327)
    • Tab titles in Thai locales are no longer chopped.  [r27725] (Issue: 22791)
  • Extensions
    • More features for browser actions (still in progress, still Windows-only)
    • Fix bug on Linux where directory cruft was accidentally created. (Issue: 23327)
  • Known Issues
    • Linux: Google Chrome fails to collect zombie processes from closed tabs. (Issue: 23778)
    • Mac: Bookmark bar looks weird, and hurts you when you resize the window (hit cmd-shift-b twice after window resizing as workaround).

More details about additional changes are available in the svn log of all revisions.

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

If you find new issues, please let us know by filing a bug at http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/entry.

Anthony Laforge
Google Chrome Program Manager