Google switching to weekly Chrome updates to boost security

Google has announced that it will release security updates for Chrome on a weekly basis, doubling the speed with which fixes are delivered to the stable channel, Report informs referring to BetaNews.

This will not change the release schedule for significant new versions of Chrome, but it means that users of the browser can enjoy greater security.

Google's change in pace is designed to reduce the "patch gap", with the company saying that it treats "all critical and high severity bugs as if they will be exploited".

Security patches have been released for Chrome on a bi-weekly basis for the last three years, but the new accelerated release schedule kicks in with Chrome 116. People who are signed up for the Canary and Beta channels for the browser will continue to serve as a testers for such patches ahead of wider rollouts.

Chrome will continue to issue notifications to users so they are aware that there is a patch to install, but changes may be afoot here. Google says that it is exploring improved ways of informing users about the availability of new updates. The company is conducting testing with around one percent of its userbase on the Stable channel.