Earlier today I posted that the Chrome OS Beta Channel had moved up to Chrome 66. In that post, I stated that the Chrome OS Dev Channel, the alpha testing channel for the platform, would likely move up to Chrome 67 at some point this week. Well, actually, it took about an hour.
Build 67.0.3376.0 (Platform version: 10510.0.0) is now rolling out to devices that are in the Dev channel, coming out of the Canary channel where it has been the last few weeks.
A sixth and perhaps final build has landed in the Chrome OS Dev Channel. Build 66.0.3359.48 (Platform version: 10452.22.0) is now available to devices in what is considered the Alpha channel of Chrome OS and you can download it by typing chrome://help in the browser bar. This is the sixth consecutive week that a new build has made its way into the Dev Channel and is somewhat rare. Most of the time only 4 or 5 builds land here before the build is bumped up to the Chrome OS Beta Channel.
As for what is new, the Chromium team has released a partial log in the Git for the build. Review it, most of the changes are security and performance changes since the latest Dev build.
The fifth and likely the last Chrome 66 build for the Chrome OS Dev Channel has arrived. The new build is version 66.0.3359.31 (Platform version: 10452.11.0) and contains a number of bug fixes and other stability improvements as the Chromium team prepares to move it up to the Beta Channel.
With the release of this build, the Chromium team has released a Dev build for the last five consecutive weeks and based on past history, there is very rarely a sixth update in this channel.
As always, those who have devices in the Dev Channel can type chrome://help in the omnibar of the browser to force their devices to download the update. As a gentle reminder, the Dev Channel is not recommended to be run on production Chromebooks as it is unstable and you will likely run into bugs or issues.
There is a new commit for Chrome OS that will make life a lot easier for Chromebook users who connect their devices to external monitors. The commit, which has its flag live now in the Chrome OS Dev Channel (Chrome 66), will preserve app window locations when you disconnect a monitor and reconnect it.
The flag, for those running a device in the Dev Channel, is chrome://flags/#ash-enable-persistent-window-bounds so you can test it out now. Given it is essentially in the Alpha build of Chrome 66, it may still be buggy so bare that in mind as you test it.
The Chromium team has released a fourth developmental build of Chrome 66 to the Chrome OS Dev Channel. This marks the fourth consecutive week that a new build has been released to the platforms Dev channel, which essentially serves as its alpha build channel. The new update is build 66.0.3359.10 (Platform version: 10452.1.0) and is rolling out to devices in that channel today.
As always, those who have devices in the Dev Channel can type chrome://help in the omnibar of the browser to force their devices to download the update. As a gentle reminder, the Dev Channel is not recommended to be run on production Chromebooks as it is unstable and you will likely run into bugs or issues.
For the third consecutive week, a new Chrome 66 build is now available in the Chrome OS Dev Channel. The new update is build 66.0.3356.0 (Platform version: 10443.0.0) and for those with devices in what is essentially the Alpha testing channel for the platform, should have the update soon if not already.
As always, those who have devices in the Dev Channel can type chrome://help in the omnibar of the browser to force their devices to download the update. As a gentle reminder, the Dev Channel is not recommended to be run on production Chromebooks as it is unstable and you will likely run into bugs or issues.