The days when people had to wait for ages to receive updates for their phones and computers. Even Microsoft has changed at a more regular and shorter rhythm of two function updates one year with many Rolling updates in the middle. Software updates for certain applications are even more frequent, especially web browsers that need to keep up with equally fast exploitation and malware development. That is why Google has changed the Chrome Liberation Cycle to a four-week cadence and is adopting the same rhythm of Chrome OS at the end of this year.

Chrome is probably one of the most used software pieces today, not only as a web browser, but also as the foundation for other web experiences through Chromium. As beautiful and powerful as it can be, the web can also be a place of fear. From malware to exploits aimed at browser errors, the Internet security narrative moves at a faster rhythm than most other software systems.

Last March, Google announced that it would change its six-week milestone launch cycle from September 2021. That means Chrome will not get new features, but also security corrections every month, at least for errors They do not require immediate patches. Chrome, however, is not the only platform facing the web that Google has and Chrome OS is just as dependent on a safer website as a browser.

Consequently, Google will also change to Chrome the operating system at the same rhythm as the browser. Start Q4 2021, circa November or December, Chrome OS milestones will also arrive every four weeks instead of six. In theory, Chromebook owners only need to wait a month to get new features and, most importantly, safety patches.

This switch, according to Google, is in line with the four pillars of “Safety, Stability, Speed ​​and Simplicity of Chrome OS”. Of course, it can also be a two-edged sword and a rapid implement can also result in rapid errors. Google has fortunately demonstrated its capacity with the six-week cycle of Chrome’s and Chrome OS, until now.

For its tranquility, education and business customers will be offered a new channel with a much slower six-month cycle, although the exact details are still available. For those who keep the tabs in the version numbers, there will be no M95 version for the September Chrome M94 switch to synchronize with Chrome OS M96 later this year.