Google Chrome 61 (Stable Version) Released: What’s New

Google Chrome 61 is now rolling out for the users of Android, Windows, Linux and MacOS devices. This is the latest version of the Google Chrome web browser and has finally released after weeks of testing. Google usually releases a new version of the browser ever six weeks. The Google Chrome 61 was under testing for the past few weeks in the Beta phase. However today the final, stable version has begun to roll out.

Chrome is the most popular web browser on the planet. Over a Billion people use it. The browser keeps getting frequent updates and we expect Google Chrome 62 to roll out in Mid-October. Google Chrome 61 offers the users with a number of new features and fixes. Let us take a look at how to update your browser to the latest version:

How To Update Your Google Chrome to the Latest Version:

How to update your browser to Google Chrome 61

Step 1: To update your Google Chrome browser to the latest version go to the customize and control menu which is located in the extreme right corner of the screen, represented by three dots.

Step 2: Towards the bottom of the list you would find ‘Help’, tap on that.

Step 3: In the sub-menu that emerges from ‘Help’, click on ‘About Google Chrome’

Step 4: Google Chrome will take you to the About page. Here you will be able to see what version of Chrome you are using. If you are not on the latest version an update would automatically start and upgrade your browser to Google Chrome 61.

Let us take a closer look at what’s new in this browser:

Google Chrome 61: What’s New

While the full-changelog is quite technical and complex, here are all the major changes –

Add initial set of new default user images.
Autoplay policy for HTML5 video: chrome://flags/#autoplay-policy
Data Saver site breakdown doesn’t add up to totals on version update. Also, don’t show negative savings.
DevTools: Add ‘Save profile’ toolbar button to performance panel.
Disable first run for mananged profiles.
[Extensions] Don’t allow content scripts on the New Tab Page.
Enable automatically detected CUPS printers in the print preview dialog.
Enable asm.js -> WebAssembly by default.
Keep scanned host devices in the cache for longer (from 5 minutes to 2 hours).
Move extension unzip/unpack to background thread to prevent the blocking of the main utility thread.
On dual-GPU macs, blacklist MSAA for both GPUs if either is Intel.
Switch pause/mute buttons’ locations in RTL languages