Google Chrome 79.0.3945.88 Released

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

The stable channel has been updated to 79.0.3945.88 for Windows, Mac, and Linux, which will roll out over the coming days/weeks.

A list of all changes is available in the log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. The community help forum is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues.

Security Fixes and Rewards

Note: Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix. We will also retain restrictions if the bug exists in a third party library that other projects similarly depend on, but haven’t yet fixed.

This update includes 1 security fix. Please see the Chrome Security Page for more information.

[$N/A][1031653] High CVE-2019-13767: Use after free in media picker. Reported by Sergei Glazunov of Google Project Zero on 2019-12-06

Stable Channel Update for Desktop

The stable channel has been updated to 79.0.3945.88 for Windows, Mac, and Linux, which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A li...

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[upnorth]

Chrome’s data disaster: Browser update wipes out Android app data [Update]

Google changed where Chrome stores data. Chrome handles data for HTML apps. Uh oh.

arstechnica.com

Chrome latest version for Android was also released yesterday.

Chrome for Android Update

Hi, everyone! We've just released Chrome 79 (79.0.3945.93) for Android. This release contains the following features, as well as stability...

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Just checked and not updated yet though on my own Android phone but, I use another browser as default.

 

[Lenny_Fox]

Hi,

I recently returned to Chrome, because Edge-Chromium did not work well with Elementor plug-in (point and click basic blocks, could not be selected, selected advanced templates and pages worked). So I noticed that it had an interesting Site Settings (ar least Edge-chromium did not have it) called "File Editing". In the past it was not possible to manipulate the build Access Control Lists of Chrome, but now you can block websites accessing your files.

Also a new privacy option has been added (well at least for me returning to Chrome) to prevent misuse of prefetch reqests (lowest, second option).