Https-Only mode is available "Google Chrome94" officially made public ~ the 4-week release cycle is also launched

　On September 21st (local time), Google released the latest stable version of Google Chrome for desktop v94.0.4606.54. Starting with Chrome94, the interval between mainstream releases will be shortened from 6 weeks to 4 weeks. Note that "Chrome OS", "Microsoft Edge", "Electron" and other "Chromium"-based projects will also be changed (especially "Chrome OS" will skip M95).

The release interval of "Google Chrome" is from 6 weeks to 4 weeks to be implemented from v94, which was made public in the third quarter.

　Companies and educational institutions that want to reduce the operational load by reducing the frequency of updates can choose an extended release cycle (Extended) every eight weeks instead of the normal release cycle (Stable) by editing the "TargetChannel" strategy. In this case, the even-numbered version is received as the major version.

　It is worth mentioning that the new features include support for the "always use secure connection" (HTTPS-First,Https-Only) mode in both the desktop and Android versions. If you enable it and try to connect to a HTTP-connected Web site, "Chrome" will attempt to automatically upgrade to a HTTPS connection, and if it fails, a warning page will be posted on the entire browsing screen.

　Similar attempts have been introduced into "Edge" and "Firefox".

Microsoft, preview the "automatic HTTPS" function in "Edge92"

　In addition, you can use the ability to log in a progressive Web application (PWA) into OS's URL processor (Origin Trial), as well as "Idle Detection API" (Origin Trial graduation), to inform the Web site that it is idle and optimize its performance. The "WebCodecs" and "WebGPU" of beta testing and the Japanese-language features of developer tools can also be used. It is reported that some users will also display promotional tabs that introduce the new features of "Chrome".

　In addition, there are a total of 19 bug fixes in this release. Among them, 17 CVE numbers were published, and the severity details were "High" 5, "Medium" 10, and "Low" 2. In addition, the problems found in the internal audit and fine-tuning have also been corrected.

　In addition, the old synchronization systems used in Chrome 48 and previous versions will be unsupported. Note that if you continue to use the synchronization feature, you need to update to the latest version.

　The desktop-oriented "Google Chrome" supports Windows/Mac/Linux, which is now available for free download from the company's website. The Windows version supports Windows7/8/8.1/10, including the 64bit version. If it is installed, it will be updated automatically, but it can also be updated manually from the Settings screen (chrome://settings/help).