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September 2008[edit]

Release Date Version Release Type Notes
September 2, 2008 0.2.149.27 Public Beta
  • Initial release.
September 5, 2008 0.2.149.29 Public Beta
  • Adds security updates:
    • Fixes a buffer overflow vulnerability in handling long filenames that display in the Save As... dialog.
    • Fixes a buffer overflow vulnerability in handling link targets displayed in the status area when a user hovers over a link.
    • Fixes an out-of-bounds memory read when parsing URLs ending with :%
    • Changes the default Downloads directory if it is set to Desktop, and ensures that Desktop cannot be the default.
  • New changes:
September 17, 2008 0.2.149.30 Public Beta
  • Adds security updates:
    • Fixes a potential denial of service with very long title attributes on tags.
  • New changes:
    • Stops adding content from HTTPS sites to the searchable index.
    • Doesn't send sensitive URLs to search suggest services.
    • Fixes the Google Chrome Updater to make updates more reliable.
    • Fixes problems with Flash not playing video if too many connections are opened.
    • Allows JavaScript to communicate with Java applets.
    • Dispatches contextmenu events after mouseup events in JavaScript.
    • Fixes crashes with some plugins when they return an error for NPN_GetValue.
September 25, 2008 0.2.153.1 Developer Release
  • New changes:
    • Scrolling with laptop trackpads is fixed.
    • Check for updates works from the About box.
    • Removed the separate installer for Gears.
    • Words can be added to the spell check dictionary.

October 2008[edit]

Release Date Version Release Type Notes
October 3, 2008 0.3.154.0 Developer Release
  • New changes:
    • Improves performance of plugins
    • Improves results display with voila.fr
    • Enables search suggestions for voila.fr and daum.net
    • Fixes an issue that sometimes prevented importing Windows Live Search as the default from Internet Explorer settings.
October 15, 2008 0.3.154.3 Developer Release
  • New changes:
    • Adds browser stability.
    • Improves performance of plugins
    • Changes the security of executable downloads.
October 24, 2008 0.3.154.6 Developer Release
  • Fixes bugs:
    • Fixes a crash with Adobe Acrobat 9 whenever a tab that was showing a PDF file is closed.
    • Fixes a crash while dragging tabs.
    • Fixes problems with the downloaded files shelf not closing and becoming unresponsive.
    • Fixes the inability to save unconfirmed file types with different names.
    • Fixes Silverlight video.
    • Fixes the page encoding menu to work properly.
    • Fixes a crash in the spell checker.
    • Fixes Ctrl+K.
October 29, 2008 0.3.154.9 Public Beta
  • Adds a security update:
    • Fixes an issue with address spoofing in pop-ups.
  • Fixes issues:
    • Scrolling with laptop touchpads now works.
    • Improves performance and reliability for plugins
    • Fixes the "Chrome has crashed" message when a tab that was showing a PDF file is closed using Adobe Reader 9.
    • Data from secure sites is no longer stored in the history.
    • Improves performance and reliability for web proxies.
  • New features:
    • The New Tab, New Window, and New Incognito Window options moved from the "Control the current page" menu to the "Customize and control Google Chrome" menu.
    • New Incognito Window always opens in a new window and New Window always opens in a normal window.
    • The spell checker works on text input fields and underlines misspelled words.
    • Download behavior for executable files has changed.

November 2008[edit]

Release Date Version Release Type Notes
November 12, 2008 0.4.154.18 Developer Release
  • New features:
    • Bookmark manager with import/export.
    • Privacy section in Options.
    • New blocked pop-up notification.
  • Adds security updates:
    • Fixes an issue with downloaded HTML files being able to read other files on your computer and send them to sites on the Internet.
November 17, 2008 0.4.154.22 Developer Release
  • Fixes issues:
    • Fixes browser hanging when using a site with Gears offline data enabled.
    • Fixes downloading and installing Adobe Flash Player.
    • Fixes browser restart requirements after updating.
    • Fixes prevention of blocking JavaScript alert messages.
    • Fixes addition of folders to the bookmarks bar.
    • Fixes browser crashing in Windows XP 64-Bit Edition.
November 19, 2008 0.4.154.23 Developer Release
  • Fixes an issue:
    • Fixes browser crashing.
November 24, 2008 0.4.154.25 Public Beta
  • New features:
    • Bookmark manager with import/export.
    • Privacy section in Options.
    • New blocked pop-up notification.
  • Adds a security update:
    • Fixes an issue with downloaded HTML files being able to read other files on your computer and send them to sites over the Internet.
  • Other fixes:
    • Updates Gears to version 0.5.4.0.
    • Updates V8 to version 0.3.9.2.

December 2008[edit]

Release Date Version Release Type Notes
December 1, 2008 0.4.154.29 Public Beta
  • Fixes:
    • Updates Gears to version 0.5.4.2.
    • Fixes crashes caused by tab dragging in Windows Vista.
December 3, 2008 0.4.154.31 Developer Release
  • Fixes bugs:
    • Fixes several browser crashes.
    • Fixes trackpad scrolling on more laptops.
    • Fixes Sogou Pinyin Chinese input method editor skipping the first letter typed.
December 8, 2008 0.4.154.33 Developer Release
  • Fixes bugs:
    • Fixes issues with composing mail and switching folders in Hotmail.
    • Fixes a crash when opening the Options dialog in 64-Bit Windows.
    • Allows Google Desktop links to launch Google Chrome as the default browser.
December 11, 2008 1.0.154.36 Stable Release
  • All previous fixes, excluding the fix with Hotmail.
December 17, 2008 1.0.154.39 Developer Release
  • Adds additional fixes with Hotmail.
December 22, 2008 1.0.154.42 Developer Release
  • Fixes bugs.
  • Updates Gears to version 0.5.8.0.

January 2009[edit]

Release Date Version Release Type Notes
January 8, 2009 2.0.156.1 Developer Release
  • Updates WebKit:
    • Adds fixes.
    • Adds CSS gradients and reflections.
  • Updates network code.
  • Adds new features:
    • Form Autocomplete.
    • Full-page zoom.
    • Autoscroll.
January 9, 2009 1.0.154.43 Stable Release
  • Updates Gears to version 0.5.8.0.
  • Enables spell-checking for Hebrew.