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Google Skips Chrome 82, Resumes Stable Releases

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Google is on track to resume the roll-out of stable Chrome releases next week, but says it will skip one version of the browser. Last week, the Internet search giant said it was pausing upcoming releases of the browser, following an adjusted work schedule due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, and that both Chrome and Chrome OS releases would be affected. At the time, the company revealed it would focus on the stability and security of releases, and that it would prioritize security updates for Chrome 80. Now, Google says it is ready to resume pushing releases to the Stable channel as soon as the next week, with security and critical fixes meant for version 80 of the browser. Moving forth, the company is planning the release of Chrome 81 in early April, but says it would then jump directly to Chrome 83, which is set to arrive in mid-May, thus skipping Chrome 82. “M83 will be released three weeks earlier than previously planned and will include all M82 work as we cancelled

Google Skips Chrome 82, Resumes Stable Releases

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Google is on track to resume the roll-out of stable Chrome releases next week, but says it will skip one version of the browser. Last week, the Internet search giant said it was pausing upcoming releases of the browser, following an adjusted work schedule due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, and that both Chrome and Chrome OS releases would be affected. At the time, the company revealed it would focus on the stability and security of releases, and that it would prioritize security updates for Chrome 80. Now, Google says it is ready to resume pushing releases to the Stable channel as soon as the next week, with security and critical fixes meant for version 80 of the browser. Moving forth, the company is planning the release of Chrome 81 in early April, but says it would then jump directly to