14 DAY TRIAL // Google is now offering early adopters a fresh release of Chrome 9.0 Beta for testing. As it has been the case with the latest Beta development milestones of the open source browser, the Mountain View-based search giant is making baby steps toward the finalization of version 9.0. Google Chrome 9.0.597.83 is now available for download for testers running either of the three operating systems supported by the browser, namely Windows, Mac, or Linux.
According to Google, Chrome Frame has also moved forward in parallel with the browser, and is now also at Build 9.0.597.83.
But testers should not expect any major changes with the latest Beta release, because, fact is that there aren’t any.
Google is now simply refining Chrome 9.0, preparing to release it through the Stable channel, which means that it’s getting it ready for end users, and not just for early adopters.
According to the mountain View-based search giant, Build 9.0.597.83 Beta is nothing more than a stability/ minor bug fix release.
With the previous Beta Build, Google decided to put Flash Player sandboxing behind a flag for version 9.0, and the attest Beta did not bring with it a change in this respect. Testers will still need to use --enable-flash-sandbox in order to enable the feature.
However, as of the previous Beta, there were still unfixed stability issues related to Flash Player sandboxing, that testers need to be aware of.
At the same time, features such as accelerated compositing and WebGL continue to be enabled by default in Chrome 9.0.
Early adopters that want to test drive the most advanced version of Chrome can download Build 10.0.642.2 which was released the past week, just after the 9.0.597.67 Beta.
Those that want to see what version 9.0 will bring to the table should stick with Chrome 9.0.597.83 Beta for now.
Google Chrome for Windows is available for download here.
Google Chrome for Linux is available for download here.
Google Chrome for Mac is available for download here.