14 DAY TRIAL // Chrome, Google’s lightweight web browser, has been promoted to version 9.0.570.0 on the company’s developer distribution channel. The new build is available for all supported platforms, and delivers the usual bag of fixes, including a security patch.
“The Dev channel has been updated to 9.0.570.0 for Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome Frame,” Karen Grunberg blogs for Google. “This release fixes several crashes,” Grunberg notes.
The full changelog for Chrome 9.0.570.0 is then offered.
On the Mac front, Chrome now makes sure the dock icon is updated after closing an incognito window with an in-progress download.
A Linux-specific fix is noted as well: “Fix incorrect border colors in incognito mode.”
Security-wise, Google Chrome developers have made the following modification: “Require a user gesture when opening file choose dialog and make sure file choose dialog from invisible windows can not be displayed.”
A few known issues are mentioned as well:
Known Issues REGRESSION: Windows media player for Firefox doesn't load - Issue 61603 Regression:accelerated compositing slows down the whole machine - Issue 61520 google.com/wave : "Page Unresponsive" dailog box appears - Issue 61533 myspace.com : Cannot enter a character in Comments field - Issue 61513
As usual, the log of all revisions holds more details about additional changes.
Google Chrome 9 requires Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and an Intel-based Mac.
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A note about Google Chrome release channels and updates
Chrome boasts a release system with three distinct channels: Stable, Beta, and Developer preview, called the "Dev" channel.
The Stable channel is updated with features and fixes only after they are thoroughly tested in the Beta channel, while the Beta channel is be updated with stable and complete features from the Dev channel, where ideas get tested.