Via the unofficial Google Operating System blog. For example, tab-to-search didn't work in my test on Canary.Ĭanary has a significant limitation besides just its availability only for Windows, though, as Chrome leader Darin Fisher asked on the mailing list: "One question: Why can't I make this be my default browser?" However there are apparently some differences. The current Canary build is 6.0.472.0, the same version number as the Chrome developer build.
Under development is syn for passwords and some browsing history. Although it runs Linux under the hood, the applications run within the browser, one incarnation of the concept known as cloud computing.Īlthough Canary is installed in a separate area of a hard drive from what's already installed, it can behave similarly through Chrome's gradually expanding synchronization ability.Īt present, Chrome can sync bookmarks, preferences, themes, form data, and most recently, extensions.
Google later this year plans to release a browser-based operating system called Chrome OS.
#CHROME CANARY UPDATES FOR MAC OS X#
With version 5, Chrome arrived in stable form for Mac OS X and Linux as well.
#CHROME CANARY UPDATES CODE#
The next major version of Google's browser, Chrome 6, likely will arrive in beta form soon since developers recently froze the code base to stabilize it.Ĭhrome has steadily gained usage share since its first beta release in September 2008. Stable versions have arrived roughly once a quarter, and Google wants to double that pace. While Chrome Canary could be updated as often as once a day, Google plans to release stable versions of Chrome more frequently as well. In other words, it's the canary in the coal mine-something that will indicate early signs of trouble. The data we get back from canary users-especially crash statistics-helps us find and fix regressions faster." Successful nightly builds," said Mark Larson, "I recommend it for anyone who wants to help test the latest Chrome features.
#CHROME CANARY UPDATES UPDATE#
Of bustage), and we're working on making it update as often as we have
"The canary usually updates more frequently than the Dev channel (higher risk Perhaps more interesting to Chrome enthusiasts is that Google plans to update Canary more often than the developer release, new versions of which arrive roughly every two weeks. If your using windows then you can go to msconfig.exe -> services (tab) and just check the checkbox for 'Google Update Service (gupdate)' and 'Google Update Service (gupdatem)' and click Apply. That lets developers test different versions more easily on the same computer, although Canary is available only for Windows at present. Its probably not auto updating because of your OS settings, the 'Google Update Service' will have to be running in the background. Google has released a fourth version of Chrome called Canary for those keen on the latest features but willing to put up with more bugs and crashes.Ĭhrome Canary installs alongside any of the three existing versions of Chrome-stable, beta, and developer, according to a mailing list message by Google programmer Huan Ren last week.