Being distinguishable in an ever-growing pool of such apps is becoming increasingly difficult, and one cannot help but wonder: does this latest iteration of Google Chrome has what it takes to compete, or even overtake its competitors?Īrmed with an approach that encompasses a design that features simplicity, without having to sacrifice essential browsing features, it promises to provide users with efficient, unhindered navigation, with several extra features here and there, to ensure a smooth ride all the way. It’s no wonder that such resolutions also yielded the requirement of having specialized software for doing so, up to today’s browsers. Move up to the Beta channel, test some early bleeding-edge improvements, without affecting your system, unlike the Dev channel.Ever since the inception of the concept of the Internet, back in the 1960s, and all the way until present times, the growing emphasis has seen a shift from a “how can we access something on the Web”, to “how fast and effectively can we access something on the Web” mindset. If this is an issue, simply uninstall the beta and reinstall the stable version instead. You can always jump back to the stable build by visiting the Release Channel page, but note you'll only properly switch when a stable release newer than your beta build is released. But you will at least be automatically updated with the latest beta build, so as time goes on, Chrome becomes more stable before your current version migrates to a stable release and you jump to the next beta build. It's important to realise that updating to the beta build will overwrite your existing stable installation of Chrome, so you can't run it side-by-side. While the beta version is still not stable enough to be considered a final release for the masses, it has at least undergone a measure of testing by those Chrome users adventurous enough to install the bleeding-edge alpha, or Dev, build, so crashes and glitches are fewer and far between. But if you can’t wait that long, and you’re happy to sacrifice some stability and security in return for getting an early glance at new features, then this beta build of Google Chrome will satisfy most people.

The speed of browser development these days means you’re never more than a month or two from the next “major” release.

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