Author Archives: Grace Kihumba

Stable Channel Update for Chrome OS

The Stable channel has been updated to 52.0.2743.116 (Platform version: 8350.68.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates, and feature enhancements. Systems will be receiving updates over the next several days.


Some highlights of these changes are:
  • Camera access in SAML flows, allowing for features like QR Code log in
  • Additional Bluetooth APIs for Peripheral Mode Support
  • Allowing Kiosk app to control OS version
  • A new accessibility setting to allow users to combine audio channels
  • Better localization for timezone selection


Security Fixes:
Note: Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix. We will also retain restrictions if the bug exists in a third party library that other projects similarly depend on, but haven’t yet fixed
  • [631752] High CVE-2016-5138 Unsigned wraparound in a multiply in kbasep_vinstr_attach_client leads to a heap overflow and use after free of task_struct in Mali Midgard driver


If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our forum or filing a bug. Interested in switching channels? Find out how. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 vertical dots in the upper right corner of the browser).


Grace Kihumba

Google Chrome

Stable Channel Update for Chrome OS

The Stable channel has been updated to 52.0.2743.85 (Platform version: 8350.60.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates, and feature enhancements. Systems will be receiving updates over the next several days.

Some highlights of these changes are:
  • Camera access in SAML flows, allowing for features like QR Code log in
  • Additional Bluetooth APIs for Peripheral Mode Support
  • Allowing Kiosk app to control OS version
  • A new accessibility setting to allow users to combine audio channels
  • Better localization for timezone selection

Security Fixes:
Note: Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix. We will also retain restrictions if the bug exists in a third party library that other projects similarly depend on, but haven’t yet fixed
  • [631752] High CVE-2016-5138 Unsigned wraparound in a multiply in kbasep_vinstr_attach_client leads to a heap overflow and use after free of task_struct in Mali Midgard driver

If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our forum or filing a bug. Interested in switching channels? Find out how. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 vertical dots in the upper right corner of the browser).

Grace Kihumba

Google Chrome

Beta Channel Update for Chrome OS



The Beta channel 52.0.2743.85 (Platform version: 8350.60.0) has been released for Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates and feature enhancements. A list of changes can be found here.


If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our forum or filing a bug. Interested in switching channels? Find out how. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Help section of the Chrome menu (3 vertical dots in the upper right corner of the browser).

Grace Kihumba
Google Chrome

Beta Channel Update for Chrome OS

The Beta channel 52.0.2743.75 (Platform version: 8350.55.0/ 8350.56.0) has been released for Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates and feature enhancements. A list of changes can be found here.


If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our forum or filing a bug. Interested in switching channels? Find out how. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Help section of the Chrome menu (3 vertical dots in the upper right corner of the browser).

Grace Kihumba
Google Chrome

Beta Channel Update for Chrome OS

The Beta channel 52.0.2743.57 (Platform version: 8350.46.0) has been released for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates and feature enhancements. A list of changes can be found here.


If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our forum or filing a bug. Interested in switching channels? Find out how. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Help section of the Chrome menu (3 vertical dots in the upper right corner of the browser).



Grace Kihumba


Google Chrome

Beta Channel Update for Chrome OS

The Beta channel 52.0.2743.49 (Platform version: 8350.38.0) has been released for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates and feature enhancements. A list of changes can be found here.


If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our forum or filing a bug. Interested in switching channels? Find out how. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 vertical dots in the upper right corner of the browser).



Grace Kihumba


Google Chrome

Beta Channel Update for Chrome OS



The Beta channel 52.0.2743.41 (Platform version: 8350.31.0) has been released for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates and feature enhancements. A list of changes can be found here.


If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our forum or filing a bug. Interested in switching channels? Find out how. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 vertical dots in the upper right corner of the browser).



Grace Kihumba


Google Chrome

Beta Channel Update for Chrome OS



The Beta channel 52.0.2743.32 (Platform version: 8350.21.1) has been released. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates and feature enhancements. A list of changes can be found here.




If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our forum or filing a bug. Interested in switching channels? Find out how. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 vertical dots in the upper right corner of the browser).










Grace Kihumba




Google Chrome

Dev Channel Update for Chrome OS



The Dev channel has been updated to
52.0.2743.32 (Platform version: 8350.21.1) for all Chrome OS devices except for monroe. This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates and feature enhancements. A list of changes can be found here.

If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our forum or filing a bug. Interested in switching channels? Find out how. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 vertical dots in the upper right corner of the browser).





Grace Kihumba





Google Chrome

Dev Channel Update for Chrome OS

The Dev channel has been updated to 52.0.2743.19, 52.0.2743.21 (Platform version: 8350.14.0) for all Chrome OS devices except for celes and x86-alex-he . This build contains a number of bug fixes, security updates and feature enhancements. A list of changes can be found here.
If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our forum or filing a bug. Interested in switching channels? Find out how. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 vertical dots in the upper right corner of the browser).


Grace Kihumba
Google Chrome