Google today said it will resume Chrome releases in two weeks and plans to make good on the multi-week suspension by skipping a version.Chrome 81, the upgrade that was previously slated for a March 17 debut, will instead launch in two weeks, on April 7.In the meantime, Chrome 80 will receive at least one more update - at some point next week, Google said - with fixes for vulnerabilities and what the search firm called "critical" issues.
Releases of the Beta, Dev and Canary channels, which contain builds of decreasing polish and stability, either have already resumed or will this week.Google suspended Chrome releases on March 18, citing "adjusted work schedules" but clearly blaming the COVID-19 pandemic and its massive overturning of business and personal conduct.To read this article in full, please click here