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Chrome may get faster updates with no restart required
The last two versions of Chrome have included more patches than the previous 23 combined.
TL;DR
- AI security analysis has led to a dramatic increase in bug fixes for Chrome releases.
- Recent updates (Chrome 149 and 150) contained more bug fixes than the previous 23 releases combined.
- Google anticipates more frequent Chrome updates to address vulnerabilities faster than potential attackers.
- A 'zero window restart' mechanism is being piloted on macOS to update Chrome without requiring the browser to be fully closed.
- Google is developing 'dynamic patching' to enable automatic installation of security patches without a browser restart.