Browsing: Chrome OS 83

After skipping Chrome OS 82 for Chromebooks, Chrome OS 83 has landed on the Stable Channel and generally available. Aside from the Family Link features Google announced today, there’s quite a bit more in this release.

There’s a number of new gestures, visual changes and improvements for both Chromebook users and developers in Chrome OS 81. Here’s what you need to know.

After announcing that Chrome OS 82 would skip Chromebooks for version 83, Google has now adjusted dates for both the Chrome OS 81 and 83 release dates. We’re looking at 2 to 3 week delays as a result.

After announcing a pause to Chrome OS updates last week, Google’s Chrome Engineering team says it’s skipping Chrome OS 82 and focusing on security fixes now. New features will arrive in Chrome OS 83 at a later date.