Google has officially moved Chrome to a two-week release schedule, with Tuesday's launch of Chrome 153 on desktop, iOS and Android. The company had promised the change earlier this year.
Google says the shift is tied to Chrome's evolving security strategy in the AI era. Automated AI tools and community bug reports have increased the volume of patches, and a shorter cycle makes it easier to manage security fixes. The company also notes that faster-moving threats, some attributed to AI, can be better addressed by reducing the time between landing a fix and getting it to users.
The shorter schedule also helps keep the "N-day" patch gap — the time between a vulnerability becoming known and being patched — as small as possible. In addition, faster releases allow Chrome to ship features more quickly, which Google says is important as AI-assisted development has led to new browser competitors such as Brave, Dia, Opera Neon, Perplexity's Comet and DuckDuckGo's browser.
Chrome's move benefits the broader web, given its position as the most-used browser globally. Mozilla, Microsoft and Brave have already adopted two-week schedules, following Chrome's lead.