Google has recently released an updated Google Chrome due to the recent high-severity exploit experienced. The tech giant encourages its billions of users around the world to download the Google Chrome security update as soon as possible.
Google has extended warnings and raised awareness to its huge user base informing them to expect an increasing number of zero-day attacks in the near future.
With that, here is the recent Google Chrome security update for the CVE-2022-1096 zero-day exploit for Mac, Linux, and Windows users.
How To Update Google Chrome on Your Computer
To update Google Chrome, here are the following steps, as recommended by Google:
- Open Google Chrome on your computer.
- Select "More," which can be found at the top right of the screen.
- Select "Help" from the drop-down menu, then select "About Google Chrome."
- To update Chrome, select "Update Google Chrome" flashed on the screen
An important note from Google is that if this button cannot be located on a user's browser, it indicates that the user is already using the most recent version of Chrome.
- Lastly, select the "Relaunch" button at the lower right of the screen.
Normally, when users close and reopen their computer's browser, updates are performed in the background as well. In the meantime, if Google Chrome users have not closed their browser in a while, they may notice a pending update notification as follows:
- Green indicates that a new version was released less than 2 days ago.
- Orange: A new version of the software was released about 4 days ago.
- Red indicates that an update was made available at least a week ago.
When updating Google Chrome on a computer, the users' tabs and windows that have been opened are saved and reopened automatically. However, the same thing will not happen if using an incognito window.
Google Incognito tabs will not be reopened. In the event that a user does not want to restart right away, select "Not now." The update will be applied the next time a user will restart their browser after that.
How To Update Google Chrome on Mac, Linux, Windows
- For Mac users, Google Chrome installed in the Applications folder can be tasked to set up automatic browser updates on a user's computer. Navigate to "About Google Chrome" and select "Automatically update Chrome for all users" from the drop-down menu.
- Linux users can use their package manager to install the latest version of Google Chrome update.
- Microsoft Windows users only need to close all Chrome windows and tabs on their computer's desktop then relaunch Chrome to make the update take effect.
How To Update Google Chrome on Android
Google Chrome update on a user's device depends on their Play Store settings. Most of the time, an updated Google Chrome should automatically be installed.
However, users can see if there is a new version available by following these steps:
- Open the Google Play app on an Android phone or tablet and sign in to a Google account.
- To access the profile, click on the profile icon in the upper right corner.
- Select "Manage apps & devices" from the drop-down menu.
- Update Google Chrome can be found under the heading "Updates available."
- To the right of Chrome, select "Update."
How To Update Google Chrome on Chrome Version 76 or Above
Google recommends that if users have Chrome version 76 or higher, they can check for updates directly in their browser.
- First, open Google Chrome on their Android device.
- Second, to update Chrome, go to the top of the page and select "Update Chrome" from the "More" button.
- When prompted, Restart Google Chrome.
