So there's often a short lag between the latest version of Chrome Browser being released and then the corresponding version of Chrome OS also being released. Chrome OS needs the technology of latest version of Chrome Browser to be finalised before Chrome OS can be finalised - eg Chrome OS v79 can't be finalised if the technology for Chrome Browser v79 isn't ready first.Chrome OS is based on the underlying technology of the Chrome browser - this is why the version numbers of Chrome OS and Chrome Browser are always almost identical - eg Chrome OS v78 ships with Chrome Browser v78.Sometimes you might find if you're running Chrome OS (Google's Operating System for ChromeBooks), you might get a warning on our homepage saying that your version of Chrome Browser is out of date - even though you're running the latest version of Chrome OS. They are all basically the same version of Chrome - typically containing the same functionality and features across platforms - however you'll notice in the table above that usually the very last version number fragment is different between the various platforms.ĭo you need to know what version of Chrome do I have? Read: Is it free to update Chrome? 'I have the latest version of Chrome OS but you say my Chrome Browser is out of date!'

There are several slightly different versions of Google Chrome - the latest version depends on which platform you are using.

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