Note: If you decide to move to the extended stable channel, we recommend testing it out on a small set of machines or organizational units before deploying it on your entire fleet. You can find more details in our help center article. No action is required for most enterprises, but if you manually update or test new releases of Chrome and prefer a slower release cadence, you can use the existing TargetChannel policy to switch Chrome on Mac and Windows to an extended stable channel, with a new major release every 8 weeks instead. Chrome moves to a 4-week stable channel and introduces an 8-week extended stable channelĬhrome on mobile, Windows, Mac, and Linux moves from its 6-week release cycle to a 4-week release cycle, allowing security features, new functionality and bug fixes to reach users more quickly.