Google Tuesday March 29, 2022 1:37 pm released version number 100 for the Chrome Browser on both iOS and Android, and various desktop operating systems as well. On iOS, the new version number is (100.0.4896.56) and the updated version will be available in the App Store sometime in the next few days. The Android version (100.0.4896.58) will be available to download from the Google Play Store also sometime over the next few days.[1]

Figure. 1. Google Releases chrome 100 for ios and desktop with updated Icon

The updated design was first previewed in February, and it features a simplified icon with brighter colors and no shadows. Chrome designer Elvin Hu said that the refreshed design was meant to align with "Google's more modern brand expression." Chrome has new icons on the desktop and on iOS devices.

Google adds new features to Chrome on a monthly basis, so additions to the browser come in smaller doses rather than huge releases, plus many updated features are provided server side. For that reason, there are few other notable features worth mentioning.

Google has, however, addressed several security issues in Chrome 100, and the update includes 28 security fixes.

After releasing major updates on six-week cycles for over a decade, Google in September of 2021 switched to milestone releases every four weeks to allow for faster security patches, bug fixes, and feature rollouts. Enterprise admins that manage large device fleets were given access to a new “Extended Stable” version that gets major updates on an eight-week cycle.[3]

Chrome features arrive via server-side updates instead of these monthly updates. For example, the new Reading List and bookmark Side Panel arrived that way towards the end of the version 99 cycle.

That said, Chrome 100 brings a brand new logo after installing the new version.

Another goal of this redesign is to optimize and make the icons native to each operating system.

1. macOS
The three-dimensional (3D) nature is particularly evident at the bottom. You’re basically viewing a very short cylinder from an angle. Beta/Dev channels denoted by banner in the top-left corner.
2. Windows
An “obviously gradated look” that looks home on Windows 10/11.
3. Chrome OS
Brighter colors

Mobile

Android: Straightforward icon that mercifully does not have a white border around it, (e.g. YouTube Music)

iOS: Also straightforward, while Beta channel gets a “blueprint-like” design in the style of TestFlight.[2]

References:

1. https://www.phonearena.com/news/chrome-version-100-hits-ios-android-desktop-with-new-icon_id139349
2. https://www.macrumors.com/2022/03/29/chrome-100-icon-update/
3. https://9to5google.com/2022/03/29/google-chrome-100/

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