Google Chrome Portable 8.0.552.2245 Stable and 9.0.597.19 Dev Released

Google Chrome Portable 8.0.552.224 Stable an 9.0.597.19 Dev have been released. The Stable version is also being pushed to users with Beta installed via the Updater. Google Chrome Portable is a web browser that runs web pages and applications with lightning speed. It's designed to be simple and stylish. This release updates Google Chrome to the latest version. We're also changing the way we handle Beta releases to match Google's channels (more details below). It's packaged as a portable app, so you can take your browsing experience with you and it's in PortableApps.com Format so it can easily integrate with the PortableApps.com Suite. It's partially open source freeware for personal and business use.

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Dev Users: Any Dev version users who upgraded to the 10.x release that was inadvertently pushed via the Dev channel earlier can manually 'upgrade' 9.0.597.19 on top of it to get back on the proper Dev release.

PortableApps.com Platform 2.0 Beta 5 users who already have this app installed, simply click 'Check for Updates' in your PA.c Menu to update to the new version.

Features

Google Chrome's features include:

• Quick to start up
• Loads web pages in a snap
• Runs web applications faster than ever
• Designed for efficiency and ease of use
• Search and navigate to web pages from the same box
• Arrange and organize tabs however you wish — quickly and easily
• Get to your favorite websites with just a click, from the thumbnails of your most visited sites in the New Tab page
• Themes to add delight to your browser

New In This Release

This release updates Google Chrome to the latest version. We've also changed the way we handle Google Chrome beta releases. Instead of GoogleChromeTest, they will be installed to GoogleChromeBeta to eliminate confusion. Existing installations, you can rename your GoogleChromeTest folder to GoogleChromeBeta and it should continue to work and update with the automatic updater (you may need to reinstall your theme, though). From now on, we will be releasing the same files pushed to all channels that local users would receive. So, if you are running the beta, you will also receive stable updates when Chrome is not in a current beta cycle, just as a local install with the beta channel selected would. Stable and Beta builds will continue to be announced on the frontpage. Dev builds will be posted to the Google Chrome Portable homepage but not announced via the homepage (as it updates about weekly). If you're using the current PortableApps.com Platform 2.0 Beta, you'll get automatic updates for all 3 as soon as they are released.

PortableApps.com Installer / PortableApps.com Format

Google Chrome Portable is packaged in a PortableApps.com Installer so it will automatically detect an existing PortableApps.com installation when your drive is plugged in. It supports upgrades by installing right over an existing copy, preserving all settings. And it's in PortableApps.com Format, so it automatically works with the PortableApps.com Suite including the Menu and Backup Utility.

Download

Google Chrome Portable is available for immediate download from the Google Chrome Portable homepage. The Development and Beta builds are available from the test section. Get it today!