Chrome flips to a 2-week release cadence as AI reshapes browser security

· opgehaald 18:15

With Chrome 153, Google moved Stable from a four-week to a two-week release schedule on desktop, iOS, and Android — citing AI-driven bug volume, a smaller N-day patch gap, and faster feature shipping versus AI browsers.

On 8 Sep 2026 TechCrunch reported that Chrome 153 starts Google’s promised two-week Stable cadence (down from four weeks) across desktop, iOS, and Android. Google ties the change to AI-era security: automated AI tooling and community reports raise patch volume, so a shorter cycle shrinks the N-day window between a public fix and user delivery. Faster milestones also help ship features against AI browsers (Brave, Dia, Opera Neon, Perplexity Comet, DuckDuckGo, and others). Extended Stable stays on eight weeks for enterprises.