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Chrome Beta for Android has been updated to 27.0.1453.90. This release contains a few new fixes including: 237253: Changing device orientation when trying to use 'Paste' on phone, makes the page unresponsive 237256: Half white background in tab-switcher 241237: "Google: " displayed in the omnibox for yellow padlock URLs 237115: Dark overlay displayed after switching tabs Fix for some top crashes A partial list of changes in this build is available in the SVN revision log. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. More information about Chrome for Android is available on the Chrome site.Jason KerseyGoogle Chrome

[Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog] This morning, we kicked off the 6th annual Google I/O developer conference with over 6,000 developers at Moscone Center in San Francisco, 460 I/O Extended sites in 90 countries, and millions of you around the world who tuned in via our livestream. Over the next three days, we’ll be hosting technical sessions, hands-on code labs, and demonstrations of Google's products and partners' technology. We believe computing is going through one of the most exciting moments in its history: people are increasingly adopting phones, tablets and newer type of devices. And this spread of technology has the potential to make a positive impact in the lives of people around the world—whether it's simply helping you in your daily commute, or connecting you to information that was previously inaccessible. This is why we focus so much on our two open platforms: Android and Chrome. They enable developers to innovate and reach as many people as possible with their apps and servic

We are currently updating Flash Player to 11.7.700.202 for Windows and Mac to all Stable channel (Chrome 26) users. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. Anthony LaforgeGoogle Chrome

The Dev channel has been updated to 28.0.1500.11 (Platform versions: 4100.7.0) for all platforms except Google Chromebook Pixel. This build contains a number of stability improvements.Release Highlights: Fixed several issues where File Manager panes were displayed blank. (239152, 239155) Improved trackpad performance on Cr-48 systems (238778) Fix to allow formatting a USB drive from the File Manager (239120) Fix to allow viewing content of external storage (236743) Updated Pepper Flash version to 11.7.700.202-r4 Known Issues: With Acer C7 Chromebooks, when the system is connected to an external monitor and used in docked mode, the CPU usage goes to 100%. If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our help site or filing a bug. Interested in switching channels? Find out how. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 horizontal bars in the upper right corner of the browser).Danielle DrewGoogle Chrome

The Dev channel has been updated to 28.0.1500.11 for Chrome Frame, Mac, Linux, and WindowsThis build addresses some known regressions and stability issues. Full details about what changes are in this build are available in the SVN revision log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how.If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.Anthony LaforgeGoogle Chrome

Chrome Beta for Android has been updated to 27.0.1453.85. This release contains new fixes including: 222030 : White bar appears above the on-screen keyboard 236667 : For long search queries, omnibox is displaying the end of the query instead of the beginning 239602 : When there is a yellow padlock, query in the omnibox should show padlock, google: query 232926: Facebook entire page is highlighted when menu is selected Fixes for a few top crashes Known Issue: 237115: Dark overlay observed when switching tabs A partial list of changes in this build is available in the SVN revision log. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. More information about Chrome for Android is available on the Chrome site. Jason Kersey Google Chrome

The Beta channel has been updated to 27.0.1453.83 (Platform version: 3912.63.0) for all Chrome OS devices. This build contains a number of bug fixes and stability improvements. Release Highlights: Stability fixes Known Issues: Audio not transferring to external monitor on HDMI hotplug on New Samsung Chromebook (239641) If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our help site or filing a bug. Interested in switching channels? Find out how. You can submit feedback using ‘Report an issue...’ in the Chrome menu (3 horizontal bars in the upper right corner of the browser).Josafat GarciaGoogle Chrome

The Dev channel has been updated to 28.0.1500.5 for Linux, Windows, and Chrome Frame and 28.0.1500.6 for Mac This build addresses some known regressions and stability issues. Full details about what changes are in this build are available in the SVN revision log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug. Anthony Laforge Google Chrome

The Dev channel has been updated to 28.0.1500.4 (Platform versions: 4100.1.0 or 4100.2.0 depending on platform) for all Chromebooks. This build contains a number of stability improvements. Release Highlights: Fixed some crashes during playback, replay or seeking of Flash videos (236531) Known Issues: In some situations, interacting with the File Manager (trying to attach files or browsing to other directories) may cause the File Manager panes to be blank. (239152, 239155) Sometimes the audio levels do not remain consistent (238391, 239128) Some systems are unable to create recovery images using imageburner (239330). Workaround: Create a recovery system using the instructions here from a Windows, Mac or Linux system. The option to format a USB drive from the File Manager is not visible (239120) Can't view content of external storage (236743): Workaround: Enable File.app's legacy UI in about:flags If you find new issues, please let us know by visiting our help site or filing a bug