How to update Google Chrome?Posted by smith warner on July 10th, 2019 An important aspect to keeping your digital life secure is keeping your software up to date. And, as Chrome is one of the best browsers and the most popular, you'll definitely want to keep it up to date. The browser is especially important to keep updated because it's the gateway for just about everything you do online. Every page you visit is through the browser, meaning all the usernames and passwords are also going right through it. In Chrome's case, you can even keep all your usernames, passwords, and even credit card info stored in the browser. So, with Chrome playing such a crucial role, it's good that you're ready to make sure it's up to date. So, here are the steps you need to take to update Chrome on your computer. Updating Chrome manually Chrome takes most of the work of updating into its own hands. The browser will look for updates automatically, and it can even automatically apply those updates if you regularly close the program. However, if you keep your computer on (only letting it sleep/hibernate), and keep your Chrome browser running all the time, it may not get a chance to apply those updates. So, here are the steps to take to apply an update manually (although it's still mostly automatic). (Note: on the off chance you're using Linux, you'll need to instead use your Linux distro's package manager to update Chrome.) Step one: Check the upper right corner of the Chrome browser. Step two: press the menu icon. Step three: select Update Google Chrome and click Relaunch or go to the next step. If you don't see the up arrow icon indicating an update is pending, you can go to the next step to double check for an update. Step four: From the drop-down menu, select Help > About Google Chrome. Step five: apply any available update by pressing Relaunch. For Mac, you can also choose the option to "Automatically update Chrome for all users" if Chrome is installed in your Applications folder. Like it? Share it!More by this author |