What is Early Stable Version of Google Chrome? How to Get It?

Google has started releasing Early Stable builds of Google Chrome web browser to public. You might be wondering what is this new Early Stable version and how to get it in your PC. This article will provide all information you want to know about Chrome Early Stable builds and channel.

What is Google Chrome Early Stable Build or Version?

In past, Google used to release a new Stable build of Chrome browser at a interval of 4 weeks. Stable build is the final version of Google Chrome browser which is released to public. It doesn’t contain bugs or issues and can be used in home and work environments.

Recently Google announced about Early Stable channel and builds of Chrome browser. Early Stable build can be considered as a little bit less stable build of Chrome which is provided for tech experts and more advanced users before releasing the build to everyone.

If you know about Beta, Release Candidate (RC) builds of software programs, you can consider Early Stable build as a Release Candidate version of Chrome browser. A Release Candidate build is the software version which has been finalized and should not contain any bug or issue but the company releases it to few selected users to monitor and fine tune the build before making it public.

Early Stable build can be put in the middle of Beta and Stable builds of Chrome.

Early Stable build will help Google in monitoring the roll out and fixing any show stopper bug or issue discovered in Chrome browser before releasing the new version to all.

Difference Between Early Stable and Stable Builds of Google Chrome

The main difference between old Stable and new Early Stable build of Chrome is the availability timing.

Stable build of Chrome is released after every 4 weeks. On the other hand, Early Stable build of Chrome will be released after every 3 weeks interval which means it’ll be available 1 week earlier than release of Stable build.

Early Stable build can be considered as a less stable build of Chrome which might contain issues. If an issue is found, Google team will fix the issue and will release the build as Stable to public.

You can consider Early Stable builds as C Release and D Release updates of Windows operating system. C and D Release updates are released to advanced users to fine tune them before releasing them to public.

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How to Opt-In and Get Google Chrome Early Stable Builds?

At the moment, Google team will automatically identify and select few Chrome users to provide Early Stable builds. There is no option or mechanism provided to manually opt-in and receive Chrome Early Stable builds.

Google team has created a new Early Stable channel or branch for Chrome users and the team will add a small subset of Chrome users to this new channel. The users present in Early Stable channel will start receiving Early Stable builds of Chrome in their devices. Rest users will keep receiving Stable builds of Chrome at 4 weeks interval.

In future, Google might allow Chrome users to enroll into new Early Stable channel/branch and download Early Stable builds of Chrome manually.

Also there is no way provided to opt-out from Early Stable channel. Once you are selected for Early Stable builds, you might keep receiving future builds as well. It’s not clear at the moment.

PS: Google team has already started releasing Early Stable builds of Chrome to small percentage of users. Chrome 110 is the first version released to Early Stable channel.

Should You Get Google Chrome Early Stable Builds?

If you are asked to opt-in to the new Early Stable channel of Chrome, will you accept or reject?

If you want to have a solid experience of web browsing without any bugs and issues, you should keep selected the Stable channel and builds of Chrome. But if you are an advanced user and want to test drive Stable builds of Chrome before rest of the public, you can go with Early Stable builds.

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