Chrome may get faster updates with no restart required

Google says the number of bug fixes in recent Chrome releases has jumped dramatically—the latest two milestone builds together included 1,072 fixes, more than the previous 23 releases combined—because AI security models are now finding flaws at high speed. One serious vulnerability had lurked in the codebase for 13 years and could have let an attacker bypass the Chrome sandbox to access local files. Concerned that attackers could use AI to find and exploit flaws just as quickly, Google wants to get patches to users faster. After moving to a two-week update cycle earlier in 2026, the company is piloting a system that would update Chrome twice per week and is also working on ways to roll out those updates without requiring browser restarts, so the installation always stays current with minimal disruption.