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Chrome 5 Beta Released

22 points by dcawrey 17y ago

copper 17y ago
They've removed the goat teleportation from this version :'(
transburgh 17y ago
Internal Server Error
romland 17y ago
Since server is still throwing a 500. Another source: http://centralcomputing.blogspot.com/2010/01/tech-mania-download-chrome-5-beta-and.html http://centralcomputing.blogspot.com/2010/01/tech-mania-down... (a bit ad-infested, though. I am not affiliated in any way.)
- imurray 17y ago
  Or, Google has cached the posted article: http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:www.thechromesource.com/chrome-5-beta-released/ http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:www.thechromesource.com...
est 17y ago
offline full installer without the bootstrapped updater crap http://dl.google.com/chrome/install/307.1/chrome_installer.exe http://dl.google.com/chrome/install/307.1/chrome_installer.e...
kennu 17y ago
Mac download still offers 4.0.249 currently :-/
- mshafrir 17y ago
  You can use TechCrunch's Chromium Updater to get to the latest 5.0 version. http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/16/our-mac-chromium-updater-stay-up-to-date-on-the-best-versions-of-chrome-for-mac/ http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/16/our-mac-chromium-update...
  - llimllib 17y ago
    I had upgraded using that and I didn't even know it.
  - pavs 17y ago
    or... just use dev channel. Which automatically updates for you with nightlies. Why would anyone use a third party software to update browser when they already make it extremely easy for you? To update, just use the browser (dev channel), and it will update for you even before the blogheads starts writing about it, with the latest version as soon as it comes out.
    - mshafrir 17y ago
      Was not aware of this, thanks for the heads up.
gabeiscoding 17y ago
> Also, in the Under the Hood tab for Chrome Options, there is a new Content section for fonts, language and Google Gears settings: This is not new as these settings are available in the 4.x version, but I was really hoping they would add a setting to set a freaking default zoom level finally. I've been wanting to use Chrome on my high-DPI HTPC for about a year. Chrome will DPI scale flash, while Firefox does not but the no-default zoom means every tab you create you have to zoom in to get your 6' interface. Also, I tried downloading from the beta channel on windows and got Chrome 4.x (beta). Is there a trick to getting on the 5.x stream?
- anigbrowl 17y ago
  switch to the dev channelr ather than the public beta, that's where most of the excitement is. It is a bit more alpha than beta, mind - it's not uncommon for major functionality to break for a day and then be repaired the day after.
  - gabeiscoding 17y ago
    Cool, and there I discovered a plug-in for my default zoom issue, if anybody is interested: https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/jgfonhdeiaaflpgphemdgfkjimojblie https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/jgfonhdeiaaflpgp...
wvenable 17y ago
Holy version inflation, batman! At this rate, it won't be long before it's 'better' than IE8. :) And poor Firefox, they've got lowest version of any major browser.
- anigbrowl 17y ago
  Quite. Strangely messy too...option and page menus have the same icon, the appliction doesn't seem to render properly, and a number of other quirks. On the other hand it feels faster: considerably so, in fact.
  - JBiserkov 17y ago
    1. right "Wrench" -> Options -> Personal stuff -> Reset to default theme 2. https://tools.google.com/chrome/intl/en/themes/index.html https://tools.google.com/chrome/intl/en/themes/index.html
- cracell 17y ago
  Under Firefox's versioning system this is 1.5 or so.
- houseabsolute 17y ago
  I don't know how you can call it a new version with no new features. It's strange.
  - InclinedPlane 17y ago
    It's not a new release, it's the beginning of development on a new version because they shipped the old one. This is no different than any other development process ship cycle, one of the first things you do after you ship is rev. the version number for new development. That doesn't mean there's any substantial feature difference, the unusual bit when it comes to chrome is the dramatically open development process of the dev team, which gives anyone in the world the ability to install what are basically automatically updated daily builds just by selecting one radio button over another. By the time that version 5 actually ships it will certainly have new features.
yason 17y ago
Interesting side bit: "For those of you interested in making some money finding flaws in Chrome browser, you probably want to have the latest and greatest version." pointing to http://www.thechromesource.com/know-a-chrome-flaw-google-will-pay-you/ http://www.thechromesource.com/know-a-chrome-flaw-google-wil... Guerrilla tactics for exploit hunting. They'll pay $1337 for each new security problem. How un-Microsoft :-)
pkulak 17y ago
I just want any release version for Mac. Do I have to wait for version 12?
- mos1 17y ago
  No, you don't have to wait. Posted from Chrome on Mac.
  - pkulak 17y ago
    I meant an actual release, not a beta. I'm using Chrome on a Mac as well, but the bookmark manager doesn't work, and there's no syncing. Interesting how I get voted down because people on Hacker News don't know what it means for software to be a "release". It means, a release, as in, not beta, or alpha, or a release "candidate".
pavs 17y ago
On dev channel, both in Mac and Windows, I have had ver 5 running since about last week. I know its kind of hard to believe, but as fast as ver4 was, ver5 'feels' even faster. I didn't know it could be even faster than it already was. Extremely impressed. The dev version on mac is much much better than ver4. This is kinda sad, because this is the first time I had a 'stable' mac browser. Safari has 'beach ball syndrome' and it could be argued that, as far as stability is concerned, safari 4 on mac is like IE6. Firefox was never very stable under Mac (still much better than safari). Experiencing such amazing speed and stability from a google browser, I can't wait to find out what google will bring to the table with Chrome OS when it finally comes out. Exciting times.
delackner 17y ago
I'm happy to see browser competition heat up once again, and Chrome is running my htpc for the limited web usage it needs, but the Mac version 4 was totally unimpressive when you factor in the scarcity and immaturity of the plugin ecosystem, compared to the excellent (and much faster) plugins that I depend on in Firefox(1). Here's hoping they catch up fast. (1) Specifically Rikaichan, which turns on/ off in < 1 second on all my various computers, compared to anywhere from 1 second to 30 seconds (no joke) in Chrome's Rikaikun.

22 points by dcawrey 17y ago

copper 17y ago

They've removed the goat teleportation from this version :'(

transburgh 17y ago

Internal Server Error

romland 17y ago

Since server is still throwing a 500. Another source: http://centralcomputing.blogspot.com/2010/01/tech-mania-download-chrome-5-beta-and.html http://centralcomputing.blogspot.com/2010/01/tech-mania-down... (a bit ad-infested, though. I am not affiliated in any way.)

imurray 17y ago
Or, Google has cached the posted article: http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:www.thechromesource.com/chrome-5-beta-released/ http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:www.thechromesource.com...

est 17y ago

offline full installer without the bootstrapped updater crap http://dl.google.com/chrome/install/307.1/chrome_installer.exe http://dl.google.com/chrome/install/307.1/chrome_installer.e...

kennu 17y ago

Mac download still offers 4.0.249 currently :-/

mshafrir 17y ago
You can use TechCrunch's Chromium Updater to get to the latest 5.0 version. http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/16/our-mac-chromium-updater-stay-up-to-date-on-the-best-versions-of-chrome-for-mac/ http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/16/our-mac-chromium-update...
- llimllib 17y ago
  I had upgraded using that and I didn't even know it.
- pavs 17y ago
  or... just use dev channel. Which automatically updates for you with nightlies. Why would anyone use a third party software to update browser when they already make it extremely easy for you? To update, just use the browser (dev channel), and it will update for you even before the blogheads starts writing about it, with the latest version as soon as it comes out.
  - mshafrir 17y ago
    Was not aware of this, thanks for the heads up.

gabeiscoding 17y ago

> Also, in the Under the Hood tab for Chrome Options, there is a new Content section for fonts, language and Google Gears settings: This is not new as these settings are available in the 4.x version, but I was really hoping they would add a setting to set a freaking default zoom level finally. I've been wanting to use Chrome on my high-DPI HTPC for about a year. Chrome will DPI scale flash, while Firefox does not but the no-default zoom means every tab you create you have to zoom in to get your 6' interface. Also, I tried downloading from the beta channel on windows and got Chrome 4.x (beta). Is there a trick to getting on the 5.x stream?

anigbrowl 17y ago
switch to the dev channelr ather than the public beta, that's where most of the excitement is. It is a bit more alpha than beta, mind - it's not uncommon for major functionality to break for a day and then be repaired the day after.
- gabeiscoding 17y ago
  Cool, and there I discovered a plug-in for my default zoom issue, if anybody is interested: https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/jgfonhdeiaaflpgphemdgfkjimojblie https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/jgfonhdeiaaflpgp...

wvenable 17y ago

Holy version inflation, batman! At this rate, it won't be long before it's 'better' than IE8. :) And poor Firefox, they've got lowest version of any major browser.

anigbrowl 17y ago
Quite. Strangely messy too...option and page menus have the same icon, the appliction doesn't seem to render properly, and a number of other quirks. On the other hand it feels faster: considerably so, in fact.
- JBiserkov 17y ago
  1. right "Wrench" -> Options -> Personal stuff -> Reset to default theme 2. https://tools.google.com/chrome/intl/en/themes/index.html https://tools.google.com/chrome/intl/en/themes/index.html
cracell 17y ago
Under Firefox's versioning system this is 1.5 or so.
houseabsolute 17y ago
I don't know how you can call it a new version with no new features. It's strange.
- InclinedPlane 17y ago
  It's not a new release, it's the beginning of development on a new version because they shipped the old one. This is no different than any other development process ship cycle, one of the first things you do after you ship is rev. the version number for new development. That doesn't mean there's any substantial feature difference, the unusual bit when it comes to chrome is the dramatically open development process of the dev team, which gives anyone in the world the ability to install what are basically automatically updated daily builds just by selecting one radio button over another. By the time that version 5 actually ships it will certainly have new features.

yason 17y ago

Interesting side bit: "For those of you interested in making some money finding flaws in Chrome browser, you probably want to have the latest and greatest version." pointing to http://www.thechromesource.com/know-a-chrome-flaw-google-will-pay-you/ http://www.thechromesource.com/know-a-chrome-flaw-google-wil... Guerrilla tactics for exploit hunting. They'll pay $1337 for each new security problem. How un-Microsoft :-)

pkulak 17y ago

I just want any release version for Mac. Do I have to wait for version 12?

mos1 17y ago
No, you don't have to wait. Posted from Chrome on Mac.
- pkulak 17y ago
  I meant an actual release, not a beta. I'm using Chrome on a Mac as well, but the bookmark manager doesn't work, and there's no syncing. Interesting how I get voted down because people on Hacker News don't know what it means for software to be a "release". It means, a release, as in, not beta, or alpha, or a release "candidate".

pavs 17y ago

On dev channel, both in Mac and Windows, I have had ver 5 running since about last week. I know its kind of hard to believe, but as fast as ver4 was, ver5 'feels' even faster. I didn't know it could be even faster than it already was. Extremely impressed. The dev version on mac is much much better than ver4. This is kinda sad, because this is the first time I had a 'stable' mac browser. Safari has 'beach ball syndrome' and it could be argued that, as far as stability is concerned, safari 4 on mac is like IE6. Firefox was never very stable under Mac (still much better than safari). Experiencing such amazing speed and stability from a google browser, I can't wait to find out what google will bring to the table with Chrome OS when it finally comes out. Exciting times.

delackner 17y ago

I'm happy to see browser competition heat up once again, and Chrome is running my htpc for the limited web usage it needs, but the Mac version 4 was totally unimpressive when you factor in the scarcity and immaturity of the plugin ecosystem, compared to the excellent (and much faster) plugins that I depend on in Firefox(1). Here's hoping they catch up fast. (1) Specifically Rikaichan, which turns on/ off in < 1 second on all my various computers, compared to anywhere from 1 second to 30 seconds (no joke) in Chrome's Rikaikun.