alt Hacker NewsTying the browser version to the system version was a mistake too. Once it stopped getting system updates, it stopped being compatible with big corners of the web that expect Chrome to always be the newest version.
Tying the browser version to the system version was a mistake too. Once it stopped getting system updates, it stopped being compatible with big corners of the web that expect Chrome to always be the newest version.
They had a fix for that in development! Sadly but not surprisingly, it was cancelled:
https://9to5google.com/2024/07/12/chromeos-lacros-ending/