Chrome Extended Stable Update for Desktop Rolls Out October 13

Google released an Extended Stable update for Chrome on desktop on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. The announcement came through the Chrome Releases blog, which the Chrome team uses to publish version updates.

The post is filed under the Desktop Update and Extended Stable updates labels, the categories Google uses for desktop builds and for the slower Extended Stable channel that sits alongside the regular Stable release.

If you are on the Extended Stable channel, this is the update track aimed at you. Google’s post does not list a version number, a list of security fixes or a specific set of changes, so there is no detail in the announcement about what the build contains beyond the fact that it is an Extended Stable desktop release.

The entry is dated Tuesday, October 13, 2026, and appears in the blog’s 2026 October archive. The Chrome Releases blog carries updates across the Chrome ecosystem, including Chrome for Android, Chrome for iOS, ChromeOS, ChromeOS Flex and Android WebView, but this particular post is tagged as a desktop update.

Chrome’s Extended Stable channel is designed for users and organizations that prefer a slower cadence than the standard Stable channel. Google has not said in this post how long the rollout will take to reach all users on that channel, or whether the update carries any security content.

To get it, let Chrome check for updates on your desktop machine, or open the browser’s settings and look for the update option. Users on the regular Stable channel are not the target of this particular announcement.

Earlier this month, Google also updated the Beta channel for ChromeOS and ChromeOS Flex, which TechPulseMind covered on October 5.

Sources

• Extended Stable Update for Desktop — Chrome Releases