Google has announced today that the release of future Chrome and Chrome OS versions is temporarily paused because of adjusted work schedules caused by employees having to work from home due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
"Due to adjusted work schedules at this time, we are pausing upcoming Chrome and Chrome OS releases," the announcement published on the Chrome Releases blog
says.
"Our primary objectives are to ensure they continue to be stable, secure and work reliably for anyone who depends on them."
Focus on security updates for Chrome v80The Google Chrome development team will continue to work remotely throughout the current novel coronavirus outbreak and will prioritize security updates that will be released as Chrome v80 updates.
"We’ll continue to prioritize any updates related to security, which will be included in Chrome 80," Google added.
As proof, Google Chrome
80.0.3987.149 was released right after the company announced that Chrome v81 was delayed, with security fixes patching 13 high severity vulnerabilities.
In a
tweet from earlier today on the Chrome Developers Twitter account, users are encouraged to monitor the
Chrome Releases Blog for new developments and any new info regarding upcoming Chrome and Chrome OS releases.
Chrome v81 announcement posts removedGoogle Chrome v81 was supposed to start rolling out on March 17th according to a
post initially published on the Google Developers blog yesterday.
The new Chrome version should have included support for form elements featuring a modernized look, hit testing for augmented reality, app icon badge support, and initial support for Web NFC.
A full list of Chrome 81 feature deprecations and removals is also available on the
Chrome Platform Status page.
Google Play Console warning (AndroidPolice)On Monday, Google also informed Android developers that they will be experiencing longer than normal app review times due to adjusted work schedules.
As the developers were warned, some of their apps will go through the review process in seven days or more starting this week as reported by AndroidPolice.
"Due to adjusted work schedules at this time, we are currently experiencing longer than usual review times," said A Google spokesperson. "While the situation is currently evolving, app review times may fluctuate, and may take 7 days or longer."
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