# Google Chrome Chrome Beta for Desktop Update

- Product: Google Chrome (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/google-chrome)
- Vendor: Google
- Date: 2026-09-02
- Original notes: http://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/chrome-beta-for-desktop-update.html
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/google-chrome/releases/2026-09-02-chrome-beta-for-desktop-update

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The Chrome team is excited to announce the promotion of Chrome 154 to the Beta channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. Chrome 154.0.8037.0 contains our usual under-the-hood performance and stability tweak…

- **changed** — Chrome 154 promoted to Beta channel with under-the-hood performance and stability tweaks

The Chrome team is excited to announce the promotion of Chrome 154 to the Beta channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. Chrome 154.0.8037.0 contains our usual under-the-hood performance and stability tweaks, but there are also some cool new features to explore - please head to the [Chromium blog](https://blog.chromium.org/) to learn more!
A partial list of changes is available in the [Git log](https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+log/153.0.8010.12..154.0.8037.0?pretty=fuller&n=10000). Interested in [switching](https://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel/) release channels? Find out [how](https://www.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel/). If you find a new issue, please let us know by [filing a bug](https://crbug.com/). The [community help forum](https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!forum/chrome) is also a great place to reach out for help or learn about common issues.
Chrome Release Team
[Google Chrome](https://www.google.com/chrome)