ChromeOS Long-term Support (LTS) release notes

Last updated on: January 22, 2025

For administrators who manage Chrome browser or ChromeOS devices for a business or school.

The long-term support channel (LTS) has a slower release cadence than the Stable channel. Devices still continue to receive frequent security fixes, but they get cumulative feature updates every 6 months.

For more details, see Long-term Support (LTS) on ChromeOS.

ChromeOS LTS 132 feature summary (Chrome 127 - Chrome 132)

  • ChromeOS Long-term Support Candidate (LTC) 132 release is scheduled on January 21, 2025.
  • ChromeOS Long-term Support (LTS) 132 release is scheduled on April 8, 2025.

 For more details, see Chromium Release Schedule.

Chrome browser updates Security/ Privacy User productivity/ Apps Management
127: App-bound encryption for cookies    
127: Chrome Profile Separation - policy improvements    
127: Enhanced Safe Browsing promos on iOS    
127: Entrust certificate distrust    
127: Generating insights for DevTools console warnings and errors    
127: HTTPS-First Mode in Incognito    
127: Migrate extensions to Manifest V3 before June 2025
127: Policy to configure ACG for browser process    
127: Simplified sign-in and sync experience on Android    
127: Additional Safe Browsing telemetry about pages     
127: Updated password management experience on Android  
127: Watermarking    
127: Automatic fullscreen content setting    
127: Deprecate mutation events    
127: Keyboard-focusable scroll containers    
127: Support for not condition in ServiceWorker static routing API     
127: New and updated policies in Chrome browser    
127: Removed policies in Chrome browser    
128: Search your history in Chrome with AI    
128: Admin-configurable site search  
128: Handling undecryptable passwords in Password Manager    
128: Inactive Tabs    
128: New PromotionsEnabled policy replaces PromotionalTabsEnabled    
128: Revamped Chrome Safety Check on Android    
128: Rust JSON Parser    
128: Tab Groups on iPad    
128: Updates for CookiePartitionKey of partitioned cookies    
128: Deprecate CHIPS and Relaunch in WebView    
128: Isolated Web Apps    
128: Rename position-try-options to position-try-fallbacks    
128: Google Calendar Card on the New tab page    
128: New and updated policies in Chrome browser    
128: Removed policies in Chrome browser    
129: Tab compare    
129: Chrome no longer support macOS 10.15  
129: Ad-hoc code signatures for PWA shims on macOS    
129: Certificate Manager on Windows and macOS    
129: Chrome Security Insights  
129: Deprecate Safe Browsing Extended reporting    
129: Inactive tabs on Android    
129: New option in HttpsOnlyMode policy  
129: Screenshot protections    
129: Sync tab group    
129: Google Play Services fixes issues with on-device passwords    
129: Deprecate the includeShadowRoots argument on DOMParser    
129: Deprecation of non-standard declarative shadow DOM serialization    
129: Rename inset-area to position-area    
129: Clear local device data on sign out on iOS    
129: Toolbar customization    
129: Google Password Manager Passkey usage on ChromeOS    
129: New and updated policies in Chrome browser    
130: Desktop toasts    
130: Platform picker for screen sharing on macOS     
130: New Account menu    
130: PDF Viewer on Android    
130: Tab freezing on Energy saver    
130: Compression dictionary transport with Shared Brotli and Shared Zstandard    
130: Keyboard-focusable scroll containers    
130: Support non-special scheme URLs    
130: Chrome on Android now supports third-party autofill and password providers  
130: <meter> element fallback styles    
130: New and updated policies in Chrome browser    
130: Default change for GenAI policies    
130: Support for user-level settings on Custom configurations     
130: Audit-only URL navigation rules    
131: Search with Google Lens on iOS    
131: Asynchronous real-time Safe Browsing check    
131: Ad-hoc code signatures for PWA shims on macOS    
131: Choose from Google Drive on iOS    
131: Chrome PDF Viewer OCR    
131: Chrome on iOS promo on Desktop NTP    
131: Cross profile password-reuse detection    
131: Chrome on Android now supports 3P autofill and password providers  
131: Deprecate Safe Browsing Extended reporting    
131: Entrust certificate distrust    
131: Insecure form warnings on iOS    
131: PartitionAlloc with Advanced Checks (PA/AC)    
131: Simplified sign-in and sync experience    
131: Tab freezing on Energy saver    
131: Update Google Play Services to fix issues with on-device passwords    
131: X25519Kyber768 key encapsulation for TLS    
131: Deprecation of CSS Anchor Positioning property inset-area    
131: Improvements to styling structure of <details> and <summary> elements    
131: Keyboard Lock and Pointer Lock permissions    
131: Remove non-standard GPUAdapter requestAdapterInfo() method    
131: <select> parser relaxation    
131: Support external SVG resources for clip-path, fill, stroke, and marker-* properties    
131: Support non-special scheme URLs    
131: Translate for Search with Google Lens    
131: New policies in Chrome browser    
131: Removed policies in Chrome browser    
131: GenAI Defaults policy    
131: Chrome extension telemetry integration with SecOps    
131: Customized Chrome Web Store for Enterprises    
131: Chrome Enterprise Data Controls: Clipboard    
131: Screenshot protections    
132: Search with Google Lens    
132: Network Service sandboxed on Windows    
132: Ad-hoc code signatures for Progressive Web App shims on macOS    
132: Batch upload    
132: Connectors Disclaimer workflow updates    
132: Updates to desktop identity model    
132: HTTPS-First Mode for Typically Secure Users    
132: Passkeys on iOS  
132: Password Leak Toggle Move    
132: Removal of old Headless from the Chrome binary    
132: Remove ThirdPartyBlockingEnabled policy    
132: Remove enterprise policy used for legacy same site behavior    
132: Support non-special scheme URLs    
132: Translate for Search with Google Lens    
132: User Link capturing on PWAs  
132: Keyboard-focusable scroll containers    
132: Remove prefixed HTMLVideoElement fullscreen APIs    
132: Throw exception for popovers or dialogs in non-active documents    
132: New policies in Chrome browser    
132: Removed policies in Chrome browser    
132: Customized Chrome Web Store for enterprises  
132: Server Root Certificates for Chrome Enterprise  
132: File Download Encryption for DLP Rules    
ChromeOS updates Security User productivity/ Apps Management
127: Chrome Enterprise Premium for file transfers on ChromeOS    
127: ChromeOS video conferencing: DLC states for features    
127: Audio Bluetooth telephony    
127: OCR on Backlight    
127: Firmware update instructions    
127: Read Aloud in Reading Mode    
127: Classroom Glanceables    
127: PDF page deletion and reordering    
128: Snap groups on ChromeOS    
128: Data processor mode: EU-wide rollout     
128: Privacy Controls: Geolocation    
128: ChromeOS privacy control reminders on app settings page  
128: Store aggregated vitals data with one-year retention    
128: OCR in ChromeOS Camera App    
128: Magnifier follows Chromevox    
128: Auto Gain Control enabled by default    
128: APN management    
128: Pinned notifications on ChromeOS    
129: Chrome Enterprise Premium for file transfers on Managed Guest Sessions    
129: Educators Appreciation wallpaper    
129: Display brightness controls    
129: Peripheral Welcome experience    
129: Managed accounts no longer synced as secondary accounts on Android  
129: Live Translate    
129: Keyboard brightness controls    
129: Keyboard shortcut for Select-to-Speak    
129: PIN as an authentication factor    
129: Automatic reload of sign-in screen    
129: Workspace file types supported in Google Drive    
129: Battery Icon updates    
130: Quick Insert    
130: Settings and shortcuts changes    
130: Focus on ChromeOS    
130: Enhanced access for Drive files    
130: New suggestions in Tote    
130: Welcome Recap    
130: Studio-style mic    
130: AI-powered Recorder app     
130: Content scanning for Managed Guest Sessions  
130: Additional URLs allowed in Kiosk mode  
130: Appearance effects    
130: More accessible privacy controls     
130: Enhanced keyboard brightness controls    
130: Enhanced display brightness controls    
130: Help me read on ChromeOS     
130: Multi-calendar support     
130: Picture-in-Picture windows    
130: Improved ARC++ user experience    
130: New policy to control Access Point Names     
130: Microsoft SCEP SID update    
131: ChromeOS Flex auto-enrollment    
131: ChromeOS Flex forced re-enrollment    
131: Quick Answers styling refresh    
131: Split DNS for ChromeOS    
131: ChromeOS Back To Safety  
131: Flash notifications    
131: Microsoft SCEP SID update reminder    
132: Customized Chrome Web Store for enterprises    
132: Native Client (NaCl) support ending on ChromeOS    
132: Onboarding refresh    
132: Migrate data for graduating students  
132: Rounded corners for Apps    
132: ChromeOS Passwordless Authentication    
132: Face control on ChromeOS  
132: Turn off the touchpad     
132: Password Manager biometric authentication    
132: Apps discovery removed from Explore    
132: Remote management for idle devices    
132: ChromeOS device Bedtime Hours policy    
132: Improved management disclosure on locked device    
Admin console updates Security User productivity/ Apps Management
127: Configure ChromeOS User & browser settings with Google groups    
127: Add managed browsers to groups for group-based policy management    
127: Filter for popular and recently added settings with policy tags    
127: Revamped ChromeOS device list and details    
128: Chrome profile separation - new deployment guide     
128: Chrome Enterprise Data Controls: Clipboard    
129: Extension Risk Score on the Apps and Extensions Usage report    
130: Chrome Security Insights  
130: Extension risk score Phase 2  
131: DownloadRestrictions policy support on Android  
131: Enterprise Policy to force adaptive buffering for WebAudio Rendering    
131: Generating insights for Chrome DevTools Console warnings and errors    
131: Recommended policies in the Admin console    
132: New Chrome user management capabilities in the Admin console    
132: Copy Source conditions in Chrome DLP Paste rule    
132: Generating insights for Chrome DevTools Console warnings and errors    
132: Professional Chrome Enterprise Administrator certification    
132: Legacy Technology Report    
132: Recommended policies (user can override a policy value)  
132: Updated Managed browser list: Most Recent Google Update Activity    

 

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