How to upgrade Chrome in OS X

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Aug 14, 2018

Simply opening the "About Chrome" interface is enough to trigger Chrome to check for updates and download them if there are any found.

  1. Click the "Chrome" menu

    Screenshot showing the location of the Chrome menu

    This will reveal a menu with lots of options. One of them will be named "About Google Chrome".

  2. Click "About Google Chrome"

    Screenshot of the Chrome menu - click the 'About Google Chrome' menu item

    You will be taken to the About page for Chrome.

  3. Chrome will automatically check for updates

    Screenshot showing the 'About Chrome' dialog - the update section is already checking for updates

    Chrome tells you "Updating Google Chrome..." while it checks for a newer version.

  4. If Chrome finds updates, it will automatically download them - Click "Relaunch" to install them

    Screenshot showing that you need to relaunch Chrome to apply the updates

    Chrome tells you "Updating Google Chrome..." while it checks for a newer version of Chrome (and downloads it if one is found).

  5. When Chrome relaunches, you should be running the latest version

    Screenshot indicating that Google Chrome is up to date

    Chrome now tells you "Google Chrome is up to date".

Congratulations, you have now ensured that your copy of Chrome is up to date.

In normal circumstances, Chrome will keep itself up to date automatically - if for some reason Chrome didn't update itself, please speak to your IT Support team for further help.