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This wikiHow teaches you how to update the Google Chrome browser on your computer and mobile devices. While Google Chrome updates typically install themselves, you can manually trigger an update on a mobile device by using your mobile device's app store, or on a computer by visiting the "About Google Chrome" page.
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Open Google Chrome. This app is a green, red, yellow, and blue circle.
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Click â‹® . It's in the top-right corner of Chrome's window. Doing so will invoke a drop-down menu.
- This icon will be green, yellow, or red if an update is available. [1] X Research source
- On older versions of Chrome, this icon will resemble ☰ instead.
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Select Help . It's near the bottom of the drop-down menu. Selecting Help will prompt a pop-out window.
- If you see an Update Google Chrome option near the top of this menu, click it instead.
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Click About Google Chrome . This option is at the top of the pop-out window.
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Wait for Google Chrome to update. The update process should only take a couple of minutes at most.
- If you see a message here that says "Google Chrome is up to date", your browser doesn't need to update right now.
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Restart Google Chrome. You can do so by clicking the Relaunch button that appears after Chrome finishes updating, or you can simply close and reopen Chrome. Your browser should now be up to date.
- You can check the status of your Chrome browser by revisiting the "About Google Chrome" page and looking for the "Google Chrome is up to date" message on the left side of the page.
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Open your iPhone's App Store. This app is light-blue with a white "A" formed from writing utensils on it. You'll likely find the App Store on the Home Screen.
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Tap Updates . It's in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
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Tap UPDATE next to Chrome. In the "Pending Updates" section near the top of the page, you should see the Chrome icon; the UPDATE button is to the right of it.
- If you don't see Chrome in the "Pending Updates" section, Chrome is up to date.
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Enter your Apple ID password if prompted. Doing so will allow Google Chrome to begin updating.
- If you aren't prompted to enter your Apple ID password, Google Chrome will immediately begin updating.
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Open the Google Play Store. This app is white with a multicolored triangle on it.
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Tap ☰ . It's in the top-left corner of the screen.
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Tap My apps & games . This option is in the pop-out menu on the left side of the screen.
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Tap the Chrome icon. It resembles a green, yellow, blue, and red circle. You should see it in the "Updates" section; tapping it will prompt Chrome to begin updating.
- If you don't see Chrome in the "Updates" section of the My apps & games menu, Chrome is up to date.
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QuestionHow will I be able to update Google Chrome when Windows Vista is no longer supported?Community AnswerYou will not be able to update it on Vista or older. But there is a way! Go to any other computer that has Windows 7 or higher and download it (you should get a file named "ChromeSetup.exe"). Get that file to the computer with Vista (USB stick or any other way). Run it on the Vista system and it should work. I installed it on XP using this method.
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QuestionIf I download Google Chrome on my Android tablet, do I delete the original browser?GaiusGCommunity AnswerNo, your original browser will still be available. As long as you have enough storage space on your device, you can download as many apps as you wish, without anything being deleted or overwritten.
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QuestionWhat do I do if Chrome will not update on my computer?Community AnswerRestart your computer. Go to chrome.google.com. Download the installer (you should get a file named "ChromeSetup.exe). Uninstall chrome. When the uninstall is done, run the file ChromeSetup.exe that your downloaded. That should do the trick.
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1. Open Chrome
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2. Click the menu.
3. Click Help
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4. Click About Google Chrome
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5. Wait for Chrome to update.
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