Google is trying to separate Chorme browser updates from Chrome OS

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Google is working on a project to separate the Chrome browser updates from Chrome OS in Chromebooks, reported by 9to5 Google. This project is code-named " LaCrOS," the reason for separating the Chrome updates is because every Chromebook will come with an expiration date for software updates.

These software updates come with a package of Chrome apps, one side effect of this process is that it also includes Chrome browser, which means you cannot receive any security updates for Chrome browser once the software updates for your Chromebook expires, after that, your browser will become vulnerable to attacks.

Browser is one of the most used apps in Desktops, Laptops, and Chromebooks, most of the activity whether its work-related or general activity will be done on browsers, like reading news, checking social media, watching media, etc. Chrome is the most used browser in the world and it comes as default for Chromebooks.

So, Google is now working to separate the updates of Chrome browsers with the Chrome OS. 9to5 Google found this through the new flags added to chrome://flags, they also found that this project was previously called "Linux-chrome," they also found a conversation between two developers.

- i thought the point of lacros is to ship trunk chrome to old systems?

-From what I understand, one of the motivations for LaCrOS is that it makes chrome-for-chromeos more like chrome for other systems, where we ship a binary for that os built like we (browser team) want, independent of the toolchain of the os.

"Google appears to be trying to separate Chrome OS system updates from browser updates by including a separate installation of Chrome that can be independently updated."