Google Asking Surfers to Test ''Canary'' Build
The Canary Build of Google Chrome is for the adventurous at heart.
Earlier this week, Google said on The Chromium Blog that it released a new, experimental version of its popular web browser, Google Chrome. Dubbed as Google Chrome Canary Build, the company plans to use this platform to test "riskier" changes. With that said, willing participants are warned that it's a highly unstable browser, and will often become unusable.
"The team considered updating the Dev channel more frequently, but doing so would require us to forgo our manual testing pass on these builds," said Henry Bridge, Product Manager. "Even though the Dev channel is often rough around the edges, we realized that this lack of testing would result in a Dev channel that’s too unstable even for early adopters and developers. That’s why, a few days ago, we released a new experimental version of Google Chrome called Google Chrome Canary Build."
Bridge added that Canary has a few limitations: it's only available for Windows, and it cannot be set as the user's default browser. However the platform can be installed in addition to the Dev, Beta or Stable channel of Google Chrome. Adventurous Canary users are encouraged to submit feedback on crashes, performance regressions, broken features and other problems immediately.
"We plan to update the Canary Build more frequently than the Dev channel, with riskier changes, and usually without a human being ever verifying that it works, so the Canary Build is only for users who want to help test Google Chrome and are comfortable using a highly unstable browser that will often break entirely," Bridge said.
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Threaten Google with boycott if it goes against net neutrality!
AGREED!!!
I couldn't believe it when I saw it, but I will drop EVERYTHING google if they do that. Hell, I'll use bing, I don't care.
There's a petition on MoveOn.org for this. Look it up and SIGN IT!!!
Canaries were used to test for poison gas leaks in mining operations before sensitive electronic equipment replaced them. That's because canaries are very sensitive to air toxicities, they die a lot faster than humans.
It's a nice reference for an unstable, un monitored experimental web browser. It should quickly show what works, what doesn't and the benefits are for regular Chrome users
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/385711 [...] d_gadgets/
Irony is the sound made when all of Google's fainboiz are strangely silent. Screw Google.
Jeez, these comments look like how people would respond to an Apple article. Nothing related to the content.
How much unstable? Does it crash like the crappy ages old IE6?
I don't get the first few comments, has google done something to go against net neutrality? I read the article twice and couldn't see anything related to the comments....
what are you guys talking about? petition?
What is the deal? It is like Microsoft releasing "Windows 8" with bad kernels and having the whole unit get fired
I'm pretty sure everyone else is referring to this:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/385711 [...] d_gadgets/
I'm actually not surprised that Tom's hasn't bothered to cover this yet.
I don't get the first few comments, has google done something to go against net neutrality? I read the article twice and couldn't see anything related to the comments....
It's completely off topic but the company that claims that they “don’t do evil” are considering (maybe) doing something VERY evil with a very Evil company (Verizon)
You guys realize that Google is doing this because the FCC gave up on Net Neutrality right? Google is trying to compromise with providers so that they don't run rampant with limiting service.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/385711 [...] d_gadgets/Irony is the sound made when all of Google's fainboiz are strangely silent. Screw Google.
That might just be because there's no news to speak of.
Sadly most of the computer press hasn't kept up with the developments. Nor has its readers, obviously.
That might just be because there's no news to speak of.Sadly most of the computer press hasn't kept up with the developments. Nor has its readers, obviously.
Thanks for the clarity. We're in an age where rumor and circumstance make parties guilty before the "guilty" even have a chance to defend themselves.
Thanks for the clarity.
No worries, shame it's even necessary though.
Here's Verizon's rebuttal since I missed adding it in my initial post.
Haha this story just got hijacked by a previous story regarding Verizon and Google. Pwn3d.
Sorry guys, those statements tell us nothing but what the parties involved would like us to hear. I'll take the NY Times story with a grain of salt, but I'm certainly not going to trust either Google or Verizon to speak honestly about this.
That might just be because there's no news to speak of.Sadly most of the computer press hasn't kept up with the developments. Nor has its readers, obviously.
If this is a big story, why hasn't Tom's covered it?
If this is a big story, why hasn't Tom's covered it?
My point exactly.
Bing is crap. Why dont you guys use Yahoo. Its been around a long time and still going strong!
It's completely off topic but the company that claims that they “don’t do evil” are considering (maybe) doing something VERY evil with a very Evil company (Verizon)
And Intel claims it hasn't been anti-competitive, and so has Microsoft. Oh, and Steve Job's claims you're holding your iPhone wrong. If you take claims at face value you're going to end up a very misguided person. Companies lie, that's a fact of life. They pay entire departments (PR) to lie and spin their way out of everything.
AGREED!!!I couldn't believe it when I saw it, but I will drop EVERYTHING google if they do that. Hell, I'll use bing, I don't care.
beat you to it buddy
IF Google does that with Verizon, I will hate Google. Then I'll regret all of my personal investment into it
google is starting to slow down a lot. when it has a fresh install it's fast but after a few days it starts to get slow to the point where it can't find the web pages you are looking for. i am back to firefox. maybe it's because they are trying to send all your info to google
Ride the sicky gnar-gnar broski! i thought it said it needs surfers?
I'll recommend this to my friend who's a Chrome fan.
google is starting to slow down a lot. when it has a fresh install it's fast but after a few days it starts to get slow to the point where it can't find the web pages you are looking for. i am back to firefox. maybe it's because they are trying to send all your info to google
Every, and I mean every benchmark, gives Chrome about twice the speed of FF. And that lasts, even after a few days. Being a fanboy is not a good thing...
But try Opera - even faster than Chrome, and just as independent from Google as FF.
Every, and I mean every benchmark, gives Chrome about twice the speed of FF.
Too bad benchmarks are, for the most part, meaningless. I've used Chrome and it isn't twice as fast... unless I run Peacekeeper.
Benchmarks NEVER depict real-world experience.
I would like to defend Google about misinformation. The public statement from Google regarding the Verizon deal is not tiered internet. It is about allowing higher priority to certain types of applications, not certain websites. This means that video may be given higher priority than VOIP because it requires it to run properly. The question is, how does Google actually benefit from this deal? It seems to be that this is a regulation issue that they should both be dealing with the government, not each other.
This build sounds more dangerous than C4.