

January 12: Launch WebAPK → Check whether update is needed (3+ days have passed)įor complete details, including additional triggers that cause Chrome to check the manifest, and potentially request and install a new WebAPK, refer to the Updating the WebAPK section of the WebAPK docs.January 4: Launch WebAPK → Check whether update is needed (3+ days have passed).January 2: Launch WebAPK → No update check (1 day has passed).# Hypothetical update check for Chrome 75 and earlier You can always open the menu and head to Help > About Google Chrome to check for and install any updates immediately, too. It switches to the 30 day interval in unlikely cases where the update server cannot provide an update. Chrome will install both major stable updates and smaller updates automatically when they’re available. Checking for updates every 3 days happens the large majority of the time. January 10: Launch WebAPK → Check whether update is needed (1 day has passed)Ĭhrome checks for updates either every 3 days or every 30 days.

January 9: Launch WebAPK → No update check (From Chrome's perspective this is the first WebAPK launch).
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If any of the key properties have changed, Chrome will request and install a new WebAPK. From the drop-down menu that appears, select Help, then select About Google Chrome. Starting in Chrome 76 (July 2019), Chrome will check the manifest more frequently: checking every 1 day, instead of every 3 days. Chrome periodically checks to see if the manifest has changed, and if a new WebAPK is required.
