Security News > 2020 > October > Chrome 86 rolls out with massive user security enhancements
Google has released Chrome 86 today, October 6th, 2020, to the Stable desktop channel, and it includes numerous security enhancements, features, and APIs for developers.
Chrome 86 brings many security enhancements to both desktop and mobile users in the form of increased password security, protection from insecure downloads and form submissions, and biometric protection when auto-filling saved passwords.
With Chrome 86 now promoted to the Stable channel, Chrome 87 is the new Beta version, and Chrome 88 will be the Canary version.
Increased security on Android and iOS In Google Chrome 83, Google rolled out a new feature called 'Safety Check' that performs a checkup of the browser and saved data to ensure it is secure and not compromised.
The Chrome 86 release also includes numerous patches for security vulnerabilities.