Security News > 2021 > April > Google Chrome 90 released with HTTPS as the default protocol
Google has released Chrome 90 today, April 14th, 2021, to the Stable desktop channel, and it includes security improvements, a new AV1 encoder, and the default protocol changed to HTTPS. Chrome 90 fixes 37 security bugs, including a zero-day used at the Pwn2Own competition and publicly released Monday on Twitter.
Today, Google promoted Chrome 90 to the Stable channel, Chrome 91 as the new Beta version, and Chrome 92 will be the Canary version.
Windows, Mac, and Linux desktop users can upgrade to Chrome 90 by going to Settings -> Help -> About Google Chrome.
With Chrome 90, Google has switched the default protocol to https:// to increase security while browsing the web.
Chrome 90 includes additional protection from NAT Slipstreaming attacks by blocking FTP, HTTP, and HTTPS connected on port 554.
Google Chrome Tab Search feature continues to roll out in Chrome 90, with hopefully more users getting it without having to enable it via a flag.
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