Dev channel

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The Dev channel is a pre-release version of Google Chrome intended for developers and early adopters to test upcoming features and changes before they reach more stable releases.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Google Chrome release channel
pre-release software version
basedOn Chromium
category Dev channel self-linksurface differs
surface form: Google Chrome development channel
distributionMethod download from Google Chrome website
installation via package managers on some Linux distributions
hasPurpose collecting feedback on new browser changes
identifying bugs before stable release
testing upcoming Google Chrome features
hasRelationship parallel track to Beta channel
parallel track to Canary channel
parallel track to Stable channel
hasRisk may be unstable for daily browsing
may contain experimental features
hasStabilityLevel less stable than Beta channel
less stable than Stable channel
more stable than Canary channel
includes experimental web platform APIs
new security and privacy features under test
upcoming user interface changes
intendedFor early adopters
software developers
testers
maintainedBy Google
Google Chrome team
partOf Google Chrome
platform Android
ChromeOS
Linux
Windows
iOS
macOS
relativePositionInChannelHierarchy between Canary and Beta channels
releaseType frequent updates
pre-release builds
requires user opt-in to install non-stable version
softwareGenre web browser
softwareLicense proprietary software
supports Chrome Web Store extensions
Chrome developer tools
synchronization with Google account
targetUserSkillLevel advanced users
developers
updateMechanism automatic updates
usedFor experimenting with new web platform features
testing web compatibility with upcoming Chrome versions
validating extensions against future Chrome changes
website https://www.google.com/chrome/dev/

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Dev channel category Dev channel self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Google Chrome development channel
this entity surface form: Insider Dev Channel
Google Chrome team responsibleFor Dev channel
this entity surface form: Chrome Dev channel
Dev updateChannel Dev channel
subject surface form: Google Chrome Dev