Google has officially released Chrome version 100

In 2008, Google introduced the world to the elegant design and all-encompassing “omnibox” of Chrome. Now, the company says it has updated the software to its 100th version. The Google Chrome browser used to get a new version number every six weeks, but last year Google moved to a four-week cycle to provide new features faster. Updates for Android, iOS, Mac OS X, and Windows are currently being rolled out to the stable channels, the company notes.

Chrome 100 comes with a new logo when you install the new version of the app. Since 2008, the browser has gone through three different iterations, the most recent of which flattens the logo completely. As you can see below, the shadows have been removed, and the colours blue, red, yellow, and green have been slightly brightened.

Finally, the components have been adjusted, with the inner circle being somewhat larger and the outer ring becoming slightly thinner. Among the main objectives of this makeover is to make the icons native to each operating system and to optimise their size.

Some of the other changes that will be implemented in the new Chrome 100 will be the removal of “light mode” from the browser’s Android app, which was previously supposed to use less mobile data and load websites faster. Chrome support manager Craig Tumblison noted last month that the feature has become less important as mobile data rates have reduced and Chrome has generally grown more data-efficient.

There have been concerns raised about the possibility that the switch to version 100 will cause problems for websites that are only built to recognise browsers with two-digit version numbers. Because Google has been warning users about the shift for months, it’s probable that any serious flaws have already been identified and fixed before the transition takes effect. Google has stated that if this is not the case, the company will be allowed to freeze the version number of its browser at 99 until the issues have been resolved.