It's updated roughly every two-three weeks for minor releases, and every 6 weeks for major releases. Stable channel: This channel has gotten the full testing and blessing of the Chrome test team, and is the best bet to avoid crashes and other issues.This allows you to play with our latest code, while still keeping a tested version of Chrome around. You can run all channels alongside all others, as they do not share profiles with one another. The release channels for chrome range from the most stable and tested (Stable channel) to completely untested and likely least stable (Canary channel).