Download Google Chrome 2.0.172.28

The first stable release of version 2.0 of Google’s web browser Chrome was released on Thursday. The browser is currently only available for Windows XP and Vista. In version 2.0 we mainly worked on the speed and stability of the program. Other notable improvements include the ability to remove thumbnails from the home page, it now remembers what fields have been filled in in the past, and there’s now a full screen option. The full release notes for version 2.0.172.28 can be found below:

A Speedier Google Chrome for all users

It’s been about 8 months since we launched Google Chrome. Aside from exclaiming how fast it is, users have been sending us lots of feedback and feature requests. We’ve increased our focus on speed and also added some of the most-requested features. Some of these improvements made it into the Beta version that we first released in March, and we’ve continued to improve the Beta since then. Today, we are moving the Beta version to the stable channel for all users to enjoy.

Here are some improvements that you’ll notice right away:

• Improved New Tab Page: The most requested feature from users was the ability to remove thumbnails from the New Tab page. Now you can finally hide that embarrassing gossip blog from the Most Visited section.
• Full Screen Mode: If you’ve ever given a presentation or watched a large video using Google Chrome, you might have wished you could use every last pixel on your screen for the content. Now you can hide the title bar and the rest of the browser window by hitting F11 or selecting the option in the Tools menu.
• Form Autofill: Filling out your information in forms over and over again can be tedious. Form autofill helps by showing information you’ve previously entered into the same form fields automatically. If at any point you want to clear out your information, that’s easy to do from the Tools menu.

And here are some improvements that aren’t immediately visible, but will make web browsing with Google Chrome more enjoyable:

• Increased Stability: Google Chrome is more stable than ever–we have fixed over 300 bugs that caused crashes since launch.
• Increased Speed: Making the web faster continues to be our main area of ​​focus. Thanks to a new version of WebKit and an update to our JavaScript engine, V8, interactive web pages will run even faster. We’ve also made sure that JavaScript keeps running fast even when you have lots of tabs open. Try opening a bunch of web applications and then running your favorite benchmark. You can read more about V8 in our JavaScript scalability post on the Chrome blog.