Chrome 157 fixes over 200 security flaws, 7 of them critical

Google just released Chrome 157.0.8103.38/39 for Windows and macOS and 157.0.8103.38 for Linux, fixing over 200 security vulnerabilities, some of which are critical. According to Google, none of the patched vulnerabilities have been exploited in the wild yet.

Chrome 158 is due to be released in two weeks.

What’s new in Chrome 157?

In Chrome’s “What’s New” page that shows after updating, Google announces a new feature for sending open browser tabs to all (or select) devices. To use this feature, you’ll need to be signed in to Chrome with the same account on all sending and receiving devices (phone, tablet, laptop).

When sending from your PC, you don’t need to use the unnecessarily fiddly method of three-dot menu → Stream, save, and share → Send to my device. Instead, it’s quicker if you right-click on the relevant tab and select Send to my device from the context menu.

When sending from your Android device, open the tab you want to send, then press and hold the address bar and select Send to my device. This has worked this way since Chrome 77 (2019), so it’s not really news.

Security flaws fixed in Chrome 157