Chrome version 100 arrives with refreshed logo in tow

Fourteen years after it introduced the world to its clean design and all-encompassing omnibox, the chrome browser has been updated to version 100. For most of its history, the search giant's browser has gained a new version number roughly every six weeks, but last year the company switched to a four week cycle to deliver new features more quickly. The version 100 update is rolling out on stable channels across Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android.

In my part of the world, turning 100 gets you a telegram from the Queen, but Chrome's first triple-digit version has arrived with less fanfare, and more fixes and improvements. The new logo is flatter and more in line with the app icons for the other services.

The removal of lite mode in the browser's Android app is one of the changes coming with version 100 of Chrome. As Craig Tumblison explained in a post last month, the feature has become less necessary as mobile data costs have decreased.

Concerns have been raised that the transition to version 100 could cause issues for websites that only recognize two-digit version numbers. It's likely that any major bugs will have been spotted and fixed by the time the transition is over. If that isn't the case, the browser's version number can be frozen while the issues are addressed.