The Google Meet hardware OS release schedule provides key dates for firmware and component updates. These updates help keep your devices current and running smoothly.
How often are OS updates released?
Meet hardware typically receives two major ChromeOS updates a year. Each major update is followed by three monthly minor releases that include vital stability fixes and improvements. By focusing our resources on the next major update, we can improve the quality of Meet and fix stability issues much faster.
Timing of firmware & component updates
To ensure your devices remain stable, stay current with firmware and system updates:
- Firmware updates: Vendor-provided peripheral updates are added to ChromeOS only when needed, usually about four times a year. These updates only happen during the first and third (final) minor releases of a major ChromeOS cycle.
- Vendor testing: Vendors are responsible for testing their firmware. Google performs a final validation check before release.
- Unsupported firmware: If you use vendor-provided tools to make firmware updates that aren't part of official Google releases, the firmware is flagged in the Google Admin console as unsupported. Google can't fix issues for firmware that's installed outside of our official release schedule.
- Major component updates: Large system updates, such as the firmware update daemon (FWUPD) or kernel updates, are only done when needed. Each board’s core software is updated once a year, at the start of a new cycle. This schedule helps ensure everything runs smoothly.
Note: We strongly recommend that you only use built-in updates for core components, such as FWUPD or the kernel.
Stay informed
Our Google Meet hardware release notes include updates on all firmware inclusions, major component updates, and fixes. We also publish inclusion schedules to let you know when new OS components will be released.