Google does not link to full installers on the official download page of the Chrome web browser. The installer requires an Internet connection and Google gets data during installation such as the date of installation, information about the system or if the installation fails.ĭownsides to net installers are that you cannot install them on offline machines, that you may run into issues installing them on devices with slow Internet connections, and that net installers are not ideal if you want to install the browser on multiple machines as you would download it for each device individually instead of just once.

Google benefits from net installers as well as it gets more data about the installation process. While that is not the end of the world thanks to Chrome's automatic updating system, it still means that you will have to check for updates on first launch to make sure the latest version is installed. Offline or full Chrome installers are linked to a specific version which may be outdated. On the positive side, whenever you run the installer, the latest version of Google Chrome gets downloaded and installed. The installers provide advantages to both the user and Google but also some disadvantages. A net installer, as the name implies, requires a network connection during setup as it needs to contact Google servers to download the browser's components for installation.

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