Forcing Updates for Chrome

[stevefitz]

We have a lot of users who aren't updating Chrome. How are you enforcing updates and relaunches to apply the updates? 

[AJPinto]

I use Mac Apps and let Jamf handle it. Google updates the version, Jamf has it the next business day and have Mac Apps configured to deploy within 15 minutes with deferral. I have not had to look at it in months.

If you are on Prem or don't want to use Mac Apps, Patch Management works okay, but I preferred to just use policies over Patch Management. Make a policy with your new target version, deploy to all devices frequency once per device and whatever exclusions and deferrals you want. 

Enabling Auto Updates with a Configuration Profile is not a bad idea, but keep in mind users need to open Chrome for that workflow to update the browser. 

[Jason33]

This is the way.

[Shyamsundar]

Use Mac Apps to automate the Chrome update, or you can also use Patch Management but that's quite manual work where you need to update the packages. 

[karthikeyan_mac]

Jamf App Installers.

https://learn.jamf.com/en-US/bundle/jamf-pro-documentation-current/page/App_Installers.html

[stevefitz]

For those using Mac Apps, what are you setting the update deadline to and the force quite grace period to? 

[mvu]

For Chrome:

• Update deadline

4 hours

• Force quit grace period

15 minutes

[mattjerome]

app auto patch is my go to, it runs monthly. I was using app installers but notification fatigue kicked in for many of my users.