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Connect for Chrome Release Notes

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The latest version of Connect will be available on the GA date from:
Linewize Filter > Configuration > Agent Downloads.

Connect for Chrome 3.7.2 (December 2025)

GA: 17 - 19 December 2025

What's New

  • We added a minor update to improve our internal debugging telemetry.
  • We removed a one-time pop-up that previously appeared when students first accessed Classwize Chat.

Connect for Chrome 3.7.1 (December 2025)

GA: 11 - 16 December 2025

What's New

  • We made changes to support an upcoming enhancement that will give schools and districts more control over specific types of online content.  

Connect for Chrome 3.7.0 (December 2025)

GA: 4 - 9 December 2025

What's New

  • We fixed a critical Classwize Focus issue affecting Chromebooks and Windows devices in Companion Mode after the ChromeOS v142 update. Focus sessions now run reliably. 

Connect for Chrome 3.6.6 (October 2025)

GA: 23 - 27 October 2025

What's New

  • We’ve added improvements to help the extension run more reliably. These updates will allow us to better monitor performance, identify potential issues, and ensure a smoother experience for schools in future updates.
  • We identified edge cases where the Connect application and extension in Companion Mode could lose connection and fail to retry, resulting in the Connect application continuing to filter within the companion browser. We have enhanced our retry logic to prevent these issues and maintain consistent connectivity.

Connect for Chrome 3.6.5 (September 2025)

GA: 11 - 16 September 2025

What's New

  • We fixed an issue where the extension blocked access to private IP addresses (such as security cameras and printers). The extension now bypasses private IPs so Companion Mode devices can access internal school resources without interruption.
  • We improved Classwize tab functionality to make it more robust and fully compatible with the latest Google Chrome updates and API changes.
     

Connect for Chrome 3.6.4 (August 2025)

GA: 21 - 26 August 2025

What's New

  • We fixed bugs to improve Activity Based Timeline (ABT) reporting and provide a more accurate student activity timeline.

Connect for Chrome 3.6.3 (August 2025)

GA: 7 August 2025

What's New

  • We have improved filtering by getting a fresh verdict whenever a tab’s URL changes, enhancing accuracy on dynamic sites like YouTube and single-page apps.
  • We improved local IP address detection on ChromeOS to prevent reporting incorrect IP addresses.
  • We fixed an issue so school filtering policy always applies when students are connected to a school network, even if Extended Rules are turned on.

Connect for Chrome 3.6.2 (July 2025)

GA: 23 July 2025

What's New

  • We made improvements to how student activity is recorded, so the data is more accurate and reliable.
  • We fixed a bug that ensures inaccurate client dates are automatically corrected using reliable server timestamps, improving data accuracy and data consistency.

Connect for Chrome 3.6.1 (July 2025)

GA: 7 - 8 July 2025

What's New

  • We made backend changes to support upcoming improvements to Activity Based Timeline (ABT).

Connect for Chrome 3.6.0 (June 2025)

GA: 24 - 25 June 2025

What's New

  • We made backend changes to support an upcoming improvement in Classwize. These changes don’t impact current functionality but prepare the extension for future updates.

Connect for Chrome 3.5.1 (May 2025)

GA: 7th - 15th May 2025

What's New

  • We are turning on Activity Based Timeline (ABT) data capture for Connect for Chrome and Companion Mode schools. This backend update improves data quality and prepares for future enhancements to Linewize Filter.

Connect for Chrome 3.3.2 (April 2025)

GA: 10th - 17th April 2025

What's New

  • We fixed a bug that caused Focus tabs to duplicate after editing a paused Focus. Tabs now restore correctly when a Focus resumes, and new resource tabs open as expected.
  • We’ve made it easier to start class with a clean browser window. When a teacher starts a class (manually or on a schedule):
    • If a student only has one new tab open (chrome://newtab or edge://newtab)
      We don’t close it, so the browser stays open.
    • If the student has other chrome:// or edge:// tabs open
      We close those tabs and don’t reopen them.
    • If only chrome:// or edge:// tabs are open (not new tabs)
      We close them and open the Tab Closed page to let the student know their tabs were closed.

Connect for Chrome 3.3.1 (March 2025)

GA: 27th March - 10th April 2025

What's New

  • We fixed an issue where students bypassed filtering on Chromebooks by toggling the Wi-Fi. This action forced the extension into Fallback Mode. The extension is now more resilient under these conditions. 
  • We resolved an issue where staff members couldn't access local resources when the extension was inactive. The extension now behaves properly when inactive and doesn't interfere with website access. 

Connect for Chrome 3.3.0 (March 2025)

GA: 20th - 27th March 2025

What's New

  • We improved the Classwize UI to support Multi Student Focus and fixed two minor bugs. Block rules now apply correctly when teachers add or remove students from a Focus.
  • We updated Pause, Focus and Block rule behaviour. When teachers remove Pause, Focus tabs restore correctly.

Connect for Chrome 3.2.9 (January 2025)

EA: 21st January |  GA: 22 - 29th January 2025

What's New

  • We improved logging to help identify and troubleshoot issues on customer devices running both Linewize and Qustodio extensions for Linewize Parent’s Extended Rules.
  • We improved stability to ensure smoother Classwize performance.

 

Older Release Notes (2024)

Older Release Notes (2024)

Connect for Chrome 3.2.8 (December 2024)

EA: 19th December | GA: 6th - 16th January 2025

What's New

  • We improved logging to automatically collect logs on customer devices to help identify issues quickly.
  • We improved stability to prevent interruptions and ensure smoother Classwize performance.

 

Connect for Chrome 3.2.7 (November 2024)

GA: 26th November - 9th December 2024

What's New

  • We fixed an issue where that caused Classwize Pause and Focus features to stop working in specific cases.
  • We improved stability to prevent interruptions and ensure smoother performance.

 

Connect for Chrome 3.2.6 (November 2024)

GA: 6th - 18th of November 2024

What's New

  • We fixed an issue where if Cloud Safe Network was turned on for Chromebooks under specific network conditions, it caused problems with Classwize.
  • We improved the reliability of Classwize Chat to prevent issues with message sending and receiving.
  • We updated the local storage removal process to avoid the Connect for Chrome extension from freezing.

 

Connect for Chrome 3.2.4 (October 2024)

Beta: 15th October | GA: 16th - 29th October 2024

What's New

  • We updated the pop-up error message in the extension to show potential misconfiguration in Google Admin.
  • We resolved an issue with certain websites being stuck on loading.

 

Connect for Chrome 3.2.3 (September 2024)

GA: 4th September - 16th September 2024

What's New

  • We updated Connect for Chrome to maintain compliance with Google Web Store policy.

 

Connect for Chrome 3.2.2 (August 2024)

GA: 29th August - 2nd September 2024

What's New

  • We resolved an issue where closing a Google Chrome window with the extension disrupted internet connections across all Google profiles.
  • We fixed an issue where the extension failed to update configurations after being inactive for 10 minutes, ensuring periodic checks and updates after hibernation.
  • We increased polling intervals for customers using Student Auto Enrollment (SAE) with Walled Garden turned on.

 

Connect for Chrome 3.2.0 (June 2024)

Beta: 25th June | GA: 11th July 2024

What's New

  • We added Connect for Chrome v3 to the Chrome Web Store to meet Google’s requirements.
  • Devices running Chrome OS 110 and above will automatically update to Connect for Chrome v3.2.0.
  • Devices below Chrome OS 110 will remain on version 2.4.1; affected customers were contacted.

 

Connect for Chrome 3.1.2 (June 2024)

Beta: 4th June | GA: 11th July 2024

What's New

  • We improved monitoring capabilities to identify and fix Classwize issues.
  • We added a Send Diagnostics feature to submit logs directly from the extension.
  • We resolved an issue causing some devices to enter Fallback Mode incorrectly.

 

Connect for Chrome 3.1.1 (May 2024)

GA: 6th May 2024

What's New

  • We rebranded the extension with Linewize logos.
  • We enabled authentication with striped domain usernames.
  • We resolved issues with Classwize Tools, Safe Search, and configuration retrieval on Chromebooks.

 

Connect for Chrome Education 2.4.0 (April 2024)

Beta: 5th April | EA: 8th April | GA: 19th April 2024

What's New

  • We improved Classwize browser tab management.
  • Blank tabs and blocked pages are now removed at the end of Focus sessions.
  • Websites prompting to save before closing no longer interfere with Rules or Pause.

 

Connect for Chrome Education 2.3.2 (February 2024)

Beta: 12th February | EA: 12th February | GA: 20th February 2024

What's New

  • Empty Chrome tabs now display on the student tile.
  • Student tiles no longer time out when a blank tab is open.
  • Chrome popups now display on the tile and in Live View.

 

Connect for Chrome Education 2.3.1 (February 2024)

Beta: 30th January | EA: 1st February | GA: 8th February 2024

What's New

  • Student tiles now show activity immediately when scheduled classes start.

 

Older Release Notes (2023)

Older Release Notes (2023)

Connect for Chrome Education 2.3.0 (December 2023)

GA: 21 December 2023

What's New

  • We improved Classwize Focus functionality for a smoother experience.
    • When a teacher creates a Focus, the new tab opens on a student's device only if a student does not already have the tab with that Focus open.
    • When a tab matches the Focus URL or domain, the tab is left open.
    • When a Focus ends, the Focus tabs open and restore only the closed ones (those that closed when the Focus started).
    • When a Focus ends, all blocked page tabs are closed.
    • If the student closes all Focus tabs that match a Focus domain and then a teacher edits the Focus by adding or removing a URL or domain, the Focus will be updated on the student's device.
  • We fixed Safe Guard blocking, allowing access to public Wi-Fi.
  • We improved the way we store and send connections in the Connect extension.

 

Connect for Chrome Education 2.2.4 (November 2023)

GA: 30th November 2023

What's New

  • Connection reports now show the Serial Number of Chromebooks. You can find the Serial Numbers of Chromebooks in the Machine Name field in Advanced Connection reports.
  • We have resolved an issue of Classwize duplicating tabs upon unpausing. Pausing and unpausing students in Classwize should now function as expected, with no duplicate tabs opening on unpause.
  • Fixes have been implemented in Classwize to enhance the Focus functionality. Using Focus in Classwize will no longer result in the opening of duplicate tabs with the same URL. When you end focus, it will only reopen the initial tabs that were present when the focus started.

 

Connect for Chrome Education 2.1.9 (February 2023)

GA: 9th February 2023

What's New

  • We decreased the installer size by approximately 40 MB, ensuring a faster and more efficient download and installation process.
  • We enhanced performance and readability by removing unnecessary data from reports.
  • We reduced polling frequency to improve system performance and reduce network load

Older Release Notes (2022)

Older Release Notes (2022)

Connect for Chrome Community 1.3.4 (September 2022)

What's New

  • This release fixes an issue that could prevent students from accessing Google Docs when they were at home or out of school hours.

 

Connect for Chrome Community 1.3.3 (September 2022)

What's New

  • This release of the Linewize Connect for Chrome Extension - Community 1.3.3 includes support for Railway Switch when manually enrolling a student.

 

Connect for Chrome Education 2.1.0 (September 2022)

What's New

  • Stop Chromebook users signing into non-School Google accounts
    • Our new safety feature allows schools to stop users from signing into non-school Google accounts and domains, including users’ personal Gmail accounts.
    • IT administrators can create a list of official domains of the school, district, state, or approved providers, and any accounts that do not match these domains cannot log in. Support is coming for Windows and Mac.
  • Improved performance and reduced CPU use by the extension
    • We’ve optimized the way the Connect Chrome extension gets its filtering policy from the cloud. This resulted in faster page load times and reduction in CPU use when the policy is processed.
  • Support for Smoothwall
    • We’re extending our class management support to Smoothwall for our users in the UK.
  • We’ve fixed an issue with screenshots that caused rate limiting to switch on.