If you can appreciate that model, then it gives users a more secure experience. “Google uses a unique approach,” Betlem said. Other browsers, however, did not follow suit. The practice, which Google debuted alongside Chrome in September 2008, riled some users initially, but the criticism soon faded. Unlike other browsers, Chrome updates itself automatically in the background without asking for permission or prompting users that security fixes or new features are available. “If you want to have a safe experience, updates should just happen in the background,” said Peter Betlem, senior director of Flash Player engineering.

The integration, particularly the automatic updating of Adobe’s plug-in, is a first for a browser maker. Google will also employ Chrome’s auto-updater to push Flash fixes to users without notifying them or asking them to approve the download. On Tuesday, the two companies announced that Google would include Adobe’s Flash Player in downloads of Chrome starting with the rough-around-the-edges builds of the browser’s “dev” channel. Adobe’s new partnership with Google will keep Internet users safer because Chrome will automatically update Flash Player without asking users, an Adobe director of engineering said.

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