Google Chomre - new version detection not working

[tbcahill]

The version detection for label googlechromepkg is not working.
When checking if an update is needed the output is:
" INFO : googlechromepkg : Latest version not specified."

This results in the installer being downloaded & installed even when the latest version is already installed.

Full output:
2024-03-12 11:29:03 : REQ : googlechromepkg : ################## Start Installomator v. 10.5, d
ate 2023-10-15
2024-03-12 11:29:03 : INFO : googlechromepkg : ################## Version: 10.5
2024-03-12 11:29:03 : INFO : googlechromepkg : ################## Date: 2023-10-15
2024-03-12 11:29:03 : INFO : googlechromepkg : ################## googlechromepkg
2024-03-12 11:29:03 : INFO : googlechromepkg : SwiftDialog is not installed, clear cmd file var
2024-03-12 11:29:03 : INFO : googlechromepkg : setting variable from argument NOTIFY=success
2024-03-12 11:29:03 : INFO : googlechromepkg : setting variable from argument BLOCKING_PROCESS_A
CTION=prompt_user_then_kill
2024-03-12 11:29:03 : INFO : googlechromepkg : setting variable from argument IGNORE_APP_STORE_A
PPS=yes
2024-03-12 11:29:03 : INFO : googlechromepkg : setting variable from argument REOPEN=yes
2024-03-12 11:29:03 : INFO : googlechromepkg : BLOCKING_PROCESS_ACTION=prompt_user_then_kill
2024-03-12 11:29:03 : INFO : googlechromepkg : NOTIFY=success
2024-03-12 11:29:03 : INFO : googlechromepkg : LOGGING=INFO
2024-03-12 11:29:03 : INFO : googlechromepkg : LOGO=/System/Applications/App Store.app/Contents/
Resources/AppIcon.icns
2024-03-12 11:29:03 : INFO : googlechromepkg : Label type: pkg
2024-03-12 11:29:03 : INFO : googlechromepkg : archiveName: Google Chrome.pkg
2024-03-12 11:29:03 : INFO : googlechromepkg : no blocking processes defined, using Google Chrom
e as default
2024-03-12 11:29:03 : INFO : googlechromepkg : App(s) found: /Applications/Google Chrome.app
2024-03-12 11:29:03 : INFO : googlechromepkg : found app at /Applications/Google Chrome.app, ver
sion 122.0.6261.112, on versionKey CFBundleShortVersionString
2024-03-12 11:29:03 : INFO : googlechromepkg : appversion: 122.0.6261.112
2024-03-12 11:29:03 : INFO : googlechromepkg : Label is not of type “updateronly”, and it’s set
to use force to install or ignoring app store apps, so not using updateTool.
2024-03-12 11:29:03 : INFO : googlechromepkg : Latest version not specified.
2024-03-12 11:29:03 : REQ : googlechromepkg : Downloading https://dl.google.com/chrome/mac/stab
le/accept_tos%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252Fintl%252Fen_ph%252Fchrome%252Fterms%252F%2
6_and_accept_tos%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fpolicies.google.com%252Fterms/googlechrome.pkg to Google C
hrome.pkg
2024-03-12 11:29:07 : INFO : googlechromepkg : found blocking process Google Chrome
2024-03-12 11:29:33 : INFO : googlechromepkg : Installomator did not close any apps, so no need
to reopen any apps.
2024-03-12 11:29:33 : ERROR : googlechromepkg : ERROR: user aborted update
2024-03-12 11:29:33 : REQ : googlechromepkg : ################## End Installomator, exit code 1

[alexandernezis]

You can reference the changes here that will help: #1366

Omaha proxy is dead, so switching to Google API is better

[tbcahill]

Thanks for confirming, would you have any guidance for how to tell installomator to use Google API instead of Omaha proxy, do I need to to create my own version of installomator.sh & deploy to devices?

[AymenAbb]

There's 2 ways of doing that, best way imo you replace the problematic code which is in googlechromepkg.sh. The other is going with custom parameters but that's a bit more work. Go to your script and cntrl + f to find googlechromepkg, where it says appNewVersion= delete everything after the equals sign and set it to

$(getJSONValue "$(curl -fsL "https://versionhistory.googleapis.com/v1/chrome/platforms/mac/channels/stable/versions/all/releases?filter=fraction>0.01,endtime=none&order_by=version%20desc" )" "releases[0].version" )

ps that is grabbed from the linked thread