Chrome Flags Reference

Chrome command line switches and startup flags for automation, headless mode, and debugging.

--simulate-upgrade

What does --simulate-upgrade do?

Simulates an update being available.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --simulate-upgrade using CLI

chrome --simulate-upgrade

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --simulate-upgrade using Puppeteer

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: ['--simulate-upgrade']
});

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --simulate-upgrade using Playwright

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  args: ['--simulate-upgrade']
});

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --simulate-upgrade using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--simulate-upgrade')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)