GoogleChrome has reportedly released an updated version that supports Apple's new lineup of Macs with its own homemade silicon. According to 9to5Google, the Apple silicon version of Chrome for Mac is available now.
Something to look forward to: Google is working on a version of its Chrome browser native to Apple's new Arm-based M1 silicon. Day-0 issues are apparently causing the browser to crash, but new.
You can get it from the Chrome site by clicking 'download' and then selecting 'Mac with Apple chip.'
Developers on Twitter also spotted preliminary support for Apple's silicon in Firefox 84 beta, which Mozilla confirmed in an emailed statement. 'We offered Firefox users on Apple's M1 Macs our first native build with Firefox 84 Beta this week,' a Mozilla spokesperson told CNET. 'Native support is coming for Release. Before that happens, there are a number of changes that need to take place, and each of those changes must be tested thoroughly.'
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Apple's M1 chip for Macs is a close relative to the iPhone's A14, but it's more powerful.
Google didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Apple has begun sales of its new $999 MacBook Air and $1,199 MacBook Pro laptops, as well as its revamped $699 Mac Mini no-frills desktop, which all run the new M1 chip that serves as the brains of its computers.
- While I expected developers to rapidly optimize their software for Apple’s new M1-powered Mac lineup, things are moving quicker than I expected. Yesterday Adobe pushed out a beta version of Photoshop for M1 Macs, and now, Google has revealed Chrome is also set to get an optimized version designed for Apple’s ARM-based chip soon.
- Apple's M1 chip for Macs is a close relative to the iPhone's A14, but it's more powerful. Screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET Google Chrome has reportedly released an updated version that.
- Google Chrome built for M1 Macs will be available to everyone soon A version of Chrome optimized for Apple's new ARM-based CPU was briefly available before being pulled due to a bug.