After clicking the download button on the Chrome website, a choice is provided ‘Mac with Intel chip’ or ‘Mac with Apple chip.’ Google notes that the Intel chip is most common and refers to the M1 chip as ‘Apple chip,’ which is accurate, although most Mac owners are more likely to recognize it as the M1 chip or Apple Silicon. The download button was quickly removed due to an unforeseen problem, but the issue was quickly corrected and the M1 version is currently available again. Google announced the availability of the M1 version of Chrome for the new Mac mini, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air via a tweet. Related: M1 MacBook Air Benchmarks Suggest Apple Mac Silicon Is The Chip To Beat On Windows systems, it competes against Mozilla’s Firefox, which doesn’t have the brand awareness of Google, and Microsoft’s Edge, a relative newcomer that didn’t get off to a great start. Chrome is currently the most popular computer browser and for good reason.
Google chrome for mac for mac os#
In 2009, a beta version of Chrome was made available for Mac OS X, with the full release coming in 2010. Google Chrome was also claimed to provide better security.
Google first launched its Chrome browser in 2008, citing a need for a faster, more stable platform for web apps and modern web content.
Google chrome for mac update#
Using native M1 code provides the fastest experience possible, so it’s nice that Google released this update quickly. Owners of Apple’s newest Mac mini, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air can now download a version of Google’s Chrome browser that is compiled specifically for the M1 chip, rather than requiring the use of the Intel version through the Rosetta emulation layer.
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