Another option is to continue using the x86-optimized version of Chrome. That’s what Engadget’s Devindra Hardawar did when he reviewed the new M1 MacBook Air. With the help of Apple’s Rosetta 2. M1 Optimized Version Of Google Chrome Now Available By Tyler Lee, on 16:04 PST With Apple taking a huge gamble and ditching Intel and its x86 processors, the company is really banking on developers to start developing apps that are native and optimized for their M1 chipsets.
San Francisco, Nov 18 (IANS) After experiencing a snag on Apple Mac devices with M1 silicon chip, Google was set to roll out a compatible version of Chrome for new macOS products on Wednesday. Google released Chrome 87 yesterday, as well as its first version of the browser for the new Apple Silicon M1 processor. But things haven't gone so well. 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.
© Provided by CNET Apple's M1 chip for Macs is a close relative to the iPhone's A14, but it's more powerful. Screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNETGoogleChrome 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.
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.'
© Screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET
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.
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.
Chrome For M1 Mac Review
A day after the arrival of the first Mac with ARM processors on the market, Google launched a new version of Chrome, number 87 of this browser, version adapted to Apple M1 processorsAlmost by surprise, since Google has never been known for being the first to adopt both hardware and software novelties.
However, the update was very short-lived in 9to5Google, since the company took care of rquickly remove it from your download page, since apparently it is suffering unexpected closures. At the moment, the search giant has not released any statement informing when it will be available again.
Users with one of the new computers that Apple released, who visited the Chrome download page, they had two options to download: The version of Chrome for Intel processors and the version of Chrome for Apple processors.
Users who downloaded the version of this browser for Intel on Apple M1 computers verified how it was automatically downloaded and installed the new version for Apple processors.
Safari Vs Chrome M1
If you are one of the users who is using this version of Chrome for the new Apple processors and the operation leaves much to be desired, the best and fastest solution is uninstall the browser and download the Intel version again.
As expected, this new version for Apple ARM equipment reduces CPU usage by up to 5x, which means an increase in battery life of up to almost an hour and a half. Further, opens 25% faster And the loading time of the pages has also been reduced substantially.
Like the rest of the applications that are already compatible with macOS Big Sur, the chrome logo has also been resided and now it shows a square background with rounded edges conforming to the design that this new version of macOS releases.