Oliver Haslam·

Google Chrome Build For Apple M1 Macs Is Coming Today

After something of a false start yesterday, Google intends to launch its Apple silicon build of Chrome today, according to reports.

The build was initially released on Tuesday, but was later pulled by Google after it was found to be causing issues for some users running Intel Macs. After the build was removed, Google said that it would be making another run at the release today.

The idea of launching a special version of Chrome that’s designed for use on Apple silicon Macs is fairly simple. By removing the need for Chrome to run via Rosetta 2 emulation, the browser can run natively on Apple’s new M1-powered Macs.

Right now there are only three Macs that run the M1 SoC, with a MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini avialable.

By running native apps can use less power and resources, allowing them to run more quickly in the process. We’ve already seen very impressive benchmarks for the first wave of M1-powered Macs for both native and emulated apps, but things are absolutely more promising when apps are built with Apple’s new chips in mind.

There’s no telling quite when Google will have another pass at launching the updated Chrome to users, but if it says we can expect it today we don’t have too much longer to wait.

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