Get more done with the new Google Chrome. A more simple, secure, and faster web browser than ever, with Google’s smarts built-in. Aug 30, 2016 The Chrome Web browser is beginning to dominate the category of software we use for consuming Web content, just as Google also leads in the fields of search, online video, maps, and more. Now that Apple’s ARM-powered PCs have arrived, developers are retooling their software to run natively on the M1 CPU instead of relying on Rosetta 2 emulation. For many of us, Google Chrome is the program we use the most, and according to tweets from the team, you should be able to get an optimized version of the software shortly. Google Chrome is finally available for Apple’s new Macs with its M1 chip after a few roadblocks. The company had to pause the rollout yesterday after many users complained about app crashes. The new version of the Chrome browser was created to run smoothly on devices running Apple's M1 processors, but users have complained the software is crashing their new purchases.

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. This is because without a solid ecosystem, no matter how powerful the chipsets are, no one would want to adopt them.

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The good news for early adopters of the M1 chipset is that if you prefer Google Chrome over Safari, you’ll be pleased to learn that Google has since announced that an M1 optimized version of Chrome is now available for download. This means that this version has been created with the M1 chipset in mind and should hopefully be able to take advantage of the chipset’s features.

We're live now. Head on over to https://t.co/H3bYthKx3z and grab the latest M1 build!

— Mark Chang (@mchang) November 18, 2020

At the moment, Apple has a three-pronged approach when it comes to apps for its new M1 computers. There is the native, optimized version that was created specifically for the M1 chipsets. Then there is the Rosetta 2 translation tool which helps “translate” x86 apps to run on the M1. This isn’t really a long-term solution, but rather it has been designed to help with the transition process.

Lastly, iPhone and iPad apps can now run natively on macOS Big Sur. This is also far from an ideal situation due to the UI design and how some apps rely heavily on touch and gestures, but it does open the door to an even larger library.

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