If you’re a Chrome user still running macOS Big Sur, you’ll soon have to decide which of the two you’ll want to update, as Google just confirmed it’s dropping support for macOS 11. Here is the timeline.
Chrome 139, expected to ship on July 30, won’t run on macOS 11
In its Chrome Platform Status page, Google has confirmed that Chrome 138 will be the last version to support macOS 11, with Chrome 139, scheduled to ship on July 30, requiring macOS 12 or newer.
Here’s the full announcement from Google:
Chrome 138 will be the last release to support macOS 11; Chrome 139+ will no longer support macOS 11, which is outside of its support window with Apple. Running on a supported operating system is essential to maintaining security.
On Macs running macOS 11, Chrome will continue to work, showing a warning infobar, but will not update any further. If a user wishes to have their Chrome be updated, they need to update their computer to a support version of macOS.
For new installations of Chrome 139+, macOS 12+ will be required.
In essence, this means that the browser will continue to work on unsupported systems, but it will display a warning and no longer receive new features or updates. For new installations of Chrome, macOS 12 or later will be required outright.
If you’ve been holding off on updating macOS but want to keep getting the latest Chrome features and security fixes, now might be the time to make the jump. However, if you’re stuck on Big Sur due to older hardware, it might be worth exploring other browsers (while they still support older macOS versions, too).
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