2024-08-28 18:26:34
- Google has revealed that the Chrome browser will debut on new Windows 11 ARM laptops, which are intended to compete with Apple’s MacBooks.
- With Chromebooks on the decline, Google is turning its sights to more powerful platforms.
- The Canary version of Chrome for Windows 11 ARM is now ready for download.
Chrome is coming soon to a new platform, Windows 11 ARM. Along with the launch of a new PC processor from Qualcomm, it looks like 2024 is going to be the year Microsoft and Google take on MacBook laptops with Apple M processors.
Google has its own laptop platform, the Chromebook, but its popularity has declined in recent years, given its limitations and the performance advances of ARM processors, which can now run Windows.
Google has seen the opportunity, and that’s why it’s already has a beta version of Chrome ready for Windows 11 ARM. It is news with important repercussions.
Windows 11 ARM, Chrome’s new platform
The Chrome browser is available for a variety of hardware, from traditional Windows for x86 processors to Android, Chrome OS and MacOS. And it will soon be available for iOS, thanks to the European Union.
But, So far, there is no official version for Windows 11 ARM. Browsers with Chrome’s Chromium engine can be used on Windows ARM, for example Microsoft Edge itself. And even the x86 version of Chrome, using an “emulator”. But it is not the ideal solution.