Chrome: Google will soon no longer support this MacOS version

Users of the Google browser Chrome on the Mac, who still work with an older MacOS version, can no longer use current versions in the future. Google officially announced the support for MacOS 11 alias Big Sur. According to the “Platform Status Update” As a new “feature” in Chrome 139 and later the removal of the running capacity for this operating system. Users must therefore have at least MacOS 12 to use a current-and above all regularly to use security gaps-Chrome browser on the Mac.

The operating system is old, but sometimes necessary

MacOS 11 was announced in June 2020 and delivered in November 2020. Among other things, it brought a new look for the surface, the control center from the iPhone and for the first time from the start support for Macs with ARM chip, i.e. Apple Silicon. MacOS 12 alias Monterey, which will soon be requested for Chrome, appeared the following year in October 2021.

The current chrome version under MacOS is 138.0.7204.158. The first version of Chrome 139 can be expected at the end of the month. So if you want to continue using Chrome, you must have updated on MacOS 12 by this appointment. Otherwise, there is only the possibility to use Apple’s integrated safari browser (which is also outdated in MacOS 12) or alternative tools such as Firefox. Firefox 140, the current version of the browser produced by Mozilla, runs from MacOS 10.15 alias Catalina (from 2019).

Chromium also affected by the end of support

Anyone who uses browsers based on the Google Engine Chromium (e.g. Brave or ARC) is also affected by the end of the support for MacOS 11, because Chromium also adheres to Google’s support scheme. MacOS 11 runs on some machines on which MacOS 12 no longer runs. These are iMac, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air – here under MacOS 12 at the IMAC models from 2014, the 2013 MacBook Pro and Air models.

Basically, you should run as current operating systems on your Mac, because only these receive all the security patch made available by Apple. MacOS 11 contains numerous long -closed gaps. You can read how you can install MacOS 15, the current version, on (some) older Macs.