1:30 Google has touted its Chrome browser as all you need for desktop computing on any operating system. But the search giant said in a blog post Friday that it will gradually be phasing out the browser's apps for Windows, Mac and Linux machines.

The apps range from photo-editing program to games like a now-discontinued version of. You download them from the, launch them from the Chrome browser and they open in a separate window, as if they were a program installed on your hard drive. You're not alone. Google said in that few people who use Chrome on Mac, Windows and Linux machines also use the apps. The wind-down will be gradual, with apps published in late 2016 being available only to those using a Chrome OS machine. Existing apps will remain available for a bit on all platforms, and developers will be able to keep them updated. The Chrome Web Store will stop showing Chrome apps for Windows, Mac and Linux machines in the second half of 2017, and the apps will stop loading entirely by early 2018.

The timeline will hopefully let app developers come up with alternatives for their programs before the 2018 shutdown. Antri rsi for mac 2017.

Chrome Quietly Drops Support For Macbook Pro

Bad news if you're still using OS X 10.9 Mavericks – Google has quietly dropped Chrome support, forcing users to upgrade to a more modern version of Apple's operating system. Any Chrome fans with an old Mac will need to switch to OS X 10.0 Yosemite or later – or switch to a different browser.

The latest versions of and still support Mavericks, but now requires Yosemite. Alternatively, you could stick with Safari. Check out the 'Updates' tab on the app store to see the latest version available for your OS. Who still uses Mavericks? Mavericks made its debut in 2013, and all subsequent versions of Apple's operating system were free to download. However, according to web analytics site, many people decided to stick with what they knew, and Mavericks is still the operating system of choice for 3.38% of Mac users worldwide.

Chrome Quietly Drops Support For Mac Free

Estimates that there are 180 million devices running macOS, which means 6,084,000 people could suddenly find themselves browserless. That's the second piece of bad news for owners of older Macs. At its 2018 WWDC conference, Apple announced that its latest operating system, won't support Macbooks released before 2012. If your hardware can't keep up, this might be the right time to look for. Check out all the new features coming in Via.