This is true. For now I will import all of my Chrome settings into Safari and carry on but a shame Rossetta 2 isn't as foolproof as I would hope it to be.
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Chrome keeps crashing
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BTW you are the only person claiminh Chrome crashes, none of the reviews mentioned anything about it. Make sure it’s not some configuration on your end before jumping to conclusions.
Very very true. I haven’t seen any other mention of Chrome causing issues either. And check that it’s not a Chrome extension that’s the culprit.
It's not a claim it is a fact. As an Apple owner since 1994 and an IT infrastructure engineer for a global firm I think I know my left from my right hand. But thank you for your accusatory input.
Apple fans are so sensitive.
From what I've read, the Chrome beta channel works better on the M1, and other apps based on Chrome will have issues until Chrome works better on M1 on the stable channel. So apps like Slack will probably suck on the battery.
There is no way neither Spotify nor Google didn't receive a M1 mini dev kit over the summer. These are two of the biggest apps around. They likely just didn't prioritize it.
I think the availability of the new M1 Macs and now the earlier-than-expected deliveries weren't planned by 3rd party app devs. Especially Google. I bet in a week or two a LARGE number of apps will come out supporting the new M1 chip.
Appeal to authority!
As a systems engineer for 20 years I can say that you don’t. The reason is there is no virtualizer at play here.
A low post account that starts of with a complaint that no one else has is always dubious.
You should go read JoAnna Stern’s WSJ review where she was running 100 open Crome tabs with out issue. Or your choice of the verge reviews. Or ...
No one else is having any problems with Crome. It’s you. As a IT Professional, you should know that if only one user is having problems then the problem is that user.
Like the poster above me, I’m a system engineer with over 25 years experience.
And I am not sensitive at all about what works and what does not.
Not true. Also mentioned here: https://doesitarm.com/app/chrome/
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There are also several reports on Twitter that Chrome crashes on M1:
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I actually mentioned this earlier in the thread.
I've had Chrome running for the past 5 hours and not had one crash. General web browsing, playing two Twitch streams at once, running things with Flash Player etc. 1Password X, uBlock Origin, Privacy Badger & RES are the only extensions I have installed.
I'm running basic Google Chrome downloaded as soon as I booted up. Is it occasionally a little bit slow on first loading a website? Yep. Fine after that.
I'd say that is logical - also, Google just updated Chrome to be 100% compatible.
So are people who feel they're being accused. Plenty of sensitivity to go around.
I just got mine in and chrome crashed 3x already... same version as you as well...
it’s a fact for your particular case, not necessarily everyone’s!
BTW Rosetta 2 is a code translation tool with some JIT emulation capability; it’s not a virtualization engine (hypervisor). It is translating x86 code to ARM on installation.
I'm also having issues with chrome. Its supper laggy compared to safari, I've crashed it at least 20 times since opening my MBP today
Also nothing to do with Rosetta like the OP speculated. It was crashing due to a chrome bug that affected people that installed today with a workaround to allow Chrome Bluetooth access.