The Chrome Canary Arm64 build is currently in beta.
The absence of native support for Chrome, which is the most widely used web browser in the world, has been a significant drawback for Windows-based personal computers equipped with Arm64 processors, such as Microsoft’s Surface Pro 9 5G. According to a report by Windows Central, Google has finally published a beta version of Chrome Canary that is completely compatible with the Arm64 architecture.
It is expected that the new version will greatly improve Chrome’s performance on Arm64 computers, eliminating the requirement to switch to emulation mode when using Chrome. One user has confirmed that the download is compatible with a Snapdragon 835 system-on-a-chip that is seven years old. The download can be installed on personal computers that are running recent versions of Windows 11 for Arm processors.
Chrome has been accessible on Google’s Chromium on Arm64 for some time now, and it is even available on Linux for Arm64, in addition to being available on iOS and Mac. In addition to this, the Edge browser, which is a version of Chrome developed by Microsoft, has been operating natively on Arm64 for many years. What is the reason for the delay in Windows on Arm64? It is possible that this is due to the fact that there are not a great deal of Arm64 Windows PCs available, and the ones that are available are quite pricey, particularly when compared to Chromebooks.
It is possible that Google is thinking that now is a good moment to launch the function because Qualcomm is about to unveil its Snapdragon X Elite chip, which is a successor to the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 chip. It is based on the most recent 4-nanometer technology from TSMC, and it promises performance that is twice as good as some 13th-generation Intel Core i7 CPUs while using only a third of the power. This will allow it to compete more effectively with Apple’s most recent M-series hardware.
There is a possibility that Windows laptops that use the chip will finally come in a sufficient quantity if they are ultimately able to give performance that has, unfortunately, been lacking in models up until this point. It is anticipated that the Snapdragon Elite X models will be released in the middle of 2024; therefore, it is hoped that Google will be prepared with a reliable version of Chrome. You are able to get the Canary version from this location if you have an Arm64 computer.