Google has introduced that model 138 of its Chrome browser for Mac is the final model that may run on macOS 11 Massive Sur. In response to a help doc, Massive Sur is “exterior of its help window with Apple,” and that “operating on a supported working system is important to sustaining safety.”
Chrome is at present at model 138. In response to Google’s Chrome roadmap, model 139 is at present in beta and is predicted to be launched by the top of this month. Chrome 139 requires macOS 12 Monterey or later. Customers of Chrome on Massive Sur will begin to see a “warning infobar” to tell them of the top of help. It’s unclear whether or not the infobar might be persistent or a one-time warning.
Apple discontinued Safari help for Massive Sur with model 16.6, launched in July 2023. Safari for Mac is at present at model 18.5, however its model will soar to 26 with macOS Tahoe to match Apple’s new OS naming system. Safari 26 requires macOS Sonoma or later.
Notably, Mac OS Massive Sur was the final model of macOS to help Macs with Nvidia graphics playing cards, particularly the 15-inch MacBook Professional fashions with twin graphics from late 2013 and mid-2014, so some customers could also be maintaining them round. Customers on the lookout for a browser that has lively help for Massive Sur can flip to a couple different choices, together with Courageous, DuckDuckGo, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, and Vivaldi. Nonetheless, since Apple not helps Massive Sur, it’s only a matter of time earlier than these browsers drop it, as nicely.
Apple launched macOS Massive Sur in 2020 as the primary OS following the two-decade-long Mac OS X period. The corporate usually ends help for its working methods 5 years after their launch. Macs operating unsupported OSes nonetheless work, however Apple not offers OS updates. In some excessive situations, Apple will present safety patches for sure exploits.
