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Google Chrome is coming to Arm-powered Linux devices later this year

The Verge / 3/13/2026

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Key Points

  • Google announced that Chrome will be natively available on ARM64 Linux devices in Q2 2026.
  • This follows previous ARM-native Chrome releases for Apple Silicon Macs in 2020 and Windows on ARM in 2024, indicating a broader strategy to support ARM ecosystems.
  • Google frames the move as addressing growing demand for a Chromium-based browsing experience that integrates Google apps and features on ARM Linux.
  • The article notes uncertainty about whether the demand is existing or yet to come and points readers to Google's Chromium blog for official details.
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You can download Chrome for Linux, and you can download Chrome for Arm devices - but if you've got a computer running Linux on Arm, not so much! Now, Google says it's finally bringing Chrome to ARM64 Linux machines in Q2 2026, following Chrome for Arm Macs in 2020 and Chrome for Windows on Arm in 2024.

Why Arm + Linux now? In a blog post, Google only says that it "addresses the growing demand for a browsing experience that combines the benefits of the open-source Chromium project with the Google ecosystem of apps and features." What we're left wondering is whether Google's talking about existing demand, or demand yet to come.

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