Skip to main content TechRadar the technology experts Search TechRadar View Profile België (Nederlands) Deutschland North America US (English) Australasia New Zealand Tech Radar Pro Tech Radar Gaming Back to school Nintendo Switch 2 NYT Wordle today Best laptop Best web hosting Recommended reading It’s official: your Intel Mac won’t get macOS 27, with macOS Tahoe 26 marking the end of an era These MacBook Pros and iMacs could be left behind by macOS 16 – which could be called macOS 26 The end of Intel Macs? The latest macOS 16 rumors have me worried about my 2018 MacBook Pro Most Intel MacBook Pro laptops could miss out on macOS 26 according to new rumor – will future updates be Apple silicon only? Does your Mac support macOS Tahoe 26? Here’s the full list of compatible MacBooks and Macs Apple has finally killed the Hackintosh – and my DIY Mac dreams have died with it Edge’s doomed challenge to Chrome is embarrassing for Microsoft – is it time to stop forcing the browser on us in Windows 11? Don’t delay: Chrome ending support for macOS Big Sur shows it’s time to update your Mac Alex Blake 16 July 2025 An upgrade is long overdue When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. New features are coming to Google Chrome (Image credit: Shutterstock - slyellow) Google Chrome will soon end support for macOS Big Sur That leaves only two browsers that work with this operating system If you’re running macOS Big Sur, it’s time to upgrade If you’re running macOS Big Sur on your Mac, we’ve got some bad news: soon, only two of the best web browsers will continue to support this operating system. Once that happens, you’ll have to either install macOS Sequoia or change your browser of choice. The development comes as Google has announced that Chrome version 138 will be the last one to provide updates for macOS Big Sur. After that, Google Chrome will continue to work in macOS Big Sur, but you’ll see a prominent warning message telling you to upgrade. It will also no longer receive updates, which will potentially make it vulnerable to serious security breaches. Going forward, macOS Monterey will be the minimum requirement for Chrome updates. That’ll happen with Chrome version 139, which is expected to arrive on August 5, 2025. You may like It’s official: your Intel Mac won’t get macOS 27, with macOS Tahoe 26 marking the end of an era These MacBook Pros and iMacs could be left behind by macOS 16 – which could be called macOS 26 The end of Intel Macs? The latest macOS 16 rumors have me worried about my 2018 MacBook Pro That will leave Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge as the only popular browsers still supporting macOS Big Sur. There’s no telling how long that support will last, either, so upgrading your Mac is a sensible idea to keep yourself safe. It’s time to update (Image credit: Firmbee.com / Unsplash) Google Chrome is one of the best browsers around, thanks to its speed and huge range of extensions, so losing out on it will be a blow to anyone still running macOS Big Sur. As we mentioned above, there are alternatives, but you may not be using them currently, meaning you’ll likely need to switch over your bookmarks and other browsing data. Apple’s macOS Big Sur update was released in 2020, and the company’s own Safari browser stopped supporting it in July 2023. That alone shows that it’s probably time to install a newer version of macOS on your Mac if you’re still running macOS Big Sur. 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