Firefox will be the only browser still supporting macOS Big Sur soon

You need a browser that gets security updates. If you’re still using macOS macOS Big Sur, soon your only choices will be Firefox and Microsoft Edge.

Four colorful browser logos: a compass, a fox wrapped around a globe, a circular gradient, and a wave-like swirl on a light blue background.

Chrome and Safari (left) have abandoned or are abandoning support for macOS Big Sur

Here’s how crucial it is to use a browser that still get updates. Apple recently defended making developers use its WebKit browser engine specifically on the grounds that browsers are such a target for security issues.

So for safety and privacy as much as for any new features, all users should always use the latest version of whichever browser they choose. But now Google has announced that the current Chrome version 138 “will be the last release to support macOS 11.”

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