Someone, somewhere, ticked a box on a build farm. The wait is over

Chrome is finally coming to ARM64 Linux devices, years after it turned up on macOS and Windows on Arm.

Google confirmed the impending release (due in Q2 2026) on the Chromium blog and, according to the company: "Launching Chrome for ARM64 Linux devices allows more users to enjoy the seamless integration of Google's most helpful services into their browser."

Chromium has long been available for Linux (and a wide variety of other platforms), however, the operating system in ARM64 guise has lagged behind others when it comes to Chrome, which adds Google's services to the Chromium engine.

At a technical level, the announcement is very much an "about time too." The lack of an official Chrome build was a puzzling omission and a pain point for administrators of fleets of ARM-based Chromebooks. The ability to sign in to a Google account and have services, settings, and bookmarks follow ...