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Why is google chrome no longer avilable on the app store?

I recently had to take my MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016) to an Apple Authorized provider to have diagnostics run on it because it wouldn't start up after I attempted to update the system to Big Sur. I've since had it returned, and it's functional now, but the data was wiped from the machine (no biggie, I don't really care because I have everything I care about stored on iCloud), but upon redownloading a bunch of the apps that I used previously, I noticed that Google Chrome isn't available on the App Store for MacOS.

Is this something that is going to continue? Is it an issue between the interests of Google and Apple? Will Google be made available again in the future? I use Google chrome for literally everything because I hate the way Safari functions and looks. I don't want to have to use Safari forever.

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Posted on Sep 15, 2021 3:26 PM

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Posted on Sep 18, 2021 4:38 AM

orionleopard:

Google Chrome for macOS (from their servers.) A download for macOS 10.11.6 & Later:

• Google Chrome - Download the Fast, Secure Browser from Google

https://www.google.com/chrome/

[•Explore: Google tools] ➾ https://www.google.com/chrome/browser-tools/

An iOS Google Chrome browser app is for iPhone and iPad only, from App Store:

• Google Chrome on the App Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/google-chrome/id535886823

Also a 'chrome-like' browser for macOS is available from Brave.

Said to be 3x faster than Chrome. Fast/private with Adblocker.

• Brave Browser:

https://brave.com/

[Not certain of 'evolving compatibility' with newest macOS.]

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Sep 18, 2021 4:38 AM in response to orionleopold

orionleopard:

Google Chrome for macOS (from their servers.) A download for macOS 10.11.6 & Later:

• Google Chrome - Download the Fast, Secure Browser from Google

https://www.google.com/chrome/

[•Explore: Google tools] ➾ https://www.google.com/chrome/browser-tools/

An iOS Google Chrome browser app is for iPhone and iPad only, from App Store:

• Google Chrome on the App Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/google-chrome/id535886823

Also a 'chrome-like' browser for macOS is available from Brave.

Said to be 3x faster than Chrome. Fast/private with Adblocker.

• Brave Browser:

https://brave.com/

[Not certain of 'evolving compatibility' with newest macOS.]

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Sep 15, 2021 3:27 PM in response to orionleopold

Google Chrome is available at the developers website, as it always has been.

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Oct 13, 2021 9:08 AM in response to Lizlongandprosper

Yep, was on a dozen or so, but likely it was zlr8yourmac.com, where I was a Mod... or my own site that had different name then than this...

x704.net/bbs

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Sep 17, 2021 6:04 PM in response to orionleopold

Google Chrome has never been available from the App Store.

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Sep 18, 2021 5:03 AM in response to K Shaffer

Another vote for Brave! +1 👍

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Oct 13, 2021 5:26 AM in response to orionleopold

I remember you from maybe Appleinsider or some other tech community back in the late 90’s/early 2000s!

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Oct 13, 2021 5:27 AM in response to Lizlongandprosper

Sorry, I thought that was going to be directly replying to BDAqua’s comment.

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