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From a blog post announcing the software back in October 2017.

We can now detect and remove more unwanted software than ever before, meaning more people can benefit from Chrome Cleanup.

Note this new sandboxed engine is not a general-purpose antivirusit only removes software that doesnt comply with our unwanted software policy.

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You may opt-out by clicking here Edit Story Editors Pick Jun 14, 2020, 08:04am EDT Google Chrome Has MacBook Problems, Apple Silent Gordon Kelly Senior Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own.

But now Google has issued a new warning about the worlds most popular browser.

The flaw is spectacular with graphics shattering into a mass of horizontal blue lines (see examples below) but, understandably, many users are angry.

The response conflicts with the statements from Google Chrome engineers (below) which placed the blame squarely on Apple (a faulty graphics card driver was thought to be a potential cause).

Apple may yet discover the flaw is within its own software, but the response sets up a potential stand-off with Google about this issue, which is unlikely to result in a speedy conclusion.

For macOS users, however, it looks like youre going to have to find another browser until Apple and Google work this out.

If you have a lot of bookmarks in Chrome which sync across devices or rely heavily on Google apps (which tend to work better in Chrome than Safari or Firefox) it looks like youre in for a bumpy ride.

Google Chrome Virus Update Me If

Whether that means Apple is pinning the blame on a third party graphics card driver behind the scenes is unclear, but the company has stated it will update me if there are any developments.

All of which puts the pressure on Google to come up with a fix, if it doesnt want macOS users to desert the browser in the meantime.

Several readers have asked me if this problem affects Chrome on iOS It doesnt because Chrome on iOS is forced to use the WebKit rendering engine used by Safari (just like all third party iOS browsers).

Consequently, the problem on macOS clearly comes down to an incompatibility in Chromium and until one side steps up and issues a fix, the (unsatisfactory) workaround below will be the only option for affected users.

The mouse is above the lines and they dont take up the whole screen, making me think it is a software issue.

I am using an external display, but the result is the same on my almost 4 month old 16 MacBook.

I literally cannot use some Gsuite features as they will trigger the issue.

Is it a known issue Closing and reopening Chrome does not help.

In response, Google engineers have also confirmed the issue, but they report that the problem lies with Apple and macOS rather than the Chrome team.

I have contacted Apple and will update this post when I have more information.

You can do this by pasting chrome:settingssystem in the browser and toggling Use hardware acceleration when available to off.

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