Google Drive for desktop will have support for Macs with M1 in April.

Manuel Alonso

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Drive File Stream will have compatibility with Mac M1

Ever since Macs with Apple Silicon and the M1 chip were released, developers have been putting the batteries together. It is necessary so that your applications are compatible with these new technologies and users can use them without any problem. The new announcement refers to one of the most used applications. Google Drive for desktop will have full compatibility with the new Macs in April.

Google plans to update Google Drive for desktop to be fully compatible with Apple's new Mac M1s in April. The system is normally used as backup and sync that works with Google Drive and Photos. It is a fairly standard client that allows you to sync all (or just some of) your files and / or folders, including images and videos. Currently, the program is designed for Workspace customers and has an on-demand model, although it appears that this will change soon.

Google explained to its users already last year through a document: «Google Drive for desktop is currently not compatible with ARM-based Windows laptops and tablets, including Microsoft Surface Pro X. And Google Drive for desktop not yet compatible with Apple M1 devices ″.

On January 13, Google Drive for desktop was updated giving "improved Apple M1 support." Specifically "fixed remaining M1 chip issues that prevented previous versions of Backup and Sync from running for some users." Nevertheless the program itselfIt is not yet compatible with the new Mac with Apple Silicon and M1 chip. It will be in April when it becomes a reality and version 47.0 is published.

This is the latest application of the Google family to adapt to the new Macs, since Google Chrome was updated in November, in fact very fast and being one of the first to do so.


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  1.   Hector said
    ago 3 years

    I know it's close to April, but I was able to access a beta version of Google Drive and it worked for me after a couple of steps.

    Google announcement February 22, 2021: Apple Silicon (M1) beta
    https://support.google.com/a/answer/7577057

    The version 46.0 of Google Drive allows to install it after accessing permissions to the Kernel extensions. It sounds complicated but it is not and the same Mac guides you.

    Reply to Hector