Google will pull the plug for Chrome working on OS X ten.five, aka Leopard, right after it releases version 21, that's presently in beta and can reach the browser's "stable" channel sometime upcoming month, the corporation has announced.
Chrome 22, the browser that just landed from the "dev" channel -- Google maintains 3 major builds for its browser, together with the dev line the roughest-edged -- will not run on OS X ten.five.
"Google Chrome on Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) will cease getting any updates following Chrome 21," Google said on its support web-site. "This involves new attributes, security fixes and stability updates."
Leopard was launched by Apple in October 2007, and as outlined by Web measurement firm Net Applications, accounted for 11.6% of all versions of Apple's OS-powered machines that went on the web in June.
OS X ten.6, or Snow Leopard, and 10.7, superior acknowledged as Lion, possess a mixed share of 84.4%, Net Applications said earlier this month.
Chrome 21 -- the final for Leopard -- need to achieve the stable channel someplace among Aug. 7 and August 21; Chrome 22, the primary that should not get the job done on OS X 10.five, 6 to eight weeks just after that, or from the stretch among Sept. 18 and Oct. 16. Google upgrades Chrome every six to eight weeks.
Google stated the ditching of Leopard was triggered by a wish to help keep customers secure on the web.
"[Leopard] is an OS X edition ... no longer becoming updated by Apple," explained the organization. "While we realize that is an inconvenience, we are creating this transform to make sure we will carry on to provide a safe, safe, and steady Chrome for your most Mac consumers attainable."
Chrome 21 on Leopard is not going to suddenly cease to perform -- even immediately after Google releases the subsequent version, Chrome 21 will continue to run -- however it will not receive the usual automated security fixes or be upgraded.
Other browser makers carry on to help Leopard. Though Mozilla talked about ditching OS X 10.5 assistance final December, Firefox 14, slated to ship next week, will run on Leopard.
Apple has not patched security vulnerabilities in Leopard considering the fact that November 2011, and its final security update, in Could 2012, didn't patch any vulnerabilities. Rather, it only disabled older copies of Adobe's Flash Player, one among the moves Apple produced to stymie the spread with the Flashback malware that infected countless thousands of Macs final spring.
Nor has Apple maintained Safari on Leopard: The last update for Leopard's bundled browser was issued in July 2011.
When Mountain Lion launches later on this month, Apple will in all probability stop serving general security updates for 2009's Snow Leopard.
If Apple hews to its decades-long habit, it can also halt Safari updates for Leopard either instantly just before Mountain Lion ships or quickly afterward.
Customers unsure of which edition of OS X they are operating must pick "About This Mac" in the Apple menu in the far left in the menu bar. If "Version" reads something besides "10.six.x," "10.7.x" or "10.8.x," it can not run Chrome 22.
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