One of the great benefits of Apple moving to Intel CPUs is that we have access to Google’s Chrome browser, which rapidly displaced Firefox as the alternative browser of choice among Windows users after its release in Sept. 2008. For some of us, that is coming to an end in April.
Some Mac users have reported Google Chrome crash on macOS 10.15. The bug is so severe that you may experience numerous crashes in a day hence affecting your browsing activities. Although users have reported the Chrome crashes to Google in a bid to fix Google Chrome freezing on macOS 10.15, Google claims the issue with the latest update of macOS.
Google Chrome 5.0 (May 2010) was the first version available on Macs and Linux; previous versions were Windows-only. It never supported OS X 10.4 Tiger and initially required OS X 10.5 Leopard, which it abandoned on Sept. 15, 2012 with the release of Chrome 22. Version 39 (Nov. 2014) left behind 32-bit only Macs (Core Solo and Core Duo models from 2006), although it worked just fine on 64-bit Macs running OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
This time Google isn’t just leaving behind one or two versions of OS X – it’s dropping OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.7 Lion, and 10.8 Mountain Lion. Those were release in August 2009, July 2011, and July 2012, respectively, with Mountain Lion last updated in October 2013, so between them they were current for a period of more than four years and the most recent version was updated just 2-1/2 years ago.
Anyhow, here’s what Google has to say about it:
Earlier this year, we announced that Google Chrome would continue support for Windows XP through the remainder of 2015. At that time, we strongly encouraged users on older, unsupported platforms such as Windows XP to update to a supported, secure operating system. Such older platforms are missing critical security updates and have a greater potential to be infected by viruses and malware.
![Chrome Chrome](/uploads/1/2/6/5/126531306/939077058.jpg)
Today, we’re announcing the end of Chrome’s support for Windows XP, as well as Windows Vista, and Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8, since these platforms are no longer actively supported by Microsoft and Apple. Starting April 2016, Chrome will continue to function on these platforms but will no longer receive updates and security fixes.
If you are still on one of these unsupported platforms, we encourage you to move to a newer operating system to ensure that you continue to receive the latest Chrome versions and features.
Posted by Marc Pawliger, Director of Engineering and Early Notifier
Google hasn’t been alone at leaving behind older versions of Mac OS X. Firefox 4 didn’t support OS X 10.4 Tiger at all. That was way back in 2010. Firefox 16 works with OS X 10.5 Leopard, but version 17, released Nov. 20, 2012, does not. Firefox still supports OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard with version 44 and looks like it will continue to do so.
Update: Firefox 47 (released June 2016, last version 47.0.1 in June 2016) was the last version to support Snow Leopard, but Firefox 45esr (released March 2016, last version was 45.9.0 in April 2017) has more up-to-date security.
Let’s not even go into how quickly Apple drops support for legacy versions of OS X with its Safari browser. That’s probably one of the big reasons people using older versions of OS X are looking to Chrome and Firefox instead of Safari.
I can understand Apple doing this. They want you to buy new hardware. That’s why you can download OS X for free starting with 10.9 Mavericks (the first version since 10.6 that I’ve used because of this). If your Mac can run Mavericks, Yosemite, or El Capitan, you can have a fairly up-to-date version of Safari, iTunes, and Apple’s other apps.
I can’t understand why Google is doing this. Since when does Google care if Windows XP, Vista, and OS X 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8 are actively supported by Microsoft and Apple? Maybe it’s Google’s development tools that requires Windows 7 or OS X 10.9. Maybe it’s simply that Google Chrome is the most popular browser in the world, so what if you lose a few legacy users?
Our site stats for February, which do skew toward people with older hardware, shows 11.4% of site visitors using an Intel Mac are using OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, and 6.2% are still on 10.7 Lion, while 10.8 Mountain Lion is in its death throes at just 3.0%. OS X 10.9 Mavericks, just two versions old, is behind Snow Leopard at 8.7%, and 10.10 Yosemite has already dropped from a high of 52% to 18.8% while 10.11 El Capitan accounts for nearly half our Intel Mac traffic at 49%.
Firefox looks like the lone holdout among the big three Mac browser makers. The Mozilla team has not announced its intention to leave behind OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard users, at least not yet. As one of them – I have Snow Leopard on my 2007 Mac mini – I am grateful.
If you use Snow Leopard, Lion, or Mountain Lion, I hope you are grateful as well. Apple’s Safari has abandoned you. Google’s Chrome has abandoned you. But Firefox has not!
If you haven’t tried it lately, maybe this is a good time to check out Firefox 44.
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Short link: https://goo.gl/KZeGi7
Google Chrome For Mac Os X 10.5.8
searchword: chromedroppingsnowleopard
Running browsers such as Google Chrome are sluggish when switching between tabs and typing in textfields.
Already tried to uninstalling and reinstalling Chrome.
Also tried to reset it to default settings.
These solutions worked in no avail.
Attached is a copy of EtreCheck Report.
Help would be highly appreciated.
EtreCheck version: 4.3.6 (4D041)
Report generated: 2018-08-10 20:35:04
Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com
Runtime: 4:06
Performance: Good
Problem: Computer is too slow
Description:
Google Chrome and Web Browsers like Safari switch screen between tabs slowly. It is also slow when typing.
Major Issues:
At least latest NTP patch doesn't apply to it.If you do to open it. It will be fast though few resource hungry apps or web pages can bog it down.Another minus of the path is that Snow Leopard being released July 25, 2011 is going to be unsupported soon if not already. Best os x version for macbook pro 2009.
Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.
No Time Machine backup - Time Machine backup not found.
Minor Issues:
These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems.
Upgradeable RAM - This machine has upgradeable RAM that would help its performance.
Unsigned files - There are unsigned software file installed. They appear to be legitimate but should be reviewed.
32-bit Apps - This machine has 32-bits apps that may have problems in the future.
![Google Google](/uploads/1/2/6/5/126531306/103983011.jpg)
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)
MacBook Pro Model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 (i7-3520M) CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM - Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0 - 2 GB DDR3 1600 ok
BANK 1/DIMM0 - 2 GB DDR3 1600 ok
Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 50
Video Information:
Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 1536 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
SyncMaster 1440 x 900 @ 60 Hz
Drives:
disk0 - APPLE SSD SM256E 251.00 GB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)
Internal SATA 6 Gigabit Serial ATA
disk0s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
disk0s2 150.00 GB
disk1s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) 150.00 GB (102.61 GB used)
disk1s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] 150.00 GB (36 MB used)
disk1s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] 150.00 GB (519 MB used)
disk1s4 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] 150.00 GB (2.15 GB used)
disk0s3 - B******P (NTFS) 100.79 GB
Mounted Volumes:
disk0s3 - B******P 100.79 GB (47.08 GB free)
NTFS
Mount point: /Volumes/B******P
disk1s1 - Macintosh HD 150.00 GB (44.57 GB free)
APFS
Mount point: /
disk1s4 - VM [APFS VM] 150.00 GB (44.57 GB free)
APFS
Mount point: /private/var/vm
Network:
Interface en0: Ethernet
Interface en4: iPhone
Interface fw0: FireWire
Interface en1: Wi-Fi
802.11 a/b/g/n
One IPv4 address
Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge
System Software:
macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G65)
Time since boot: About 6 hours
System Load: 3.36 (1 min ago) 3.29 (5 min ago) 2.79 (15 min ago)
Security:
System | Status |
---|---|
Gatekeeper | Mac App Store and identified developers |
System Integrity Protection | Enabled |
Unsigned Files:
Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.virtualbox.startup.plist
Executable: /Library/Application Support/VirtualBox/LaunchDaemons/VirtualBoxStartup.sh restart
Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.postgresql.plist
Executable: /usr/local/opt/postgresql/bin/postgres -D /usr/local/var/postgres
Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist
Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Helper-Tool
Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist
Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/JavaUpdater.app/Contents/Ma cOS/JavaUpdater -bgcheck
Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
32-bit Applications:
13 32-bit apps
Kernel Extensions:
/Library/Application Support/VirtualBox
[Loaded] VBoxDrv.kext (Oracle America, Inc., 5.0.10)
[Loaded] VBoxNetAdp.kext (Oracle America, Inc., 5.0.10)
[Loaded] VBoxNetFlt.kext (Oracle America, Inc., 5.0.10)
[Loaded] VBoxUSB.kext (Oracle America, Inc., 5.0.10)
/Library/Extensions
[Loaded] MB_MBAM_Protection.kext (Malwarebytes Corporation, 3.3 - SDK 10.13)
System Launch Agents:
[Not Loaded] | 9 Apple tasks |
[Loaded] | 158 Apple tasks |
[Running] | 58 Apple tasks |
[Killed] | 68 Apple tasks |
[Other] | One Apple task |
System Launch Daemons:
[Not Loaded] | 37 Apple tasks |
[Loaded] | 179 Apple tasks |
[Running] | 73 Apple tasks |
[Killed] | 47 Apple tasks |
Launch Agents:
[Not Loaded] | com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (? ffb65062 - installed 2018-06-22) |
[Loaded] | com.adobe.GC.Invoker-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-06-22) |
[Loaded] | com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (? 1e5825a8 - installed 2018-06-26) |
[Other] | com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a725c38014c95072f92651fb65e1bf9c8e43c37a2 3d420d.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-06-22) |
[Running] | com.malwarebytes.mbam.frontend.agent.plist (Malwarebytes Corporation - installed 2018-05-23) |
Launch Daemons:
[Loaded] | com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-06-22) |
[Running] | com.malwarebytes.mbam.settings.daemon.plist (Malwarebytes Corporation - installed 2018-05-23) |
[Not Loaded] | org.virtualbox.startup.plist (? 700b9385 - installed 2018-05-10) |
[Running] | com.malwarebytes.mbam.rtprotection.daemon.plist (Malwarebytes Corporation - installed 2018-05-23) |
[Running] | com.docker.vmnetd.plist (Docker Inc - installed 2018-08-10) |
[Loaded] | com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-06-26) |
[Loaded] | com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (? fa56dec8 - installed 2018-06-26) |
[Loaded] | com.BlueStacks.AppPlayer.bstservice_helper.plist (BlueStack Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-05-09) |
[Loaded] | com.adobe.agsservice.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-06-22) |
[Loaded] | com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-06-22) |
[Running] | com.adobe.agmservice.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-06-22) |
[Loaded] | jp.co.canon.MasterInstaller.plist (? d0637166 - installed 2018-02-24) |
[Loaded] | com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2016-04-11) |
User Launch Agents:
[Running] | homebrew.mxcl.postgresql.plist (? 0 - installed 2018-06-05) |
[Running] | com.spotify.webhelper.plist (Spotify - installed 2018-06-29) |
[Other] | com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2018-08-09) |
[Loaded] | com.dropbox.DropboxMacUpdate.agent.plist (Dropbox, Inc. - installed 2018-05-10) |
[Loaded] | com.adobe.GC.Invoker-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-06-23) |
[Running] | com.aimersoft.iMusicHelper.plist (WonBo Technology Co., Ltd - installed 2018-07-26) |
User Login Items:
Alfred 3 Application (Running with Crayons Ltd - installed 2018-02-06)
(/Applications/Alfred 3.app)
iMusic Helper Application (WonBo Technology Co., Ltd - installed 2018-07-19)
(~/Library/Application Support/iMusic/iMusic Helper.app)
iTunesHelper Application (Apple - installed 2018-07-13)
(/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Calendar Application (Apple - installed 2018-06-23)
(/Applications/Calendar.app)
ShiftIt Application (? - installed 2018-03-03)
(/Applications/ShiftIt.app)
Internet Plug-ins:
FlashPlayer-10.6: (installed 2018-07-15)
QuickTime Plugin: (installed 2018-07-15)
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: (installed 2018-02-07)
AdobePDFViewer: (installed 2018-02-07)
o1dbrowserplugin: (installed 2018-06-28)
Flash Player: (installed 2018-07-15)
jdk: (installed 2018-06-26)
googletalkbrowserplugin: (installed 2015-12-12)
JavaAppletPlugin: (installed 2018-06-26)
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player (installed 2018-06-26)
Java (installed 2018-03-27)
Time Machine:
Time Machine Not Configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
Process (count) | Source | % of CPU | Location |
coreservicesd | Apple | 92 | |
com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (9) | Apple | 19 | |
WindowServer | Apple | 9 | |
Disk Inventory X | ? | 3 | /Applications/Disk Inventory X.app |
com.apple.WebKit.Networking | Apple | 3 |
Top Processes by Memory:
Process (count) | Source | RAM usage | Location |
VBoxHeadless | Oracle America, Inc. | 682 MB | |
com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (9) | Apple | 370 MB | |
DictationIM (2) | Apple | 80 MB | |
cloudd | Apple | 73 MB | |
routined (2) | Apple | 59 MB |
Top Processes by Network Use:
Process | Source | Input | Output | Location |
com.apple.WebKit.Networking | Apple | 3 MB | 829 KB | |
mDNSResponder | Apple | 314 KB | 166 KB | |
netbiosd | Apple | 47 KB | 8 KB | |
apsd | Apple | 8 KB | 8 KB | |
com.apple.geod | Apple | 5 KB | 1 KB |
Top Processes by Energy Use:
Process (count) | Source | Energy (0-100) | Location |
coreservicesd | Apple | 26 | |
com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (9) | Apple | 12 | |
mobileassetd (2) | Apple | 4 | |
AppleSpell | Apple | 3 | |
WindowServer | Apple | 3 |
Virtual Memory Information:
Available RAM | 416 MB |
Free RAM | 19 MB |
Used RAM | 3.59 GB |
Cached files | 397 MB |
Swap Used | 422 MB |
Software Installs (past 30 days):
Name | Version | Install Date |
iTunes | 12.8 | 2018-07-13 |
Adobe Flash Player | 30.0.0.134 | 2018-07-15 |
MacKeeper | 1.0 | 2018-07-26 |
Gatekeeper Configuration Data | 150 | 2018-08-07 |
Go for Gmail | 2.6 | 2018-08-10 |
Diagnostics Information (past 7 days):
2018-08-10 19:35:50 coreservicesd CPU
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/CarbonCo re.framework/Versions/A/Support/coreservicesd
2018-08-07 13:15:36 fud Crash
/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MobileAccessoryUpdater.framework/Support/fud
End of report
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012), macOS High Sierra (10.13.6)
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