Bringing Chrome to ARM64 Linux Devices

Google says Chrome is finally coming to ARM64 Linux (that’s the chip type in most phones and tiny boards) in Q2 2026, promising the full Google sauce: syncing tabs, safer browsing alerts, autofill, and password checks. But the comment section immediately became the main event. One user basically yelled “freedom!” at the idea of not patching system stuff just to watch YouTube or Spotify, while others asked the obvious: if Chrome runs on Android phones, what gives? Veterans clarified: Android Chrome is its own thing—this is the full desktop-style Chrome for regular Linux on Arm chips.

There was side-eye, too: if Arm-based Chromebooks have been around for years, why did this take so long? Raspberry Pi fans are buzzing about whether video will play smoothly and if hardware acceleration (making videos not stutter) will actually work. Meanwhile, the nerds dropped receipts like this explainer showing the hoops people jumped through to get streaming sites working. Google flexed a bit, name‑dropping a tie‑in with NVIDIA’s pocket‑sized “AI supercomputer” box to make installs easy, but the crowd’s vibe is clear: no more hacks, no more duct tape. Deliver buttery video, solid performance, and we’ll party; miss that, and the memes will be merciless.