![]() Firefox still supports OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard with version 44 and looks like it will continue to do so. Firefox 16 works with OS X 10.5 Leopard, but version 17, released Nov. Firefox 4 didn’t support OS X 10.4 Tiger at all. Google hasn’t been alone at leaving behind older versions of Mac OS X. Posted by Marc Pawliger, Director of Engineering and Early Notifier 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. Starting April 2016, Chrome will continue to function on these platforms but will no longer receive updates and security fixes. 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. ![]() Such older platforms are missing critical security updates and have a greater potential to be infected by viruses and malware. At that time, we strongly encouraged users on older, unsupported platforms such as Windows XP to update to a supported, secure operating system. 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.Īnyhow, here’s what Google has to say about it:Įarlier this year, we announced that Google Chrome would continue support for Windows XP through the remainder of 2015. 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. 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. 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. For some of us, that is coming to an end in April. You can use Apple’s Migration Assistant to transfer everything from your old Mac or OS X, including Firefox.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. If you do decide to upgrade your OS X or Mac, you don’t have to lose all of your Firefox settings and bookmarks. Officially, you’re also supposed to be running at least OS X 10.6.6 in order to upgrade via the Mac App Store (which OS X 10.5 can’t access) but there is a way to install Lion from a bootable DVD or USB drive. If you’re unsure about your Mac’s specification, go to the Apple icon in the top left corner of our screen and select “About This Mac”. ![]() To do this though, your Mac will need to be an Intel Mac with a minimum of Core 2 Duo, i3, i5, i7 or Xeon processor and at least 2 GB of RAM. It’s also highly likely that Apple will also stop supporting OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard soon too, so our advice is try to upgrade to at least OS X 10.7 Lion. Why You Should Upgrade Your MacĪn even more compelling reason to upgrade from OS X 10.5 is that since 2009, Apple has stopped supporting Leopard anymore meaning the entire OS is vulnerable to attack and serious stability issues. Mozilla take security very seriously and it’s also worth checking out the Mozilla Security Blog to see some of the work that goes into keeping Firefox safe. If you want to see just how many security threats have to be fixed on a regular basis by Mozilla, check out the latest Security Advisories for Firefox. Not only this, but you’ll also find that many add-ons or plugins simply won’t work with it anymore. We emphasize that using Firefox 16 is not a good idea because it is no longer updated or supported by Mozilla leaving it vulnerable to attack, malware, spyware and other online threats. Since Firefox 17 until the latest version of Firefox, you need at least OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or higher to run the browser safely and efficiently on your Mac. In this article, we look at the risks and problems of using Firefox 16 and highlight what your options are. In this case you’ll need Firefox 3.6 for Mac which was the last one to support PPC Macs but is even older and more vulnerable than Firefox 16. Note that this only works if you’re using an Intel Mac – if you’re still using OS X 10.5 or 10.4 on a PowerPC Mac, then we recommend this article about how to install Firefox on PPC Macs and OS X 10.4.11. However, we strongly recommend you upgrade to at least OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or higher as Firefox 16 is no longer updated by Mozilla and therefore not secure anymore. If you’re using OS X 10.5.8 Leopard then you can still download Firefox 16 for Macs which works on 10.5.8.
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