Google Drive File Stream will get M1 support in April

Google Drive File Stream will get M1 support in April

Google Drive File Stream is also being renamed 'Google Drive for Desktop'.

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Google Drive File Stream will get support for Apple's M1 silicon chip in April.

Google Drive File Stream is being updated to support Apple's M1 Macs in April.

From 9to5Google:

Since the November launch of Apple Silicon-powered Macs, third-party developers have been steadily updating their apps with native support. Google now plans to update Drive File Stream in April with M1 support.

Backup and Sync works with Google Drive and Photos. It's a fairly standard client that lets you sync all (or just some of) your files/folders, including images and videos. Meanwhile, Drive File Stream — which is getting renamed — is intended for Workspace customers and features an on demand model.

As the report notes, support for File stream, soon to be renamed 'Google Drive for Desktop', was lacking when Apple silicon launched last year. Google's own support notes now confirm that suppor...

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