#Need chrome for older mac os x mac os x

> Notifications doesn't do a thing either. Unfortunately, going to about:flags doesn't allow disabling of the desktop notification center (since it's managed in the main Chrome settings area now), and explicitly excluding all plugins inside Chrome's settings > Show advanced settings. And when users point out that Chrome should use the system's built in notifications system (like every other mainstream app nowadays), Google says no, we'll use our confusing menubar icon instead. Google seems to think that every Chrome user on a Mac wants this non-UI-conforming precious-menu-bar-real-estate-consuming icon sucking up resources and precious space, without any way of disabling it. Nor does the standard trick of holding down the command key and dragging the icon off the menu bar. I know I can disable individual (or all) extensions from this Chrome Notification Center, but that doesn't make the icon go away. I’m sympathetic as I have several machines without an upgrade path, and have upgr.

That takes Firefox and Chrome off the table. I have Notification Center (built into Mac OS X), and if I wanted to see spammy notifications from Chrome extensions, I would enable them there. Answer (1 of 9): MacOS 10.6.8 is no longer supported by Apple, so software vendors are dropping support as well, which is an unfortunate part of the technology lifecycle.

for OS X but you can always install and use another browser, such as Chrome or Firefox.

#Need chrome for older mac os x mac os x

Today, I received a mysterious notification from one of my Chrome extensions that popped up under a generic alarm bell icon in my Mac OS X menu bar: Back in the old days, you had to read a newspaper or a magazine. Update (7/20/14): You can finally disable the notifications icon by selecting 'Hide Notifications Icon' from the Chrome menu: