New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….
Original story (published on June 11, 2020) follows:
Google Chrome is hardly short of strange bugs from time to time. Over the past month or so, we’ve documented several stories related to various Chrome bugs.
Talk of the Chrome freezing issue that was reported by Asus to Google, Aw Snap! STATUS_INVALID_IMAGE_HASH crashes, Facebook Live not working on Chrome, Roblox issues, just to name but a few.
Google is always looking to fix these issues where it’s directly involved. In the event that other players are responsible, like the Facebook Live issue, the company is also quick to point that out.
Apparently, this is also the case for those experiencing graphics issues on the Google Chrome macOS Catalina version. This is after the update to macOS 10.15.4, where users are seeing horizontal blue lines on the screen.
Besides Google Chrome support forums, affected MacBook Pro owners have also flooded Apple forums to air their frustrations for something that has been ongoing for months now.
Someone says turning off GPU Hardware Acceleration within the Chrome settings could help address the issue since the MacBook Pro 16-inch model is known to have GPU issues. While this may offer a temporary fix, Google says the permanent fix lies with Apple.
What’s good is that as of this writing, Cupertino is aware of this issue and is working to resolve it. The information comes from Chromium issue tracker where the matter has been submitted. Here’s what someone from the Chromium team said while disclosing the information:
And the same has also been highlighted by a Google Chrome product forums expert.
Considering that Apple is working on the matter, it should soon be resolved. Rest assured, we’ll be keeping a close watch and will keep you posted about the developments on the matter.
In what appears to be a blame game, Apple told Forbes that it’s not aware of such an issue on Chrome for macOS and that the company does “not have anything to contribute” on the matter, essentially sending the ball back into Google’s court.
Update 1 (June 15, 2020)
Google says the Chrome rendering issue squarely lies with Apple but the latter says it has nothing to do with it, so who’s to blame? Maybe third-party graphics card drivers? At this point, your guess is as good as ours.
Considering how popular Chrome browser is, we expect both parties to actively work towards establishing the root cause alongside a permanent solution. Meanwhile, it’s about time you found out what other browsers like Safari and Firefox have to offer.
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