Google Drive is coming to Windows on Arm later this year
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Google has committed to releasing an Arm64 version of Google Drive on Windows later this year, after Microsoft and Qualcomm have been working hard to convince app developers to port their applications over to Windows on Arm.
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon made the announcement onstage at the company’s IFA event earlier today, where he also revealed that both NordVPN and ExpressVPN will be available on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon laptops today.
VPN apps and Google Drive have been noticeably absent on the latest Copilot Plus PCs, because they needed to be updated for Windows on Arm. Google currently blocks Drive on the latest Qualcomm-powered devices, but it’s clear Qualcomm and Microsoft have managed to convince the search giant to invest into making Drive a full app on Arm64. Google also previously created an Arm64 version of Chrome for Windows in time for the Copilot Plus launch in June.
It has been just over two months since the latest Qualcomm-powered laptops launched, and Qualcomm is now launching a new 8-core Snapdragon X Plus chip that’s designed to make Windows on Arm laptops cheaper. The Asus Vivobook S 15 and Dell Inspiron 14 now start at just $899 each as a result, and Qualcomm also previously said its laptops would dip as low as the $700 mark in 2025.
Amon also revealed that Qualcomm is “thinking about” the opportunity for Snapdragon chips inside desktop PCs. We’ve seen Qualcomm tease Snapdragon X Elite chips for desktop PCs before, but the only device that comes close to a desktop PC is Qualcomm’s eight-inch dev kit. Qualcomm is hosting a Snapdragon summit in October, so maybe we’ll hear more about the desktop plans then.
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Image: Qualcomm
Google has committed to releasing an Arm64 version of Google Drive on Windows later this year, after Microsoft and Qualcomm have been working hard to convince app developers to port their applications over to Windows on Arm.
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon made the announcement onstage at the company’s IFA event earlier today, where he also revealed that both NordVPN and ExpressVPN will be available on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon laptops today.
VPN apps and Google Drive have been noticeably absent on the latest Copilot Plus PCs, because they needed to be updated for Windows on Arm. Google currently blocks Drive on the latest Qualcomm-powered devices, but it’s clear Qualcomm and Microsoft have managed to convince the search giant to invest into making Drive a full app on Arm64. Google also previously created an Arm64 version of Chrome for Windows in time for the Copilot Plus launch in June.
It has been just over two months since the latest Qualcomm-powered laptops launched, and Qualcomm is now launching a new 8-core Snapdragon X Plus chip that’s designed to make Windows on Arm laptops cheaper. The Asus Vivobook S 15 and Dell Inspiron 14 now start at just $899 each as a result, and Qualcomm also previously said its laptops would dip as low as the $700 mark in 2025.
Amon also revealed that Qualcomm is “thinking about” the opportunity for Snapdragon chips inside desktop PCs. We’ve seen Qualcomm tease Snapdragon X Elite chips for desktop PCs before, but the only device that comes close to a desktop PC is Qualcomm’s eight-inch dev kit. Qualcomm is hosting a Snapdragon summit in October, so maybe we’ll hear more about the desktop plans then.