New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….
Original story (published on January 25, 2022) follows:
macOS 12 Monterey is Cupertino’s latest version of the operating system for desktops. Release on October 25 last year, it brings in a lot of new features and improves on existing ones.
Users have appreciated the inclusion of spatial audio, improvements to Safari, and the refined Focus mode. However, they also made it clear that certain functionalities might be limited to Apple M1 Mac.
But many M1 Mac owners who use Chrome users are now complaining that they are unable to upload any files. However, other browsers such as Safari and Edge seem to be working completely fine.
The bug is preventing users from uploading to Google Drive, sharing files, or sending attachments over emails. Some said they tried resetting Chrome and reinstalling the app altogether but it looks like that is not helping either.
Moreover, the issue seems to be limited to those having M1 Macs, which is really weird.
And while Apple and Google are yet to say anything on the matter, a user shared a workaround that might help fix the issue. It involves revoking Chrome’s permission to the Download folder and re-enabling it.
We hope Apple and Google work together to find a fix for the issue preventing Chrome users on M1 Mac are unable to upload files. As always, we will update this story once we have new information to share so stay tuned.
Update 1 (January 26)
06:20 pm (IST): Here’s another workaround that the affected users can try to resolve this issue.
Solution:
Go to System Preferences Security & Privacy Click the lock to make changes Full Disk Access Click “+” Select “Applications” Select “Google Chrome”
Update 2 (June 14)
03:20 pm (IST): A user alleged that the latest Chrome update has fixed the issue where users are unable to upload or attach files.
Update 3 (June 23)
11:14 am (IST): Fresh reports suggest (1, 2, 3) that users are still unable to attach files to websites through Chrome. Apparently, the issue was resolved for some users, but it reappeared after a few days.
Note: We have more such stories in our dedicated Apple Section so be sure to follow them as well.
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