com.google.keystone.daemon
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Google Keystone Daemon is a system component that manages automatic updates for Google applications on macOS, including Chrome, Google Drive, and other Google products. It runs as a background service (launchDaemon) and checks for available updates on a regular schedule, downloading and installing them without requiring user intervention. A native Apple Silicon build has been confirmed running on Macs in the Rosetta Check community.
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1 suggestionGoogle Keystone Daemon is not a standalone application but a background update service bundled with Google products like Chrome and Google Drive. There is nothing to update separately — the native Apple Silicon build is automatically installed and managed by whichever Google application hosts it (most commonly Google Chrome). If you are running an Intel-only version of Chrome or another Google product, updating that host application to its latest version will automatically replace the Intel Keystone Daemon with the native build. Open Chrome, go to Chrome Menu → About Google Chrome, and let it download and install the latest version. After Chrome restarts, the native Keystone Daemon will be in place. If you use other Google products on your Mac, the same principle applies — keep each of them up to date through their own auto-update mechanisms, and Keystone Daemon will update alongside them.
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