Samsung's first ARM-based laptop didn't offer the best experience at launch due to general app incompatibility, but things are improving. Thanks to an Adobe update, the Galaxy Book 4 Edge is one step closer to becoming a lightweight Windows 11 ARM laptop capable of performing some pro-grade tasks.
The Galaxy Book 4 Edge is Samsung's first Windows 11 laptop to use Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X Elite chip. The chip is based on the ARM architecture, which means conventional PC apps designed for the x86-64 architecture aren't compatible.
Some developers already ported their PC apps to Windows on ARM, but when the Galaxy Book 4 Edge went on sale, it couldn't run many popular pieces of software like Google Drive, Fortnite, and most Adobe apps.
Speaking of Adobe, the company has released a beta version of its Illustrator app for Windows on ARM (via XDA-Developers).
Adobe Illustrator finally joins the ARM side
At the moment, very few Adobe apps from the Creative Cloud suite are compatible with Windows on ARM. Illustrator is among those that couldn't run on ARM laptops like the Galaxy Book 4 Edge until recently, but things are changing for the better.
Adobe just released a beta version of Illustrator for Windows on ARM. It's a pretty big deal for professional graphic designers wanting to use devices like the Galaxy Book 4 Edge, but then again, it's a beta release, so there's always the chance of instability.
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The other app Adobe said it would make available to Windows on ARM users through a beta testing period was Premiere Pro — its video editing tool. However, so far, it hasn't been released, even though Adobe said it would make the beta version available before the end of July.
Aside from Illustrator beta, the other two Adobe apps you can use on your Galaxy Book 4 Edge are Acrobat, Photoshop, and Lightroom. Hopefully, as Windows on ARM gains more popularity, other developers will make an effort to support the platform.
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