Thanks to a keen eye and some tinkering by our friend C2 Productions over on ‘X’, it looks like Google is adding some much-needed diagnostic improvements to your Chromebook. Currently only in the Canary channel, the ChromeOS Launcher is set to introduce a slew of new widgets that provide essential information at your fingertips – […]
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Chromebook Diagnostic app is getting a touchscreen test tool
Since its inception, the Diagnostics app has slowly gained features along the way, making it a more-useful tool with each incarnation. At the moment, in the Stable Channel of ChromeOS, you can easily see the internal code name of your device, the current build, the size of your battery, its health, the CPU model, cores […]
Continue ReadingChrome OS Diagnostic App adds new tools for peripherals
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times, Chrome OS is rapidly becoming one of the most well-rounded operations systems on the market. The recent announcement making Steam on Chrome OS official could very well bring Chromebooks to the forefront of casual gaming. Still, at its core, Chrome OS is still focused […]
Continue ReadingFirst Look: Chromebook Diagnostic App Input Devices and menu tabs
About a week and a half ago, we covered some new updates that would soon be added to the Chrome OS Diagnostic App. If you aren’t familiar with the Diagnostic App, it is the tool rolled out in Chrome OS 90 that gives you insight into the performance of your device’s CPU, memory, and battery […]
Continue ReadingChrome OS Diagnostic app adds input devices, connectivity, and nav panel
When Chrome OS 90 arrived back in April, Google rolled out a handy little SWA dubbed the Diagnostic App. In its current state, the Diagnostic App gives users a snapshot of current CPU and memory usage along with battery health and current charge. There are a handful of tests that users can run from the […]
Continue ReadingChrome OS 90 arrives with Everything Button 2.0, Scan Tools, Diagnostics and more
Just a day behind schedule, Google has announced the release of Chrome OS 90 and according to the update server, a good majority of Chromebooks should be ready to download the update. Over the next few days, we’ll be tearing apart the update to bring you any unannounced features that may be hiding in this […]
Continue ReadingChrome OS connectivity tests moving to the Diagnostic App
In early November of 2020, Android Police’s Kent Duke discovered a new tool being added to Chrome OS that would bring a suite of network connectivity tests to a native system web app. These tests reflect the same tools that can be found when you head to chrome://network in your browser. Under the “network health” […]
Continue ReadingThe upcoming Chrome OS diagnostic tool will be baked into the settings menu
Late last summer, Chrome OS developers began work on a new Diagnostic app that will eventually give users access to a suite of tests for their devices. Based on how the features have evolved, I’d say that the Diagnostic app will be utilized as a tool for self-diagnosing system and hardware issues as well as […]
Continue ReadingUpcoming Chrome OS diagnostic app adds real-time device stats
It has been a little less than three months since we discovered a new feature being developed for Chrome OS that will give users device-specific statistics, real-time resource usage, and diagnostic tools in one native system web app. To avoid any confusion, this is not the “connectivity diagnostics” app that we recently reported. This feature […]
Continue ReadingAn early look at the upcoming diagnostic app for Chromebooks
In late August, we discovered a new project that will soon bring a diagnostic app to Chrome OS. Presumably, this new system application would give users a quick look at basic system information such as CPU and RAM usage. According to the initial commits, the Diagnostic app would also allow users to perform diagnostic tests […]
Continue ReadingDevelopers working on a “Diagnostics App” for Chrome OS
Diagnosing system health on Chrome OS may get a little easier with a new update that could be headed our way. As it sits, getting support for your device boils down to one of two worthwhile methods. The first method is to head over to the official Chromebook Support Forum to see if the community […]
Continue ReadingBeginning a new test on an old fan favorite: Pixelbook in 2024
I’m typing this post right now on arguably the most popular, most notable, most well-made Chromebook ever: the venerable Pixelbook. We don’t actually have one of these lying around the office (which feels like a bit of a crime), so when the opportunity arose to get one in my hands once again for a bit […]
Continue ReadingGoogle makes Pixel repairs far easier and safer with new tools
We will inevitably all drop our phones and crack the screen at some point. Or maybe something like the speakers will randomly stop working. Stronger glass on the screens and better build materials thankfully make these occurrences less frequent but they do happen and for Pixel users, you now have more repair options. In a […]
Continue ReadingChromeOS 117 looks to be rolling out to most Chromebooks
After about a week’s delay, it looks like ChromeOS 117 is finally beginning the roll-out to most Chromebooks. According to cros.tech – the site that pulls in real-time info from Google’s Omaha updates server – nearly all modern ChromeOS devices look to have the ability to update to ChromeOS 117 as of this morning. ChromeOS […]
Continue ReadingChromeOS 117 begins roll-out with Material You and other features on board
I’ve been checking over the last few days over at cros.tech to see if the latest version of ChromeOS was rolling out to anyone just yet. It was slated to arrive earlier in the week, but as these things tend to go, it seems there was a small delay. Even right now as my Lenovo […]
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