Discovered by XDA Developers‘ own Mishaal Rahman, the much-discussed Eche app for phone screen mirroring is now making an appearance in Chrome OS Canary. The new feature will reside on the user’s shelf via the Phone Hub which connects their phone to their Chromebook when enabled. Mishaal encountered the new “Recently used apps” section in […]
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‘Eche’ will let you ‘Push’ things from your Pixel phone to your Chromebook
Phone Hub is Google’s initiative to help bring your Chromebook and phone closer together. It lets you check your notifications, and battery, and even ring your handheld device, see recently accessed apps and Chrome tabs, and more. We’ve been following ‘Eche’ for some time, and while it’s always seemed to us to be a more […]
Continue ReadingIcon surfaces for upcoming Chrome OS screen mirroring tool ‘Eche’
Last week, 9to5Google’s Kyle Bradshaw unearthed a new feature in the works that could eventually allow users to mirror your phone’s display to your Chromebook. In digging a little deeper, it appears that ‘eche’ will open a new window for interacting with notifications from the new Phone Hub interface that is headed to Chrome OS […]
Continue ReadingAndroid 13 brings Camera Roll to the ChromeOS Phone Hub
At last week’s I/O developer conference, Google announced a handful of new “Better Together” features that tighten the bonds between our Android phones and our Chromebooks. Some of these features are tied directly to the ChromeOS Phone Hub. We have been tracking these features for months and today, we finally get our first look at […]
Continue ReadingNew Chromebook features announced at Google I/O 2022
Google I/O 2022 is underway and as a part of that, the main ChromeOS session is already up and available for you to check out. We’ve included the video here in this post, but in the event that you can’t watch it right away, we wanted to quickly summarize some of the new features highlighted […]
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 ReadingHow to use iMessage on your Chromebook
It goes without saying that Google’s Chrome operating system lends itself much more to those of us who use Android smartphones. With the evolution of the in-built Chrome OS Phone Hub, the symbiotic relationship between Chromebook and Android phones has become near-seamless and it just keeps getting better. Phone Hub allows you to access your […]
Continue ReadingHow to fix a Chromebook when your phone won’t show up in Connected Devices
Over the years, Connected Devices has become better and better with closer connections between your Chromebook and your Android phone. With advances in Phone Hub, our phones and Chromebooks work better together now than they ever have before, and more cool stuff is planned for the future, too. It shouldn’t be too long before we […]
Continue ReadingGoogle announces major improvements to Android Better Together at CES 2022
During the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show, Google announced some major improvements to its Better Together initiative for Android, Chrome OS, headphones, speakers, smart home devices, and more. As the number of connected devices in our houses and in our lives increases, the company has found that they’re not actually as connected as they could be. […]
Continue ReadingTaking phone calls from your Chromebook could be on the way via Phone Hub
While we’ve spent way too much time dreaming of the day when we might see a tablet or large phone powered by Chrome OS, it turns out the idea of taking phone calls on your Chromebook might not be that far away. Granted, this won’t be courtesy of a Chrome OS phone anytime soon, but […]
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Cast 115: Chrome OS 91 arrives and a foldable Pixel is coming
This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin the show by covering down on all the new features available in Chrome and Chrome OS 91. Between updates to the V8 JavaScript engine – dubbed Sparkplug – and the arrival of Nearby Share, version 91 of Chrome OS is a nice, incremental update that should improve […]
Continue ReadingPhone Hub could soon bring app streaming to Chromebooks
We’ve covered Google’s ‘Eche’ quite a bit in the past, and while it’s largely become Phone Hub – the company’s means for connecting Android phones to Chromebooks for notifications, hotspot tethering, locating your device, and more – it doesn’t seem as though it’s given up all of its secrets yet. Eche still has a dedicated […]
Continue Reading5 improvements Chrome OS can make to its notification system
While the Chrome OS notification system seems fairly simple and straightforward, it’s actually quite robust. You can enable or disable app badging, block notifications entirely with ‘Do not disturb’, and even toggle apps or web apps to show or hide notifications individually. For all of its advancements over the years, I’ve noticed a few bad […]
Continue ReadingPhone Hub Notifications May Bring Pixel Phone Mirroring to Chrome OS
Google has been tirelessly working on bringing their Phone Hub to Chromebook users for months now, with the latest update to Google Play Services Beta even unlocking the feature for many Android phone owners who also happen to be on the Beta (and above) channels of Chrome OS – yours truly included. One of the […]
Continue ReadingChromebook ‘Sand’ Adds Backlit Keyboard: Why It’s A Big Deal
The latest Apollo Lake Chromebook in development may not be the Samsung Pro everyone is waiting for but ‘Sand’ may be doing something no other mid-range device has ever done. A recent commit shows us backlit keyboard support added to the upcoming Chromebook. This may not seem like a huge deal but bear with me […]
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