Anyone running ChromeOS on the beta or developer channels will no doubt be familiar with the fact that Google has been testing a brand spanking new "Personalization Hub" that has become a powerhouse for well, personalizing the operating system to one's liking. In the past, we've covered how Google … [Read more...] about ChromeOS Personalization Hub reaches its final form with slick, new iconography
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[U] Personalization Hub will let you automatically refresh your wallpaper every 10 seconds
Update, May 6th 11:00 AM EST. It looks like this may be a false alarm. The Personalization Hub is, in fact, testing a 10-second wallpaper refresh, but as 9to5Google points out, there's code that indicates this may only ever remain a developer testing tool. There are currently no plans for Google to … [Read more...] about [U] Personalization Hub will let you automatically refresh your wallpaper every 10 seconds
[First Look] ChromeOS Personalization Hub gets RGB Keyboard backlight color picker
Gamers love their RGB backlit keyboards. I love mine, too! With Steam now available on Chromebooks, and with more powerful ChromeOS devices capable of running it hitting the market, it's no wonder that Google wants to cater to this demographic of users to give them a higher level of personalization … [Read more...] about [First Look] ChromeOS Personalization Hub gets RGB Keyboard backlight color picker
ChromeOS Canary adds a Google Photos album view in latest Personalization Hub update
Last week, I discovered that the rumored Google Photos integration with the chromeOS Canary Personalization Hub was live, but at the time, it was pretty broken. In fact, it wouldn't even load properly unless you waited a handful of minutes. Needless to say, this is a feature in development, and more … [Read more...] about ChromeOS Canary adds a Google Photos album view in latest Personalization Hub update
chromeOS Personalization Hub adding new, more Googley “Float on by” screensaver
Chrome OS - or should I say "chromeOS" - received an update on the Canary channel this morning that added a beautiful, new screensaver to the up-and-coming Personalization Hub. After applying the update and restarting, I noticed upon attempting to re-enable my Google Photos screensaver integration … [Read more...] about chromeOS Personalization Hub adding new, more Googley “Float on by” screensaver
Personalization Hub adds auto light and dark wallpaper switching, Google Photos, more
Google has been hard at work getting its new Chrome OS Personalization Hub ready for a public release. While it's still not quite there yet, I did want to continue our coverage of it as we explore it on Chrome OS Canary, and let you all know what's in the works. I've discovered a few great … [Read more...] about Personalization Hub adds auto light and dark wallpaper switching, Google Photos, more
‘Personalization Hub’ will let you change your wallpaper, account image, and more in one place
While tinkering around in Chrome OS Canary 98, I happened upon a new Chrome developer flag called Personalization Hub UI. Once I enabled it, I was able to visit chrome://personalization to receive the app container you see below. While there's not anything going on here yet, the flag description … [Read more...] about ‘Personalization Hub’ will let you change your wallpaper, account image, and more in one place
The new Google Pixel Tablet will double as your Nest Hub display, releases next year
Do you own a Google Nest Hub? If so, you may find that you're hardly interacting with it unless your phone isn't in your hand, and even though you're lounging around the house, the glanceable information is just that - glanceable. During Google's hardware event today, the company discussed how it … [Read more...] about The new Google Pixel Tablet will double as your Nest Hub display, releases next year
ChromeOS personalization and productivity features announced
Today was a good day for ChromeOS enthusiasts waiting for a way to do some simple video editing with the announcement of a video editor that will be built into Google Photos, which will be available first on Chromebooks this fall. However, that is not the only Chromebook-related announcement from … [Read more...] about ChromeOS personalization and productivity features announced
ChromeOS prepping “Privacy Hub”
The Canary channel of ChromeOS just updated to version 105 ( 105.0.5121.0 if you'd like to get specific) and I feel as if there's going to be a lot to unpack in this milestone update. I'll be digging into this update over the weekend but for now, one particular feature jumped out at me and it's all … [Read more...] about ChromeOS prepping “Privacy Hub”
Your Google Nest Hub will soon show your Fitbit step count, calories burned, and more
A Google Support page was recently spotted by 9to5Google that details how some of your FitBit's features or data could soon integrate with your 2nd Generation Nest Hub. These "Activity metrics" could appear on your smart display after syncing from your Fitbit or Google Fit account - both of which … [Read more...] about Your Google Nest Hub will soon show your Fitbit step count, calories burned, and more
More details on ChromeOS 129 features set to arrive soon
We previously wrote an introduction to ChromeOS 129 as it arrived right on the heels of both the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus and Lenovo Chromebook Duet 11" arrivals last week. At the time, we simply reported on all the stuff we knew was here and ready for users to try out. But, as is always the … [Read more...] about More details on ChromeOS 129 features set to arrive soon
