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There are multiple different channels that apps find themselves making their way onto your Chrome OS device. At one time it was via the Chrome Web Store. In that store, you can find dedicated Chrome OS apps alongside Extensions that expand the usability of Chrome. Now that Android has come on the scene, this section of the site will expand incredibly.
Google is testing a less expensive Youtube Premium subscription for those who are only interested in removing the ads from their watching experience. It’s called Youtube Premium Lite, and for now, it’s only appearing in Europe. According to The Verge, that would be Finland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, and Luxembourg, to be specific. “In Nordics […]
Progressive web apps (PWAs) are taking the world by storm. Instead of utilizing a locally downloaded and installed packaged app, as you traditionally would for mobile or laptop experiences, PWAs allow you to access full app-like programs directly through your web browser – no install necessary. It’s as easy as clicking or tapping an icon, […]
About this time last year, Google added special, colorful cards to the home screen of the Explore app (formerly the ‘Help’ app). These were created to be a simple and welcoming way to help onboard new Chromebook users who just returned home from the store with their devices. Instead of having to visit the Perks […]
Currently, Chromebooks can only open one instance of the inbuilt Media app at a time. This means that if you open an image from your Files app via local or external storage, it will launch in the Media app, and opening subsequent images will replace the former in the same space for viewing. For anyone […]
Correction: Fill and Center options appear for local ‘My images’. I stated in the article below that both features were absent. Just weeks ago, we discussed the new and improved Wallpaper picker experience that Chromebook users would soon be able to enjoy. While it is only currently usable when enabled by a developer flag in […]
Because some files can be considered confidential or sensitive in nature depending on the person viewing them, especially in regulated industries, Google is now allowing Workspace admins to completely disable file and photo sharing in Google Chat. Admins will also have the option of enabling just and only images or files if they wish. By […]
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Update 7/27/21: Virtual card now rolling out to some users! According to 9to5Google, Google Pay users who have the new application installed on their devices will soon be able to utilize their Pay balance to buy things in brick and mortar retail locations via NFC. Previously, one could only use a credit or debit card […]
Google is improving its support for braille mode in Docs so that those using screen readers and refreshable braille displays can interact with suggestions in their documents easier. Basically, inline detailed suggestion information will be audible out loud alongside the rest of the text in the document. This also includes whether or not the suggestion […]
Over on the Wear OS by Google Help center, a community manager detailed what Wear OS 3, the company’s big upgrade to its struggling smartwatch operating system, will mean for users. We heard back in May that a new version of the OS would be released, but we had not heard details on exactly when […]
Over the past few years, users have been receiving spam in Google Drive – files that are shared with them that they didn’t ask for from people they don’t know. Until now, the company hasn’t really had a solution to this, but now, it’s implementing something that should help cut down on the abuse – […]
Now that millions of people are trying to get back to normal life as best they can, Google has stepped in once again as they have through the entire pandemic to assist. Google Maps is gaining several new features that will help you reminisce and plan for the future as you figure out what traveling […]
Joining AT&T and T-Mobile, Verizon has officially announced that it will make Google Messages the default SMS/RCS messaging client on all their Android phones. As the last carrier to do so, they solidify the long-awaited move to RCS as the dominant messaging platform across carriers in the US for non-Apple devices. For over 3 years […]
