Now that my son is old enough to use his own Google account for a few things like Google Play Books, kids Movies, and even Play Games, I spent some time going through all of my purchases across each service and cleaning them out so that my own account's suggestions no longer included Baby Shark and … [Read more...] about Opinion: Google Family Groups should include Contact sharing
Apps
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.
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5 more improvements Google Collections can make to become more usable
When 2021 began, I wrote a ton about Google's super-secret Collections feature and how it could one day replace Bookmarks in Chrome. In fact, content curation has intentionally remained a utilitarian tool in Chrome and across pretty much all browsers for years because people don't like it when you … [Read more...] about 5 more improvements Google Collections can make to become more usable
How to install VLC Media Player on your Chromebook and why you’d want to
VLC Media Player is not only free, but it's also open-source and fantastic for a variety of video formats that aren't traditionally supported on Chrome OS. For anyone who wants to watch a video directly from their thumb drive, hard drive, or SD card without needing to rely on Netflix, Google TV, or … [Read more...] about How to install VLC Media Player on your Chromebook and why you’d want to
Here are 5 of the best Chrome extensions for enhancing your YouTube experience
Over the course of 2021, I've come to realize how addicted I am to Youtube. This may be a controversial statement, but I'll stick to it - Youtube is Google's most successful and best social network, and with how quickly video is becoming the standard media type for consumption, it's clearly on track … [Read more...] about Here are 5 of the best Chrome extensions for enhancing your YouTube experience
Google bags exclusive interview with Santa, and the Search team bakes in some holiday treats
It's that time of the year again, and Google's Santa Tracker is getting loads of traffic as kids around the globe check in to see what's new at the North Pole and track Santa before his big night. This year, the Google Search team has added a few easter eggs into your results when you search for … [Read more...] about Google bags exclusive interview with Santa, and the Search team bakes in some holiday treats
New Youtube Experiment lets you jump to the most-watched moments of a video
A new Youtube experiment that's available only until January 7th for Premium subscribers lets you use the progress bar of many videos to seek out the most-watched moments based on user activity across the platform. You can enable it by visiting youtube.com/new, and toggling it on will automatically … [Read more...] about New Youtube Experiment lets you jump to the most-watched moments of a video
The best hope for Chromebook video editing is now Apple’s iPad App of the Year
It's no secret that LumaFusion is coming to Chromebooks via Android at some point in 2022. How long that development cycle will take is still an unknown, but when we learned this full-featured video editor was being built for Android with Chromebooks as a primary target, it goes without saying that … [Read more...] about The best hope for Chromebook video editing is now Apple’s iPad App of the Year
Chromebook owners are using Android apps 50% more year over year
Today on the ChromeOS.dev blog, Google has revealed that on Chromebooks alone, 50% more users have engaged with Android apps year over year. When you consider the state of them since the Google Play Store was added to Chrome OS years ago, that would be kind of unbelievable, but then you have to take … [Read more...] about Chromebook owners are using Android apps 50% more year over year
Google pulls a rabbit out of a hat and restores Disney service to Youtube TV after just one day
Well, this is interesting. In some impressive turn of events, Google has managed to restore Disney-owned channels to Youtube TV including ESPN and FX just one day after the two companies lapsed on their deal. Any users who had recordings of any content found on these channels or watched the local … [Read more...] about Google pulls a rabbit out of a hat and restores Disney service to Youtube TV after just one day
Google Docs fixes a wrong in the world by auto-correcting your em dashes in latest update
I've needed to use em dashes quite a bit in the last few months for some larger documents that I'm collaborating with others on, and unfortunately, I never learned to use them properly. Instead, I have always used hyphens both because I didn't know better, and because I'm too lazy to use the unicode … [Read more...] about Google Docs fixes a wrong in the world by auto-correcting your em dashes in latest update
All Disney channels including ESPN, ABC, and Nat Geo have been removed from Youtube TV
In a somewhat unbelievable blow to users, Google and Disney were not able to come to an agreement to renew their contract for allowing Disney-owned channels on Youtube TV. For many, this will be the straw that breaks the camel's back. Today in a blog post update to their original announcement from … [Read more...] about All Disney channels including ESPN, ABC, and Nat Geo have been removed from Youtube TV
Google Duo’s future uncertain as plans to merge it with Meet were unsuccessful
Around this time last year, Google created a unified team that would work on Google Meet and Duo. Their primary goal was to merge the two platforms and make them a viable solution for both consumer and enterprise customers. According to a report from 9to5Google, the merger was being called … [Read more...] about Google Duo’s future uncertain as plans to merge it with Meet were unsuccessful
