Last month, there was a lot of buzz around the Chrome OS community as numerous users reported that their free-standing Microsoft apps from the Google Play Store were telling them to make the move to the web. I, myself, wasn't too up in arms about this discovery for a couple of reasons. One, I do not … [Read more...] about Microsoft abandoning Android in favor of web apps on Chrome OS
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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Google Tasks in Chat rooms get a ‘view in chat’ button to help give context about their creation
Tasks created in Google Chat Rooms will soon be gaining the ability to view the context surrounding their creation using a "View in Chat" button that will appear to the right of them. When clicked, you'll be navigated back to the Chat message where the task was created or the task creation was … [Read more...] about Google Tasks in Chat rooms get a ‘view in chat’ button to help give context about their creation
[UPDATED] Yup, YouTube search on iOS is busted
If you've been using YouTube on iOS any time in the past couple of hours, you probably ended up here because you are experiencing some technical difficulties. Since roughly 5:30 PM EST, thousands of reports have been rolling into DownDetector, Twitter, and other sites stating that the search feature … [Read more...] about [UPDATED] Yup, YouTube search on iOS is busted
Google Tasks is getting rid of its unintuitive navigation drawer and will let you star entries
With Google Tasks rolling out to more Workspace tiers, gaining inline editing on the web, and more importantly, adding landscape mode to its app on Chromebooks, you'd think Google would refrain from providing yet another task management solution to its users. Even though Chat has its own Google … [Read more...] about Google Tasks is getting rid of its unintuitive navigation drawer and will let you star entries
Opinion: Google needs to fix Android app auto-installs when logging into a new Chromebook
Stop me if you've heard this one. You open up a new Chromebook or sign into a friend or family member's Chrome OS device to use it for a short time and upon getting logged in, you are bogged down by the installation of what feels like every Android app you've ever installed on any Chromebook ever … [Read more...] about Opinion: Google needs to fix Android app auto-installs when logging into a new Chromebook
Google Meet will now help you identify and eliminate echoes echoes echoes echoes
Welcome to the Workspace Sessions. Workspace Sessions brings you the latest from Google Workspace, the Google Admin Console, and all things related to Enterprise and Education from the world of Google. Google Meet can't stop - won't stop - with its updates. In order to turn itself into the … [Read more...] about Google Meet will now help you identify and eliminate echoes echoes echoes echoes
Citrix Workspace for Chrome OS adds Microsoft Teams optimizations
Welcome to the Workspace Sessions. Workspace Sessions brings you the latest from Google Workspace, the Google Admin Console, and all things related to Enterprise and Education from the world of Google. For millions, the new normal is now a mix of hybrid learning, remote working, and an all-out … [Read more...] about Citrix Workspace for Chrome OS adds Microsoft Teams optimizations
Chromebook Shortcut Customization app finally adds its first keybind functions
Having been added to Chromebooks running the Canary channel quite a while back now, the Shortcut Customization application has remained a tabled project. The Chrome OS development team has either been planning out its execution of the experiment, or has placed it on the back burner until now. I just … [Read more...] about Chromebook Shortcut Customization app finally adds its first keybind functions
First Look at Quick Drop: HP’s AirDrop Clone for Chromebooks [VIDEO]
In the past year, Chromebooks have gained tons of user-facing features that help users get things done. One of the more notable and more interesting of these features has been Nearby Share - Google's own version of what Apple calls AirDrop - that lets users drop files to and from their devices or … [Read more...] about First Look at Quick Drop: HP’s AirDrop Clone for Chromebooks [VIDEO]
Google Podcasts web app now syncs your Queue and listening progress across devices
After breaching 50 million installs on Android and adding several new features in the past few months, Google Podcasts is becoming quite the contender to my original favorite app for listening - Pocket Casts. Now that Google has plunged into the wonderful future of progressive web applications, it's … [Read more...] about Google Podcasts web app now syncs your Queue and listening progress across devices
Google Chat on the web receives the dark mode treatment
Hey, remember that time you asked Google for a dark mode in Google Chat after you saw that it launched without one? Me too. Luckily, it's finally here! After having its Android app review bombed on the Google Play Store this week, it seems the company is looking to appease the masses. By visiting … [Read more...] about Google Chat on the web receives the dark mode treatment
Android Auto for phones drives off into the sunset, Google Assistant takes its parking spot
Google first released the Android Auto app for Android phones two years ago, and since then, millions of users like myself who weren't lucky enough to get the service built into our vehicles have used it as a form of makeshift head unit for long trips. By pairing the app with a nice phone mount and … [Read more...] about Android Auto for phones drives off into the sunset, Google Assistant takes its parking spot
