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Google has put quite a bit of work into Virtual Desks for Chromebooks and it seems they are keen in making sure you know all about it. An upcoming addition internally being referred to as the ‘Bento Bar’ – first spotted by Android Police – looks to be bringing the Virtual Desk interface more inline […]
Ever since the scan app launched for Chromebooks back in February, it’s been fairly bare bones. You can scan a single page and store it for later either locally or in your Google Drive via the Files app. From there, you can share it with a recipient. A new Chromium repository commit discovered by Dinsan […]
Though they aren’t sold in incredibly high numbers, there are Chromebooks available with LTE on-board and they provide a great solution to many users who need connectivity on the go. The number of LTE-enabled Chromebooks is only on the way up, so some of the features users expect from wireless devices are bound to follow, […]
The Chrome Browser’s new share menu that appears in the Omnibox is gaining a new trick – social sharing. While Chrome the share sheet in Chrome OS has already begun to implement these share destinations – things like Twitter, Facebook, and more based on what applications or web apps you have installed on your device […]
There’s no doubt that more foldable phones, tablets and laptops are coming. With companies like Samsung, Motorola and Huawei blazing the trail, folding, personal electronic devices seem to be part of the future one way or another. After all, once these types of devices are a bit more sturdy, affordable, and available, who wouldn’t want […]
A new ‘Feedback’ app first written about by Dinsan over at Chrome Story recently made an appearance on Chrome OS Canary. We noticed it weeks ago, but until now, clicking its icon in the launcher simply launched a window that said ‘Hello world’. Now, opening it reveals a new interface where users can submit their […]
A few months ago, we noticed that our custom wallpapers were syncing across devices – wallpapers that were not a part of the Chrome OS wallpaper app by default were applied automagically from one Chromebook to another without our intervention. Now, a new commit on the Chromium Repositories now sheds new light on that experience. […]
In May, we debuted our first-ever EDU Week series which will be an ongoing section on Chrome Unboxed dedicated to the education space. It is our goal to do this series twice a year around the time that teachers, admins, students, and parents are looking for timely information as it pertains to Google in the […]
This isn’t a shameless plug: our Patreon community is a really, really cool place (there’s a link down below if you are interested). Yesterday, one of our most active members reached out (thanks, TK!) to ask if we’d like to see Facetime on the web in action. Through a string of circumstances, he has an […]
I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that many of you don’t use external monitors in a vertical layout. If you use an external display at all, odds are you keep it in the standard landscape orientation, and that’s perfectly fine. What I’d recon as well is the fact that many of […]
![[Video] Here’s what Google’s new productivity launcher could look like when it’s finished](https://chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/New-Launcher-2021.jpg)
Last week, we discussed Google’s new and exciting Productivity launcher which is being tested internally. It no longer takes up the full screen, and while it looks to be inspired by the current, modern design of the peeking launcher, it’s as compact as the original launcher that Chrome OS shipped with years ago. Check out […]
![[U: Video] Here’s what Chrome OS would look like with Assistant Snapshot or a calendar tool](https://chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Assistant-Voices-Feature.jpg)
Update 6/15/21: Check out our video on what Material You might look like on Chromebooks below! Google recently spoke openly about wanting to further integrate its Assistant into Chrome OS in a more meaningful way, but we still don’t exactly know what that means. It’s only been just over a year since it made its […]
