It looks like the Chrome OS developers are sneaking updates for the Play Store into more Chromebooks. Likely added in the latest Beta Channel update, we are seeing multiple devices with Android App support in Beta via a quick little method that works easily.
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Android Apps Getting SD Card Support On Chromebooks
A lingering question surrounding the arrival of the Play Store and Android Apps on Chromebooks has been: will the apps ever have proper access to the SD card slot on the Chromebook? Well, there’s good news for all of you who’ve been wondering.
Continue ReadingSamsung Chrombook Pro Likely Release Window
As we mentioned in an article earlier this week, the biggest question around the Samsung Chromebook Pro at this point is simple: when? When will it be made officially official? When will I be able to buy it? When, when, when??? While we don’t have a 100% answer on this, we have a really good […]
Continue ReadingChromebooks Getting Local Printing Options
In a move that has been long overdue, the latest version of Chrome OS Canary has added some new printing options. Last week, the Chromium open-source project graduated the Canary channel to version 57 as developers begin work on the newest enhancements to Google’s operating system. Until recently, printing options for Chromebooks and Chrome OS […]
Continue ReadingAndroid 7.1 Is Coming To Chromebooks
Up to this point, all we’ve seen in the Android Framework running on select Chromebooks is version 6.0. While Android Marshmallow is exceedingly more popular at this point than Nougat (7.0 and 7.1), as Android development moves forward on Chromebooks, 7.0+ is a very important addition that really needs to be implemented sooner than later. […]
Continue ReadingLenovo Thinkpad Chromebook Ads Are Brilliant, Effective Mythbusters
I have to give it up to Lenovo: they are creating some great, pro-Chromebook content in support of their latest, greatest Chromebook – The Thinkpad 13.
Continue ReadingChromebooks Get Scrollbar Overlay In The Latest Chrome OS Dev Update
With the average screen size of a Chromebook just over 13″, real estate is a hot commodity when it comes to stuff hogging space on your display.
Continue Reading3 More Chromebooks Get Android Apps!
As of this morning, it looks like 3 more models have been added to the quickly-growing list of Chromebooks seeing Android Apps arrive in the Dev Channel of Chrome OS.  The methods vary a bit for the three, but its nothing we haven’t dealt with before.
Continue Reading13-Inch Chromebooks Get New Resolution Scaling Option
I’ve mentioned this in a couple reviews and other articles having to do with displays on Chromebooks, but I wanted to make sure that there was a quick article dedicated to one of my favorite new features of Chrome OS. This change seems to be only applying to Chromebooks in the 13-inch range at this […]
Continue ReadingChromebooks Get Material Design Shelf, Settings and Welcome Screen
With all the excitement of many more Chromebooks getting access to Android Apps this week in the Dev Channel (version 56), we have quite a few Chromebooks around the office in the Dev Channel now. Though our move to Dev on these devices was mainly to see if Android Apps were present, we were met […]
Continue ReadingSamsung Chromebook Pro To Get ‘Wake On Voice’ Support: Google Assistant Inbound?
Google Assistant is young. Launched just a few months ago, in many ways it still lacks the skills that Google Now already possesses. What it does have, however, is some pretty deep machine learning on its side. As it gets better over time, Google has made it clear that Assistant will make it to more […]
Continue ReadingHP Chromebook 11 G5 Gets Android Apps
Another day, another Chromebook lands the Play Store and access to Android Apps.
Continue ReadingChromebooks Get Print Scaling
Chromebooks and printing. For many users the experience is relatively painless. For others it may liken to nails on a chalkboard. With the right equipment, printing from Chrome OS can be a breeze. Aside from the occasional server hiccup, it’s relatively seamless. With the wrong equipment, it can be a veritable nightmare.
Continue ReadingBug Report Update: Password Manager Screen Freezing Fixed In Dev Channel
We reported on the Passoword Manager Bug way back in September, fully expecting that this very annoying and frustrating bug would be resolved quickly. It was not. However, it looks like they have the solution now.
Continue ReadingTwo More Chromebooks Get Android Apps: Play Store Hits The HP 13 G1, And Samsung Chromebook 3
It seems that the Google Play Store is finding its way to more Chromebooks on the heels of an update to the Developer channel of Chrome OS.
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