ChromeOS 147 rolls out with new auditing tools for Education and Enterprise

While it might not be the flashiest update for everyday Chromebook users, ChromeOS 147 is now rolling out and it brings some highly requested oversight capabilities to the education sector; alongside a few housekeeping items for enterprise administrators.

Class Tools Activity Logs

The standout addition in this update is the introduction of Class Tools activity logs. For school districts managing thousands of devices, having a clear paper trail is critical.

This new feature provides administrators with a detailed record of specific in-product actions. If a teacher connects to a student’s device, sends content, or views a student’s screen, it is all documented. These logs are designed to align perfectly with existing ChromeOS audit standards, giving admins a reliable event trail for troubleshooting and monitoring user activity within their domain. You can read more about it in the Class Tools log events documentation.

Certificate Provisioning Migration

For the enterprise folks, ChromeOS 147 serves as an important reminder to get your backend in order. Google is highlighting that by the end of 2026, administrators must complete their migration from the legacy certificate enrollment solution to the newer Certificate Provisioning API (which originally launched back in ChromeOS 142).

Looking ahead to ChromeOS 149 and 150

The release notes also gave us a great look at what Google is planning for the next few milestones:

• Better Connectivity Diagnostics (ChromeOS 149): The built-in Diagnostics app (which you can quickly open using the Ctrl + Search + Esc shortcut) will be getting a dedicated Connectivity troubleshooting function. This will help users specifically diagnose problems connecting to pre-defined Google Services.
• Hardware Cutoffs for ChromeOS Flex (ChromeOS 150): If you are relying on ChromeOS Flex to keep aging hardware alive, take note. Starting with version 150, Google will begin blocking updates for devices that can’t meet the minimum requirements for the Chrome browser. This specifically targets devices running Intel and AMD graphics from 2010 and older, as well as Nvidia graphics from 2014 and older.

It may not be the consumer-heavy update we were hoping for, but ChromeOS 147 brings solid, necessary improvements for the people managing the devices we use every day.