I'm often an edge case when it comes to how I use Google services due to the fact that I try my hardest to keep my personal, work, creative and other endeavors separate while simultaneously attempting to cross-pollinate my access to each from the other Google Accounts. I think that the company does … [Read more...] about How to collaborate on YouTube video playlist curation and why you may want to
Guides and How-To's
Of all the things we share with our readers, we get some of the most positive feedback concerning our guides and how-to articles. As many aren't fully familiar with the ins and outs of Chrome OS, these articles provide interesting and useful info for new and experienced users alike.
Support our independent tech coverage. Chrome Unboxed is written by real people, for real people—not search algorithms. Join Chrome Unboxed Plus for just $2 a month to get an ad-free experience, access to our private Discord, and more. Learn more about membership here.
START FREE TRIAL (MONTHLY)START FREE TRIAL (ANNUAL)
How to open HEIC images on your Chromebook
So, you've got a Chromebook and your friend with the iPhone just sent you a photo they snapped via a chat app. You download the file only to find that your ChromeOS device can't open this possibly unfamiliar file format called .HEIC. Now, you may be thinking "I've never encountered this problem nor … [Read more...] about How to open HEIC images on your Chromebook
How to sign PDFs on a Chromebook without third party apps
It has happened to most of us more than once: You receive very important paperwork via email that you must sign, and then you are faced with the task of printing it out, signing it, scanning it, and then emailing it back. But what if you don't have a printer? or simply don't want to go through all … [Read more...] about How to sign PDFs on a Chromebook without third party apps
How to use the VLOOKUP function in Google Sheets to find things in a table or range by row
Google Sheets is powerful. It's not as powerful in some ways as Microsoft Excel has become over the past four decades, but it's stuffed full of functions - Google's name for formulas - and these can be used to turn the spreadsheet service into a powerhouse for data organization and … [Read more...] about How to use the VLOOKUP function in Google Sheets to find things in a table or range by row
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 finally lands the Google Assistant
After months of confusion and a lot of back and forth, Samsung has unexpectedly and surprisingly updated the Galaxy Watch 4 to support the Google Assistant. Early on, it wasn't entirely clear as to when or even if the tech giant would officially support the Assistant but later reports and even a … [Read more...] about The Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 finally lands the Google Assistant
How to use Google Assistant’s Family Bell feature to keep your family on track throughout the day
Google Assistant has a neat little feature that I feel often goes overlooked - at least in my circles. Everytime I tell a friend or a family member that they can automate bells that announce upcoming activities on their Home devices, they look at me with a blank face. This mostly has to do with the … [Read more...] about How to use Google Assistant’s Family Bell feature to keep your family on track throughout the day
How to disable YouTube’s super annoying ‘Inline Preview’ feature when hovering over thumbnails
Over what I feels like the past few weeks, a strange, new feature has appeared on YouTube while browsing my feed. At first, I thought it was due to a Chrome extension I had chosen to install, but nope - just another annoying Google update that I could live without. While perusing on the home screen, … [Read more...] about How to disable YouTube’s super annoying ‘Inline Preview’ feature when hovering over thumbnails
How to set up Stadia family sharing and choose which games your kids can play
Google Stadia is revolutionalizing cloud gaming by providing incredibly innovative infrastructure and while services like GeForce NOW are competing neck to neck, Stadia's experience is much more user-friendly, in my opinion. By having a clean and straightforward, polished process for getting gamers … [Read more...] about How to set up Stadia family sharing and choose which games your kids can play
How to temporarily turn off Google Assistant on Nest speakers and displays with ‘Downtime’
Google's Digital Wellbeing tools can help you use technology without it overtaking your life. Limiting your usage of Nest speakers, displays, and more as well as apps on your phone is an incredibly powerful way to make the most of innovations without losing yourself in the process as it can be easy … [Read more...] about How to temporarily turn off Google Assistant on Nest speakers and displays with ‘Downtime’
How to set up Package Detection on Google Nest cameras
Google's Nest family of doorbells has had package detection functionality since 2019; however, most people who own them have no idea this is even possible. This functionality does vary on the type of camera you have, and it does require that you are subscribed to the Nest Aware plan. Still, you can … [Read more...] about How to set up Package Detection on Google Nest cameras
How to enable Dark Mode on Google Docs for Android and the web
Are you sick and tired of editing late at night and being completely blinded by the light of a white user interface in Google Docs? What's astonishing to me is that despite the many ways that Google has already baked Dark Mode into many of its apps, several others remain without it in 2022. That's … [Read more...] about How to enable Dark Mode on Google Docs for Android and the web
Gif wallpapers took my Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 to the next level
For those of you reading this that didn't know, I am the extremely proud father of two awesome, tiny humans. I am also a connoisseur of high-quality cartoons. I grew up in the '80s so the bar was set pretty high. LOL. Jokes aside, my kids and I enjoy finding cartoons old and new that we all enjoy … [Read more...] about Gif wallpapers took my Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 to the next level
