The Chromebook team has gone out of its way to make their devices extremely accessible over the years, and it has plenty in the way of new features coming soon. One such feature called Switch Access is already widely available. It allows you to control your entire Chromebook with just three keyboard keys! Today, we’re […]
New & Upcoming Features
[U: Official] New clock face designs now available on Nest Hub devices
Update 3/6/21: In a tweet today, Made by Google officially announced the new clock face designs! A Redditor by the name of cermoe just happened upon some new clock faces for their Lenovo smart clock while digging in its Photo Frame settings. They appear here in Spanish for this particular user because of the language […]
Your Chromebook will soon receive a native emoji picker for text input
Back in my day (yes, I get to say that now), we used to have to Google Search emoji and then copy and paste them into a message (MSN instant messenger anyone?) or save them to our computer and upload them into a chat box as an image instead. Needless to say, we’ve come a […]
Google Photos on the web helps you find things faster with ‘Explore’ and ‘Favorites’ tabs
Last year, Google Photos for mobile added arguably its best feature – the ability to ‘Explore’ your photos and videos in a more thoughtful and dynamic way. Using its machine learning and artificial intelligence, Google actively tags your content based on who or what appears in it, and when and where it was taken. You […]
Chrome will soon start getting milestone updates a lot faster
For over 10 years now, Chrome has stuck with roughly a 6-week update scheddule. In a world dominated by slow and spaced out updates for software and firmware, this has always been a breath of fresh air. As Google began rolling out bi-weekly security updates in addition to this 6-week cycle, the writing was on […]
Chromebooks getting ‘expert mode’ features for the camera app
It’s no secret that Chromebooks haven’t had the best cameras over the years. Not only has the hardware been mediocre at best, the software experience powering those lenses has always been a bit barren of features. As most Chromebooks tend to simply come with a standard 720p webcam as their main shooter, it makes sense […]
Google Family Link adds new option to exclude apps from daily screen time limitations
Google Family Link is a Godsend for parents who want to allow their children to explore the wonders of digital education and entertainment-based apps and games while still maintaining some limitations to their screen time. Unfortunately, any timer restrictions you’ve previously set for your kids per app, including the ‘No limit’ option, have always counted […]
Apple finally lets you transfer all of your iCloud media to Google Photos
Most iPhone users I’ve ever met are keen on taking thousands of photos and filling up the internal storage of their devices. iCloud has alleviated space issues quite a bit for them, but now that Google Photos has become so very popular, many in the Apple Ecosystem have begun to seek out ways that they […]
Upcoming Chrome Commander could change the way you interact with the Chrome browser
Over the years, Chrome has become a very helpful browser, but that means it has also become quite a bit more complex. From new features to updates in the underlying way the browser operates, Chrome has become far more capable than it used to be. While that is generally a good thing, it is also […]
Google TV may soon get its own remote control feature to replace the Android TV Remote app
The Google TV application for Android may soon receive an on-screen remote control feature that will allow you to control the software – you know, just in case you lose your Chromecast with Google TV remote somewhere other than in the couch or just don’t feel like getting up to grab it. According to 9to5Google, […]
Chrome for Desktop redesigns user profile switcher, Reading Lists coming to Android
Over the next few weeks, Google is going to be rolling out a revamped profile switcher for Chrome on desktop. Not only will it have a new landing page with updated Googley graphics, but it will also feature a fully customizable setup process which will allow a new user to create a space just for […]
Google Workspace seeks to bridge the tools and resources gap for essential frontline workers
Individuals working the frontlines during the pandemic have had less access to the same collaboration and communication tools as knowledge workers, and have had a more difficult time staying connected and informed. First responders, public transport workers, corrections workers, and more have some of the toughest jobs and remain the most exposed during these trying […]