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We’ve been so focused in on when we will finally see a proper dark mode on Chromebooks that we never really saw the need for a light mode. I found a commit for this weeks ago, but I wasn’t completely sure what to make of it. Android Police published an article and made some mock-ups […]
The humble Chrome OS launcher has become quite the hub for activity on Chromebooks in the past few years. From adding Google Assistant to getting a complete overhaul for both desktop and tablet modes, the launcher is slowly becoming the centralized starting point for users on Chromebooks. With the latest OS update, users can even […]
It has been quite a while since Google’s Nearby Sharing feature snuck its way into the Chromium repository. While Nearby Sharing hasn’t been live for Android users for very long, it looks like the Chrome OS team is hard at it getting the file-sharing feature working for Chromebooks. The Nearby Share flag popped up in […]
As we’ve watched USI pens become more standard in 2020 and finally started seeing some of them actually begin shipping, it is beginning to feel like we’ll have a ton of Chromebooks in the next generation that will have pen support baked in. As we’ve already reported, those devices will all have to support the […]
Our pal Dinsan over at Chrome Story recently discovered a new feature that’s headed to Chrome OS called “Holding Space.” According to the commit, this feature will give users quick access to recent screenshots and downloads via a quick menu that will reside on the Chrome OS shelf. Enables quick access to screenshots, downloads, and […]
As the pandemic rages on and working from home is still top of mind for millions and millions of individuals, it feels like two services have bubbled to the top of the video chat heap: Zoom and Google Meet. Zoom’s insane skyrocket to the most-used video conferencing platform came with a few early consequences and […]
A couple weeks ago, we had the pleasure of interviewing Pete Mueller – President/Chairman USI – on The Chrome Cast. The episode was a ton of fun to be a part of and the story behind the emergence of USI pens is not only interesting, it is pretty important to the entire laptop industry moving […]
As the Chrome Tab Groups feature has evolved, I’ve been pretty vocal about the fact that I don’t see much use for it in my personal workflow. I’m not prone to leave dozens of tabs open at a time, so grouping the 7 or 8 tabs I currently have open isn’t really that beneficial. At […]
As we’ve talked about at length before, Chromebooks generally have the same keyboard layout regardless of the manufacturer. The Acer Chromebook Spin 713 I’m typing this on has the same exact keyboard layout as the HP Chromebook Pro C640 that is on the next desk over. Apart from a handful of exceptions to the rules, […]
Google’s new project that will create a “phone hub” on Chrome OS has only been in development for a couple of months but work is coming right along at a very steady pace. The latest update to the Canary channel has inserted another placeholder into the Phone Hub menu that gives us a slightly better […]
As it is right now, Chromebooks and screenshots are a pretty simple pair. Hitting CTRL + OVERVIEW will snag a full-screen grab and CTRL+SHIFT+OVERVIEW will allow the user to select a portion of the screen to capture. There’s no UI, no real guidance, and little that can natively be done to the image once captured. […]
Chromebooks come with a small handful of different apps installed out of the box. Apart from the different selection of bundled Android apps we see on the Lenovo Chromebook Duet, nearly all Chromebooks come with the same out of box experience across the board. The obvious things we’ve all come to expect on a new […]
