One of the chief complaints we hear about Android apps on Chromebooks is the inability to share things across the Chrome OS platform the way you’d expect. It generally goes something like this: I have XYZ Android app installed and I’d like to use the built-in share button to share some content via XYZ web […]
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Nvidia GeForce NOW finally works through the Chrome browser on Windows and macOS devices
You’ve been able to spoof the Chrome browser on Windows and macOS into believing it was running on a Chromebook using a User Agent-Switcher extension for months now, thus allowing you to play Nvidia’s GeForce NOW without downloading its official client. As of today though, you can now load up the web app version of […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Search dark mode is appearing briefly for more users, and it looks promising
We just reported on Google having created and rolled out a dark theme for Chrome Remote Desktop today, your Google My Activity page earlier this week, and Google News before that. Heck, even the Chrome OS recovery screen went dark! The company began A/B testing a dark theme for Search back in December, but it […]
Continue ReadingChrome Remote Desktop gets a redesign complete with a dark theme
Chrome Remote Desktop is now rocking a dark theme toggle on the web! “Come to the Dark Side…we have cookies”. Okay, being serious for a moment, this is awesome! Last year, its app was pushed out in favor of the web app and now, it’s joining the fight against the bright light and saving your […]
Continue ReadingAndroid TV devices may require AV1 codec in order to operate beginning in March
The Alliance for Open Media’s royalty-free codec, AV1, has been used by Google plenty in the past, but back in November, we found out that they had intentions to utilize it in even more Google services like Stadia, Google Meet, Photos, and even Google TV. Now, all Android TV devices may be required to implement […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Meet adds a new toggle to enable or disable the use of custom or preset backgrounds
Over the next two weeks, you’ll start to see an option appear which will allow you to control whether or not those in your Workspace Organizational Unit (OU) should be allowed to use custom or preset backgrounds for meetings. Custom and preset backgrounds allow you to replace your background in Google Meet with a hand-picked […]
Continue ReadingChrome OS “Full Restore” option will soon no longer launch the browser on startup
The “Full Restore” feature for Chrome OS restores a user’s applications and browser tabs after their Chromebook crashes or shuts down abruptly. It’s relatively new, but we’re already seeing a significant development that could make it all the more useful and could possibly solve an age-old annoyance with Google’s laptops. A new Commit in the […]
Continue ReadingChromebooks will be getting a QR code scanner in Chrome OS 89
First spotted by Android Police, it seems that Google has gone and added a QR scanner to the built-in Chrome OS camera. Right now, if you open up the camera app on a Chromebook, you simply see all the controls that have been there for quite some time, like the options to go from photo […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Docs comments will now let you know when someone is out of office
While commenting on something in Google Docs, you’ve always been able to assign that comment or “task” if you will to anyone in your organization without restriction. Unfortunately, if that person is “OOO” or out of office, it would sit in their Gmail inbox until they returned. A new update to Google Docs comments will […]
Continue ReadingChrome is finally rolling out the ability to hide your notifications while screen sharing
Back in September, we discovered that Google had plans to help you hide your Chrome notifications while you had screen sharing enabled, you know, in case they were embarrassing. Now, this awesome feature is officially rolling out! Chrome provides an incredibly innovative set of features that are oftentimes automated on behalf of the user, and […]
Continue ReadingChrome OS 88 offers a faster way to sign in to websites – by using your fingerprint or PIN code
On supported sites like Dropbox, GitHub, or Okta, Chrome OS is now supporting the ability to log in to websites using your fingerprint ID or PIN code! Basically, any site that supports what’s called “WebAuthn” will let your sign in much faster than typing a lengthy password. I hear you saying already that you use […]
Continue ReadingYour Google ‘My Activity’ page just received a dark theme revamp
“Dark theme all the things,” I always say, and so it seems that someone at Google has stolen the phrase I totally didn’t coin by myself. In addition to Google News, Chrome OS, and even a brief stint of Google Search featuring a dark theme, your ‘My Activity‘ page is now much easier to look […]
Continue ReadingGoogle to show vaccination locations in Maps and Search, and optimize deliveries using AI
To build on its efforts to arm users with the information needed to keep their families safe during the pandemic, Google is now looking to list COVID-19 vaccination sites on Search and Maps. From its COVID data layer to listing health and safety precautions that businesses are taking against the spread of the virus, and […]
Continue ReadingYoutube web app gains PWA install prompt – may be hinting at offline support
Hot off the heels of the Google Calendar web app gaining offline support for Workspace users, the Youtube web app is now showing the PWA install prompt in the Chrome Omnibox for some. It’s important to note that some users have stated that they’ve seen this for a while now, but a mass rollout is […]
Continue ReadingDrive File Stream becomes ‘Google Drive for Desktop’ in the name of simplicity
Previously “Google Drive Backup and Sync”, Google’s ‘Dropbox’ style solution for allowing you to synchronize your files to your computer via a local folder recently received a major update. Instead of having to download all of your Drive files to your local machine in order to edit them, thus taking up your hard drive space, […]
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