Chrome OS 72 has officially been pushed to the Stable channel but as many of you have discovered, not every Chromebook has received the update, yet. A second push from the Chromium server rolled out last night and the number of devices on 72 Stable is now somewhere around one hundred twenty-five. … [Read more...] about Is Your Chromebook On Chrome OS 72? Here’s the official update list.
News
We talk about a ton of stuff here at Chrome Unboxed. From Chromebooks to Chromecast to Google Assistant, the world of Chrome OS is pretty far-reaching. We save our News section for the things that are breaking news to our readers.
Chrome Gets A Handful of Official Themes
Themes have been a part of the Chrome experience for many years. 3rd-party themes are numerous in the Chrome Web Store and come in all colors and variants. There are a few that are really well done and a few that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. After all these years of allowing others to … [Read more...] about Chrome Gets A Handful of Official Themes
New Feature Coming For Chromebooks That Could Change How You Install Android Apps
As it stands right now, if your Chromebook has access to the Google Play Store, you can install and use millions of Android apps on your Chromebook. The selection is quite large and there are new apps added every day. Additionally, the selection of Android Apps that consider Chromebooks as a … [Read more...] about New Feature Coming For Chromebooks That Could Change How You Install Android Apps
Farewell Google+, Join Chrome Unboxed On MeWe
In the very near future, we will bid adieu to Google+ as it sails into the sunset never to return. As we approach our third year as a "Space for all things Chrome," we owe a lot of our success to Google's social sharing platform and as much as we will miss it, the time has come to move on to … [Read more...] about Farewell Google+, Join Chrome Unboxed On MeWe
Deal Alert: Get The HP Chromebook x360 For $449
I've been known to say it over and over again, and today proves my point even further: these new Chromebooks go on sale often and when they do, they are no-brainer purchases. Today's deal is none other than the fantastic HP Chromebook x360. We just finished up our review and I can go ahead and … [Read more...] about Deal Alert: Get The HP Chromebook x360 For $449
How To Get Google Assistant Running On Your Chromebook Right Now On Chrome OS 72
Chrome OS 72 began rolling out to the masses yesterday and brought a slew of new features and updates along with it. You can check out Gabriel's article that outlines all the new stuff users can expect with the latest update, but there was an addition baked into Chrome OS 72 that Google didn't … [Read more...] about How To Get Google Assistant Running On Your Chromebook Right Now On Chrome OS 72
Chrome OS 72 Arrives With Android App Shortcuts, PiP, Touch-Optimization And More
Chrome OS 72 is rolling out and it is chock full up updates, feature additions and enhancements and even a hidden preview of things to come. A lot of the update includes features such as Picture in Picture, optimization for tablet mode and Android app fine-tuning but there's a lot that we are … [Read more...] about Chrome OS 72 Arrives With Android App Shortcuts, PiP, Touch-Optimization And More
Native PDF Annotation for Chromebooks Is Live in The Dev Channel
Near the end of 2018 we reported on a new feature that was coming to Chromebooks: PDF Annotation baked into the browser. The entire project is based around a new software library from Google simply called Ink. This software library is basically a set of tools to enable Google Apps to leverage … [Read more...] about Native PDF Annotation for Chromebooks Is Live in The Dev Channel
Safe Internet Week: Google Offers Up Official Password Checkup Extension
February 5th was Safe Internet Day and Google is bringing users some great new features to help keep you credentials safe no matter where the web takes you. Password Checkup Data breaches happen more often than any of us care to admit. Keeping your login information safe is of the utmost … [Read more...] about Safe Internet Week: Google Offers Up Official Password Checkup Extension
Chrome Unboxed YouTube Channel Membership is Live!
You may be reading that headline and thinking to yourself: "What is a channel membership?" Or, you might be asking, "Chrome Unboxed has a YouTube Channel?" (We've had plenty readers not know about our YouTube Channel and plenty of YouTube viewers not know about our website. Crazy, but true!) … [Read more...] about Chrome Unboxed YouTube Channel Membership is Live!
Upcoming ‘App Service’ For Chromebooks Could Help Simplify Chrome OS’ Current App Complexity
Over the past couple days, a new addition to Chrome has been uncovered that looks to unify the various apps available on Chromebooks. First discovered as simply the chrome://apps page by Chrome Story, Kyle Bradshaw over at 9to5 Google dug a bit deeper and uncovered an entirely new effort behind the … [Read more...] about Upcoming ‘App Service’ For Chromebooks Could Help Simplify Chrome OS’ Current App Complexity
Fact Check: ‘Rammus’ Is NOT The Next Google Chromebook
Speculation is fun. Scouring the Chromium repositories and looking for juicy morsels is exciting to us and often times it takes some serious mental acrobatics to create educated hypothesis on upcoming devices that are more than simple conjecture. Despite our best attempts, occasionally we miss … [Read more...] about Fact Check: ‘Rammus’ Is NOT The Next Google Chromebook
