I will admit, using the Google Assistant on my Chromebook was an intriguing idea when the work was first discovered more than a year and a half ago. I will also concede that I now use the Assistant on my Chromebook exactly zero percent of the time. For me, the thought of my Chromebook being […]
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Google Opens The Doors Wide For Web Apps To Take Off
It’s a quiet thing, the Chrome Developer Summit, but the stuff being announced there could quietly revolutionize apps and app delivery forever. While that may sound like a pretty lofty statement, I don’t think it is that far-fetched at this point. Progressive Web Apps (PWAs from this point forward) have been shaping up over the […]
Continue ReadingBeta Update: Chrome OS “Better Together” Enabled By Default
Shortly after Chrome OS 70 began rolling out to the Stable channel, the Chrome OS team released version 71 to the Beta channel for some users. With it, a number of features long in development are now enabled as the default user experience. Namely, Android Messages is now an integrated part of the “Connected Devices” […]
Continue ReadingLinux Apps Coming To MediaTek-Powered Chromebooks Like The Acer R13
Google made no mention of Linux apps on Chrome OS at last week’s hardware event in New York. I was a little surprised considering the fact that the Pixel Slate and Chrome OS saw nearly as much stage time as the Pixel phone that brought most of the media to Manhattan. Google’s endgame for Linux […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Pixel Slate (Nocturne) To Come In 4 Configurations
As I said the other day, until this Google event has come and gone, it is silly season around here. Just a few days ago, a GeekBench test showcased the first internal look at what we can expect to see in the Google Pixel Slate, also known as ‘Nocturne’.
Continue ReadingThe Chrome Web Store Gets a Material Design Facelift, New Lease On Life
Back when Google began spinning down support for Chrome Apps across most platforms, many thought the Chrome Web Store was about to begin the slow wind-down to obsolescence. I was in that company. I won’t lie. I simply thought Google was doing what Google so often does and were walking away from yet another marginally […]
Continue ReadingChrome OS 70: System-Wide Dictation & Notification Badges
Just a few days ago, we published an article and video highlighting the big, bold changes that are coming to Chrome OS in version 70. With the Developer Channel update, we’ve received what could be seen as the biggest single update in terms of feature set that Chrome OS has ever seen.
Continue ReadingChrome OS Adds Android App Shortcuts In Dev Channel
Chrome OS continues to evolve at a quickening pace with new features, greater capabilities and competitive hardware. While it is amazing to see our beloved OS come into its own, most days it’s hard to keep track of all that’s shiny and new. Android apps, Linux apps, Material design and even more, Chromebooks are becoming […]
Continue ReadingMissing Your “Add to Shelf” Option? Here’s Where It Went
At some point in the past few weeks, one of the updates to Chrome OS silently removed a feature that we’ve talked about being one of the best – if not under-utilized – features of using a Chromebook: Add to shelf.
Continue ReadingGoogle Enables 2FA On The Pixelbook’s Power Button
Months before the Pixelbook’s official debut, we were convinced that the Chromebook formerly known as ‘Eve’ would come equipped with a fingerprint sensor. Sadly, as we travelled to San Francisco last October, we were met by Google’s flagship device sans this feature.
Continue ReadingChrome OS 67 Arrives With Material 2.0, Split Screen Support and Much More
It has turned into a busy Friday here at the Chrome Unboxed office and we’re just getting started. We have Chrome OS news spilling over so fast it’s a juggling act just trying to keep it all straight. In the midst of it all, the Chrome team decided it was time to push out version […]
Continue ReadingLinux Apps On Chrome OS Become Official, Gets Mention in I/O Keynote
If you joined us for today’s Google I/O 2018 Keynotes with Live Chat, first I want to say thank you. We figured we’d try the live, interactive chat and it really worked out well. Well enough, in fact, that we’ll definitely be doing much more of this type of thing in the future. There’s a […]
Continue ReadingExciting Feature Coming To Chromebook Extended Displays
In the past few months, the name of the game in the Chrome OS universe is new features. In the absence of new flagship hardware for the Chrome OS ecosystem (we’ve seen quite a few new education-focused Chromebooks, but no real flagship devices announced since the Pixelbook back in early October. We’re seeing new software […]
Continue ReadingGoogle’s Song Maker Exemplifies What Is Possible With Current Web Technologies
We’ve not talked expressly about Google’s Chrome Music Lab, but it falls into the same category that Chrome Experiments does: it is a place to showcase what is possible in Chrome from different perspectives. We have discussed Voice Experiments and the Music Lab is quite similar. Take really amazing web-based tech and push it as […]
Continue ReadingChrome Remote Desktop Hits The Web, Allows Remoting To A Chromebook For Support
One of the best-kept secrets in the Chrome world has long-been Chrome Remote Desktop. I’ve personally used it for years and it was a vital tool that helped me make the transition to Chrome OS back before it was ready for me as a daily driver. The best part of Chrome Remote Desktop was always […]
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