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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, […]
I’ve been covering Chrome extensions and their many mishaps for quite a while here now. Each time something crazy happens with a developer stealing user data and such, like the 15 cases of this last month, the four last week that Facebook busted, and even the popular tab suspension tool gone rogue, there’s been talk […]
Chrome 87 dropped back in November, and with it, a load of improvements to the browser’s speed and battery. In fact, it featured the largest jump in performance that we’ve seen in Chrome for years! Now, Chrome 88 is rolling out and has shifted gears to focus heavily on security features, though it takes on […]
Love it or hate it, Google Chat exists in the left-hand sidebar of the Gmail interface. Regardless of how that makes you feel, there is one thing that I’m sure we can all agree on – it’s notoriously difficult to resize. Most of us will primarily resize the chatbox to minimize it so we can […]
If you’re using the Google Play version of Google Calendar on your Chromebook, you may notice that your search icon is a lot easier to find now. A new update to the app takes it out of the left side hamburger menu in the app and places it nicely at the top right of your […]
![[Updated: Imaginary] Grab these new wallpapers for your Chromebook in preparation for dark mode](https://chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Reading-and-dreaming-feature-1.jpg)
Update: Google has added several new designs to their wallpaper manager in Chrome OS under the category labeled ‘Imaginary’. These designs were made by creative designer Leo Natsume using programs like Blender 3D, Photoshop, Illustrator, and more. Leo lives in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and has used his unique, 3d claymation and paper-style look for ad […]
Just a tad behind schedule, Chrome OS 87 is now making its way to the Stable Channel for select devices with a wider rollout happening over the next few days. The delayed-release was caused, in part, by a nasty bug that affected keyboard inputs in Android applications. This release of Chrome OS was already scheduled […]
With Google Cloud Print getting the axe on December 31, 2020 – yes, that is just a few weeks from now – Chromebook owners will need to begin making use of standard wireless printing. Since we’ve already done a walkthrough on how to set that up for regular users, we thought it appropriate to help […]
We are one day away from the official release date of Chrome OS 87 but a recent discovery by Android Police’s Kent Duke could signal the delay of the final update of 2020. While it isn’t unusual for Chrome OS to miss its release date by a few days, this particular update to version 87 […]
Over the years, Google Search has always been a series of questions you type into a box and then it spits out little blue links that it thinks are relevant based on matches it found with keywords alone – very rudimentary. Later on, Google implemented what’s known as the Knowledge Graph – a new system […]
Though the new Google Pay still exceeds my expectations, it seems to have a few skeletons in its closet. While they do make everything clear through notices on the site and through support articles, these are certainly bold moves. First, Google is adding a fee to instant transfers. With the original Google Pay, you could […]
After several years of failing to make RCS widely available, due primarily to pushback by phone carriers, Google has now officially made their Rich Communication Services or RCS available globally via their Messages app. Now, anyone who downloads it on Android will experience modern chat features like high-res photo and video sharing, typing indicators and […]
