Here is a new flag that showed up in Chrome OS Canary build today. I am not 100% sure what this does, yet, but here is what I have so far. Let’s explore this together, shall we? Enable Settings shortcut search chrome://flags/#enable-settings-shortcut-search Enable Settings shortcut search in launcher. – Chrome OS My assumption was that […]
“Settings Shortcut Search” Shows up in Chrome OS
Here is One More Version of Material Design for Google Chrome
We recently saw an updated design of Google Chrome’s new design. That version is currently enabled by default on the Dev channel of Chrome and Chrome OS. However, Google has one more version under the hoods. Here is how it looks like: The new design reminds me of Firefox tabs. The new tab icon is […]
Chrome OS Adds “Settings” App to Launcher
This showed up in the code the other day and quickly moved to Canary channel of Chrome OS. A shortcut to Settings has been added to the Chrome OS launcher. Chrome OS used to have its settings on the chrome://settings page. It still has. However, they also have an app-like version which launches as a […]
Microsoft Releases an Extension to Make Chrome Safer
This is 2018. Microsoft wants to help you browse safer, on Google Chrome. According to a 2017 report that claims that Microsoft Edge browser blocked 99 percent of phishing attempts, compared to 87 percent by Chrome and 70 percent in Firefox. This is why Microsoft wants you to install their new Chrome extension. Windows Defender Browser Protection […]
Chrome OS Enterprise Admins Can Soon Enable Sideloading of Android Apps
Enabling sideloading or “Unknown sources” for Android apps is a very popular feature request for Chromebooks with Play Store support. Looks like Google is going to bring this feature to Enterprise users first. Sideloading enables Android devices to install apps from third-party sources. Currently, Chromebooks cannot do this without Developer Mode enabled. They are limited […]
Chrome OS System Menu and Notification Center Are Merging
And that’s good. I am not a big fan of how Chrome OS handles notifications. Especially those from the Android apps. There is a tall notification center which covers the whole right hand side of the screen even when there is one notification. Here is a welcome change that has shown up in Chrome OS […]
Chrome for Android Switching Close Button to the Left?
Last week I wrote about Chrome for Android preparing to experiment a vertical tab switching UI. This feature is currently available on Chrome for Android Canary version. I enabled the flag and restarted Chrome. Here is a screenshot of Chrome stable version: Here is a screenshot from Canary, with the flag “Enable horizontal tab switcher” […]
You Can Now Install Progressive Web Apps on Chrome OS
The latest Canary version of Chrome OS has a nifty new feature. You can now install Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) on Chrome OS. These apps work offline, have their own custom window, launch icon added to the shelf, and integrate well in the overview menu. What is a Progressive Web App A Progressive Web App (PWA) […]
“Long Press Back Button for History” Coming to Chrome for Android
If you click and hold the back or forward button on Chrome, you will see the complete history of that particular tab. This useful little feature is coming to Chrome for Android too. If you touch and hold the back button on Chrome for Android now, it doesn’t do anything. This will soon change. Google […]
How to Use Chrome’s New Emoji Keyboard
Google is preparing an emoji feast for Chrome users. They are adding an emoji keyboard to Chrome. You can use this emoji keyboard to insert emojis into anything on the web, Google searches, your Twitter and Facebook posts and more. Here is how to use this new emoji keyboard. Note: If you are using the […]
