Are you seeing pictures and videos on your Chromecast zoomed-in, displaying widescreen or cropped off? This article will help you troubleshoot this issue. Why is it zoomed in or cropped off? You might occasionally see Chromecast videos or even Ambient Mode wallpapers getting cropped off on the screen. Most of the time, this happens because […]
How to Cast Videos from VLC to Chromecast
After a (very) long wait, Chromecast support is now available on VLC Media Player. Version 3.0 of Chromecast now supports casting from Windows and iOS. Casting is available on the stable version of Chromecast. However, do not expect this to be 100% stable. It is still slightly buggy and you might face issues while casting. […]
How to Make Your Chromebook Do a Barrel Roll
Google has a couple of easter eggs hidden inside your Chromebook. If you have a Chromebook or any other Chrome OS device, like a Pixelbook or a Pixel Slate tablet, you can make it do a barrel roll. To make your Chromebook do a barrel roll, use the keyboard shortcut CTRL + ALT + SHIFT […]
Chrome to Add Keyboard Shortcut to Duplicate a Tab
Google Chrome currently does not have a keyboard shortcut to duplicate an existing tab. A recent code commit that we spotted points towards Google’s plan to add a new keyboard shortcut. CTRL + K ? The feature request bug submitted by a user explains that Internet Explorer and Edge both have a keyboard shortcut to […]
You Can Soon Choose Where to Store Each Password in Chrome (Locally or on Google Account)
Google currently offers users a way to customize Chromesync. You can either choose to sync everything or specific items like bookmarks, history, and passwords, etc. Within passwords, you might soon get an option to choose which password is stored locally on the device and which goes to the cloud or your Google account. More Control […]
How to Rename Chrome Profile
This article explains how to rename Chrome profiles. Google Chrome allows you to create multiple profiles to keep browsing history and bookmarks etc separate. This is useful when you share the same computer with other users or to keep your work and personal browsing separate. Changing Chrome profile names for different users or purposes will […]
Google Tests a New ‘Help’ App for Chromebooks
Google is testing a new “Help” app for Chromebooks. The new app is now available on the Canary version of Chrome OS. However, the app is far from ready. We recently wrote about the upcoming Media app for Chrome OS. The new Help app that we spotted in the Canary version of Chrome OS also […]
Chrome Tab Groups to Get ‘Move Group to Window’
Tab Groups, a Chrome feature that allows you to manage multiple tabs as groups, is getting an option to convert groups into separate windows. This feature is currently under development. Moving Tab Groups to Windows Imagine that you are researching something and have a few tab groups open. You want to move them to a […]
Chrome Adds ‘chrome://settings/cookies’ to Manage Cookies
Google Chrome is getting a dedicated page within “Settings” to manage cookies. The page is currently available on the Canary version of Chrome but is empty. Chrome Cookie Management Google is working on different ways to make cookies on Chrome secure and easy to manage. You might have already read about the SameSite cookie change. […]
Chrome to Allow Copying Saved Passwords to Clipboard on Windows
Google Chrome will soon allow you to copy saved passwords to the clipboard so that you can paste them to login forms. You will not have to use the “show password” to use this. Why is this important? Imagine that you need to copy one from the passwords that you have saved using Chrome’s built-in […]
