Back in August, I told you all that Google will integrate Android Messages or text messages into Chrome OS as a Progressive Web App (PWA). This feature is now live. This article explains how to install the Android Messages PWA on your Chromebook. Android Messages on Chrome OS I will start with the steps to […]
Archive for Chromebooks
Chromebooks are simple and easy to use computers running Chrome OS, an operating system built and managed by Google. This is a futuristic platform, allowing you to get things done easy, fast and secure on the cloud.
Meet “Pixel Slate”, the Chrome OS Tablet
Google’s first Chrome OS tablet is finally here, and it is called Pixel Slate. If I were to use the cliche, this is a iPad Pro / Surface Pro killer just like the Pixel phone is an iPhone killer. But we are Chrome OS people here, so for us this is not about the iPad […]
Google Tests Chrome OS Settings as Progressive Web App (PWA)
Yes, Google gave you the entire Play Store on Chrome OS. They gave you Linux apps on Chrome OS. They might even give you Windows on Chromebooks. But web and will always be their first priority. At least that’s what I think! So, what makes me say that? Here is a new flag that I […]
Chrome OS to Support Multiple Google Accounts Per User Profile
It took me a while to come up with that title. I am not 100% satisfied with this title either. Anyways, let me tell you what’s going on in the latest version of Canary, downloaded fresh 15 minutes ago. You can now add more than one Google account per user. I am not talking about […]
Meet the New “Discover” App for Chrome OS
Remember the “Discover” app that I discovered in Chrome OS code? That is now available in the Canary channel of Chrome OS. The app does not have a lot of things to “Show off” yet, but the basic structure and design seems to be working fine. The idea here is to showcase Chrome OS feature, […]
Chrome OS “Shelf” Now Has Rounded Corners
Rounded corners are part of the Androidfication of Chrome OS. We have seen this in many parts of Chrome OS in recent weeks. The system try recently got rounded corners, and so did notification popups. Today’s update to Chrome OS Canary channel brings the rounded corners to the “Shelf” too. “Shelf” is the Chrome OS […]
Square Now Supports Chromebooks
Square, the popular mobile payment service now works with Chromebooks too. According to a blog post from Square, users can now use Chrome browser running on Chrome OS to process payments using Square. You can take payments on an Apple computer running Google Chrome or Apple Safari browsers, or on a Chromebook running a Google […]
Future Chromebooks Will Support Facial Recognition
Here is an exciting news to start your morning with. According to a recent code commit in the Chromium source code, Google is working on face detection for Chromebooks. This is a feature that Google already supports in Android. When you think about it, it is only natural for them to bring this feature to […]
Chrome OS Adds Assistant Icon to Launcher
Last week I told you all that Chrome OS will soon move the Google Assistant icon to the search bar on the launcher. Today’s update to the Canary channel has implemented this feature. The only thing that it does in this early version is simply crash the whole Chromebook, but I have a couple of […]
Chrome OS to Get “Discover” App to “Show Off”
The Chrome OS team is working on an app named “Discover” to “show off” Chrome OS modules. I am not 100% sure what these modules are, but it is most likely a name for the different features like Play Store and Assistant etc. The Code The commit log talks about the app will work, in […]