Timeline is a fairly new Windows 10 feature. According to an official description, this feature “lets you go back in time to past activities you’ve worked on across your devices, so you can jump back into them like you never left.” Timeline is yet to be integrated with most of the popular apps, including Google […]
VLC for iOS Adds Chromecast Support
If you are an iOS user with a Chromecast at home, there is a big news for you today. VLC now supports Chromecast on iOS. This means you can cast locally stored videos to Chromecast. VLC 3.1.0 release Version 3.1.0 of VLC for iOS which was released today has a bunch of new features, but […]
Google Chrome Windows with a Single Tab to Get a “Special, Minimal Visual Treatment”
There is a new experimental flag in the latest version of Chrome Canary which looks promising but does not do much at the moment. It is called “Single-tab Mode”. It is in the very early stages of development, but you know that I have this habit of sharing news about things when they are work-in-progress. […]
Newest Chrome OS Design Experiment Moves “Shelf” to the Center
The “newest” redesign of the Shelf moves the pinned apps to the center of the Shelf. At least that’s the only thing that this new flag does at the moment. Since the name of the flag simply says “Newest shelf redesign” we will most likely see changes well beyond a mere change of position. The […]
Google Expands Chromebook “Grab and Go” Program to Enterprises
Google’s “Grab and Go” program for Chromebooks will soon be available to enterprises. This is an internal program that Google has been using for a while now. The idea is to make Chromebooks available for employees to pick up and use, quick and easy. Imagine you run into a hardware issue and your company IT […]
Android’s “Smart Text Selection” is Coming to Chromebooks
Smart Text Selection is a recent addition to Android. Added in version 8.0 Oreo, this feature adds useful actions to context menu (right click / long-press). For example, if you select a phone number, you will see a link to the Phone app. If you copy an address, you’ll see an option to search that […]
Chrome’s “Heavy Page Capping” To Alert Users About Bandwidth Heavy Pages
Is your phone on a bandwidth diet? This upcoming Chrome feature will tell you when you are on a page that uses a lot of data. This is currently available as a flag in the latest Canary channel of Chrome. The Flag Name: Heavy Page Capping Description: Enable showing an InfoBar on data-heavy pages that allow […]
Android-like App Shortcuts Coming to Chromebooks
App Shortcuts is an Android feature added in version 7.1, Nougat. This lets you long tap on app icons to open a small menu of quick actions. This was Google’s way of adding app shortcuts without those fancy displays on iPhones that can detect tap pressure. Looks like Android apps on Chrome OS will also get […]
In Chrome OS Tablet Mode, You Can Soon Swipe and Change Wallpapers
As you already know, Chrome OS will soon get a new wallpaper app similar to that of Android. This will include the same categories, images, and even the “Daily Refresh” feature from its Android counterpart. In a way, this is the same wallpaper app from Android. According to Google’s François Beaufort, this app will get an […]
Admins Can Soon Use USB Drives to Automate New Chromebook Enrollment
Chrome OS admins in Enterprise and Education markets can soon use scrips stored in USB drives to speed up their new devices fast. This feature request was added to the Chromium bug repository in December 2017. A recent code commit shows that the team is working on the UI for this feature. The Code Chrome […]