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 […]
Chrome to Suggest Documents from Google Drive in Omnibox While Searching
Google is working on a feature that will allow Chrome to display suggestions from your Google Drive documents in Chrome’s Omnibox (address bar). At present, this is possible only using a custom search engine that you can add to Chrome and launch using a special keyword. There is also an extension that helps you set […]
Log Into Windows 10 Using Your Google Account #comingsoon
Google Chrome is adding support for the Credential Providers feature in Windows 10. This means you will soon be able to log into your Windows 10 PC using your Google account. The Code I spotted this massive code commit today: Google Credential Provider for Windows. Initial commit of COM object implementation. This commit contains 12086 […]
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’s Latest New Tab Page Design is Completely Cuztomizable
I recently wrote a post explaining how to add custom links to Chrome’s new tab page. Looks like the team has made the entire new tab page customizable. The New Design I currently have two flags enabled for the new tab page: New Tab Page Material Design Icons and New Tab Page Material Design UI. The […]
Suggestions Based on Browsing History on Chrome’s New Tab Page
It is no secret that Google wants us to use its search engine more and more. That’s how they make money. Now, imagine YouTube. You open YouTube to watch one video, and end up spending two hours. This is because Google has an amazing algorithm that surfaces related videos that you are likely to watch. […]
How to Add Custom Links to Chrome’s New Tab Page
Soon, you will be able to add custom links to Chrome’s new tab page. This article explains how to do this. Before We Start As of now, this feature is available behind a flag which is available only in Dev channel of Chrome. It might take a while before this shows up for most of […]
Chrome Tests “Query in Omnibox”, Hides Search URL
Google Chrome has a new flag that hides the search URL in the omnibox. I couldn’t get this working on my Chromebook, but this seems to be working on my Android phone. The Flag Name: Query in Omnibox Description: Only display query terms in the omnibox when viewing a search results page. – Mac, Windows, Linux, Chrome […]
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 […]
What if the Next Chromecast Can Make Your TV a Google Home?
I usually do not write speculation here. You will see me linking to a Chrome OS commit log or a bug report while reporting about upcoming Chrome and Chrome OS features. However, today, I have a random theory to share. You’ve seen all those rumors about how the upcoming Chromecast will have more powerful WiFi […]