The latest Chrome OS Canary version has a new experimental feature. Available behind a flag, Assistant can now pause or resume media playback on Chromebooks. Controlling media playback using voice is a very useful feature available on Android and to Google Home devices. Users can ask the Assistant to pause or resume videos or music […]
Chrome OS to Get Android ‘System Default Apps’
A few weeks ago, Chrome Story reported that users will be able to use a different Google account on Play Store on Chrome OS. Based on a new code commit that we spotted today, this seems to prepare Chrome OS for “System Default Apps”. Android phones and tablets come with a few default apps. These […]
How to Take Screenshot on Your Chromebook or Pixelbook (Video)
How do you take a screenshot or print screen on a Chromebook? Turns out there is a simple keyboard shortcut to do this. Let me tell you that right away! Ctrl + Window Switcher. This takes a screenshot of the full screen. Where is this “Window Switcher Key”? You will see this “Window switcher” key […]
‘Made by Google’ Chromebooks to Feature Exclusive Wallpapers
“Made by Google” phones often come with a set of exclusive wallpapers. A code commit that we spotted today hints that such exclusive wallpapers coming to Google Chromebooks too. Google already ships their Pixel phone with exclusive wallpapers (Thanks Mishaal). Made by Google Chromebooks Google started making their own Chromebooks with the first Chromebook Pixel […]
Meet ‘Tab Strips’, a New Way to Manage Your Chrome Tabs
Google seems to be experimenting with a new method to manage open tabs on Chrome. This is currently available in the Canary version of Chrome. The new method is called “Tab Strips” and it is a scrollable carousel of tabs thumbnails. How Chrome Tab Strips Work “Tab Strips” opens up a scrolling list of tab […]
Google is Working on Chrome OS Recovery via Android Phone
Google is working on a new method to recover Chrome OS; using Android phones. While a device using in recovery mode, users will be able to press CTRL + P to initiate recovery via an Android phone. Keyboard Shortcut Recover Chrome OS Using Android Phone – CTRL + P The code change request that we […]
Google to Add End of Life Details to Chromebook Settings App
Google is preparing to add End of Life (EOL) date it to the Chrome OS Settings app. The code commit that we spotted today talks about adding EOL details to the “About” section of the Settings app. Recent Mishaps In September 2019, Google incorrectly sent out End of Life messages to some Chromebooks. This caused […]
Google is Working on “Friendly Privacy Settings” for Chrome
Google is preparing a friendlier version of privacy settings for Chrome. A code commit that we spotted today hints that we will see more changes in this area soon. Chrome Privacy Settings to Get a Subsection Privacy settings are currently part of the “Advanced” section of Chrome settings. This code commit talks about making it […]
Google is Adding a ‘Snake’ Game and a chrome://games Page to Chrome
Google is preparing a big push for games on Chrome. My initial thought was that this has something to do with Stadia, but I haven’t found any such connection yet. We are most likely going to see a curated list of web-based games. The Code – Project “Joy” Google is working on a set of […]
Chrome Makes it Easy to Search Using Text Sent from Other Devices
Shared Clipboard is part of Chrome’s efforts to provide multiple ways to share text and links between your devices. The recently discovered QR code generator is also part of this effort. To make things a bit easier, Chrome has integrated the “Send text to” feature with Omnibox. Here is how it works. Select a sentence […]
