Most of the Chromebooks have one front-facing Camera. Some devices, like the Pixel Slate might have a back-facing camera too, like other tablets in the market. Changing Camera Resolution If your Chromebook or Chrome OS tablet has two cameras, you will be able to change the resolution for both of them separately. Here is how […]
‘The security module on this device is not working’ on Chromebook
Your Chromebook might display error “The security module on this device is not working” and in most cases resetting the Embedded Controller (EC) chip resolves the issue. What is EC According to Wikipedia, An embedded controller (EC) is a microcontroller in computers that handles various system tasks that the operating system does not handle. You […]
Dear Google, Please Give Me My Chrome OS Back
Dear Google looks like you forgot something. Let me remind you that first. Here is what you promised when Chrome OS was first announced. Here is the slide from a Chrome event in 2010: Okay, that image was to show you Sundar Pichai making the announcement. Here is a closeup of the slide so that […]
Install OneDrive or Similar Android Apps and Chrome OS will Automatically Link it to Files App
I tried at least give versions of that title and I am still not happy with it. So, here is the deal. There is a new Chrome OS Files app feature in Beta. If you install file sharing and NAS Android apps, Chrome OS will automatically add that to the Files app as a new […]
Crostini Terminal to Move to chrome://terminal
I’m not a big Crostini user, but Crostini pro users can tell you that accessing the terminal app on Linux in Chrome OS (I like how it sounds!) isn’t an easy task. Looks like Google is going to make this easier soon. A code commit that I noticed today talks about making the container available […]
Report Suspicious Websites to Google with this Chrome Extension
Google’s Safe Browsing repository has been around for years. It is a service that monitors the internet and compiles a list of unsafe website. With Chrome version 75, this service is built-in to Chrome. It will alert you whenever you are about to visit a website that it thinks is unsafe or something that you […]
Google Chrome Launches Built-in Color Themes
Google is adding built-in color themes to Chrome. This is currently available in the Canary version of Chrome to test. I have been waiting for this feature to go live. The “Chrome Colors” flag showed up in chrome://flags page a few days ago. Chrome Colors menuShow Chrome Colors menu in the NTP customization menu. – […]
Update – Chrome Tab Groups and URL Sharing
Google has updated how tab grouping works in the desktop version Chrome. The “Send to self” URL sharing feature also has seen some changes. This post is to share the latest updates. Tab Groups Tab groups now have colors. It help you identify tabs from a group, especially if you have more than one group. […]
Chrome to Add Built-in “Toggle Switch” Element
Toggle switches are now everywhere. Our mobile phones are full of them and we even have them on websites. It is however is not a built-in feature of browsers. Even though it is fairly easy to implement, you still need to manually integrate them in your code. Popular UI frameworks provide this as a component […]
Chrome to add ‘Periodic Sync’ for websites and apps to update at intervals
Google Chrome is testing a new feature designed for developers. Available behind the flag “Periodic Background Syn” the new feature will allow websites to go online and update at specific intervals. Periodic Sync This feature is similar to the existing Background sync. When ready, this will be available on Android, Windows, Linux, Chrome OS and […]