This bug was starred by 230 Chrome OS users. If you are one of them, say hello in comments! The bug was submitted to add an option to let users remap the Assistant key in Pixelbook. Well, there was only Pixelbook when this bug was submitted. There is now Pixel Slate as well. Remapping keys […]
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Chrome OS Gets Native PDF Annotation
If you are a Chromebook user with a lot of PDF files, here is a good news for you. Google is adding built-in PDF annotation capabilities to Chrome OS. This is currently available only in the Dev channel or Canary version of Chrome OS, and that too behind an experimental flag. It is most likely […]
Google Assistant “Routines” Coming to Chromebooks
Update: We should say Google is re-adding Routines to Chrome OS. Read Android Police’s coverage for more on that. Using Google Assistant on your Chromebook? Here is a good news for you! Routines, a Google Assistant feature that lets you use one command to get multiple things done, is coming to Chrome OS too. I […]
Chrome OS Users, Meet “chrome://apps” – Single Page to Manage Chrome and Android Apps
When you talk about the future of Chrome OS, one of the things that I am really curious about is how Google will integrate Chrome apps and Android apps seamlessly. As soon as they figure that out, they will have to find a way to include Linux apps into that flow. We don’t even know […]
[Updated] Google is Testing a “Never-Slow Mode” for Chrome
Update on 06-FEB-2019: Chrome to Delay Low Priority Tasks to Reduce Memory Usage Update on 03-FEB-2019: I spotted another code commit today, (this time adding the flag for real I guess) with a couple of typos in the flag description. This time, the commit log has some additional details that give a gilmpse into what […]
Google to Make Managing External Storage Devices on Chrome OS Less Confusing
The way Chrome OS “Files” app displays external storage devices with multiple partitions is a bit confusing at the moment. To quote this bug report: The current external drive UI does not allow the user to intuitively recognize which partitions belong to which physical external device. Partitions of external media have the same visual appearance […]
Chrome Users Can Soon Scroll Tabs Using Mouse Wheel
Update: Linux users can already do this. (thanks Alejandro Leone) Here is a nifty feature coming to Google Chrome soon. If you are/were a Firefox user, you already know about this. Also, this feature was first requested way back in 2008. Here is the code commit that I noticed today: Activate the next/previous tab on […]
We Might Get the Left-aligned Apps in Chrome OS Shelf Back
My friends from the official Chrome OS support forum tell me that there are a lot of people who complain about the new centered design of Chrome OS shelf. Were you worried about the centered shelf too? Looks like Google is working on something for you. I cannot say yet if they will bring the […]
Google to Ask You To Login Again To View Saved Passwords on Chrome OS Too
Update: Looks like the title that I had used in the previous version of this article is being accused of being “clickbait”. It was not my intention. I have changed the title anyway based on your comments here and on Reddit. Here is the most exciting Chrome OS news that you will read today (unless […]
Chrome to Show Copied Text Next to “Paste & Search” in Omnibox
Here is a small design update that Chrome is going to make which I am sure a lot of you here will appreciate. To explain this better, let me tell you how this works as of now. If you copy some text or a URL and right click on the Omnibox (addressbar), you will see […]