After a few hiccups with Chrome OS 91 last month, Google released the Chrome OS 92 Stable Channel update on Monday. Here’s what you need to know about this release for Chromebooks and other Chrome OS devices.
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Microsoft is pushing Chromebooks to run Office on web? Not exactly.
Based on reports that opening individual Office for Android apps on a Chromebook, it appears that Microsoft is pushing Chromebooks to run Office on the web. Is it though?
There’s an experimental Chrome OS flag coming to sort apps on Chromebooks
After years of waiting, it appears that an upcoming version of Chrome OS will allow you to sort apps on Chromebooks. Huzzah!
Hands on: optimized Opera for Chromebooks
The optimized Opera for Chromebooks app really isn’t a Chromebook app. It’s Android. However, you’d be hard pressed to know this isn’t a desktop browser on Chrome OS.
How to fix Android 11 issues on a Chromebook
Got Android 11 on your Chromebook and seeing Android apps acting wonky? Here’s how I was able to fix Android 11 issues on a Chromebook with Chrome OS 90.
Chrome OS 90 arrives late for some Chromebooks, brings Android 11
After a few weeks delay, Chrome OS 90 arrives late for some Chromebooks, bringing Android 11 in the new ARCVM environment to them.
10 years of Google Chromebooks bring increased capabilities
It’s always great to read a “What can you do on a Chromebook?” article. But these illustrate widespread misperceptions Google Chromebooks.
Could future Chromebooks with native Android and Linux apps run on Google’s Fuchsia OS?
Up until now, I didn’t see Fuchsia having much future impact to Chromebooks. A new design document for something called Starnix would bring support for Android and Linux apps to Fuchsia in a translation method similar to Apple’s Rosetta 2.
Google’s Phone Hub for Chromebooks has me considering a Microsoft Surface Duo
Microsoft’s Surface Duo and the Your Phone app integrates Android and Windows. Could Google’s Phone Hub for Chromebooks do the same? If so, count me in for a Surface Duo.
Some Chromebooks now support the Android Emulator for developers
Linux opened the door to Android development on Chromebooks thanks to Android Studio support. Now, a handful of devices open it further with support for Android device emulation within Chrome OS.
Microsoft brings Minecraft Education Edition to Chromebooks for students
After Minecraft disappeared for Chromebooks in the Google Play Store back in June, many wondered what happened. Now we know: Microsoft has made the Minecraft Education Edition compatible with Chromebooks, but you’ll need an Office 365 student account to play it.
