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Chrome OS to get Smart Battery metrics for Chromebooks

October 2, 2020October 2, 2020 Kevin C. Tofel 1 Comment battery, battery life, Chrome OS, Chromebooks, Smart Battery

Viewing data on the health of your Chromebook battery isn’t the most user friendly experience. And there’s more data that could be shown. An in-progress change to Chrome OS will expose Smart Battery metrics that would help.

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How this one Chrome OS change could boost Chromebook browsing battery life up to 28%

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 Kevin C. Tofel 5 Comments battery life, Chrome OS, Chromebooks, Flags

One small code change could have a large positive effect on how long you can browse on your Chromebook: Initial tests suggest up to a 28 percent battery life boost in Chrome OS. Here’s how it works.

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