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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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Chrome OS 77 to add Bluetooth device battery level indicator to Chromebooks

July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 Kevin C. Tofel 0 Comments Audio, battery, Bluetooth, Canary Channel, Chrome OS, Chrome OS 77, Flags

The beginnings of a new feature to display the battery life of connected Bluetooth devices has arrived in Chrome OS 77. It’s still a work in progress but will be a welcome addition to the Chromebook platform.

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How to check the battery health of a Chromebook

June 12, 2018June 12, 2018 Kevin C. Tofel 35 Comments battery, Chrome OS, Chromebooks, How to

Checking the battery health of a Chromebook isn’t just useful for a device you’ve had for a while. It’s also handy — a must, even, IMO — before buying a used Chromebook. And it’s actually quite easy to do if you know where to look for the information.