After flipping over to the Chrome OS Dev Channel, I got Crostini up and running on my Pixelbook. Here’s how to do the same for a full, secure Linux desktop environment and what it looks like.
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The Chrome OS team is working on adding functionality to the Files app on Chromebooks that will redirect you to Google Drive for advanced file management.
Google has fixed a Pixelbook random reboot issue with a minor update to version 65 of the Stable Channel. Here’s how to check if your version of Chrome OS is up to date to resolve the issue.
Sony’s PlayStation Vue service has long had viewing support in the browser but it only worked on Windows and MacOS. At least until now. Sony now has a full HTML5 viewing experience so you can watch TV on a Chromebook right in your browser.
Have you ever used a Chromebook to watch online video or use a web app and it doesn’t seem to work even though the same site works on the Chrome browser for Windows or MacOS? Seems strange, but it happens. Luckily, there’s a pretty easy fix thanks to a Chrome extension.
Code commits for the 4K Atlas Chromebook indicate the need to enable Chrome OS recovery mode without a keyboard.
With more touch-capable Chromebooks and Chrome tablets hitting the market, it makes sense for some updates to make the experience better. A new Chrome OS feature is bringing just that with larger touch points, icons and room for text in the omnibar.
In this week’s mobile device podcast with my co-host Matthew Miller and I shared some early thoughts on the upcoming Acer Chromebook Tab 10.
After some research, I found the WiFi Printer Driver Chrome Web App and since then, I haven’t had a single printer issue. And it doesn’t require you to know the IP address of your local network printer, which saves some configuration time.
It should get easier to add emoji to any text field on a Chromebook or any other computing device that uses the Chrome browser thanks to an experimental option in the Chrome Canary Channel.
Today, Droplets unveiled its newest product, which combines manageable containers and WebAssembly technology to run native desktop apps directly in Chrome and on Chrome OS devices such as Chromebooks. Yes, if you want to run the full version of Microsoft Office on a Chromebook, even when you’re offline, for example, this technology makes it possible.