Chrome OS 87 Dev Channel brings working LaCrOS and Nearby Share to Chromebooks
Ready to try LaCrOS and Nearby Share on your Chromebook? You can do that with the Dev Channel of Chrome OS 87 now. Here’s how and what they look like to use.
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Chrome OS 86 to make port forwarding for Linux on Chromebooks generally available
Developing apps in Linux on a Chromebook? You might have run into issues accessing them from Chrome OS. Port forwarding has been in experimental mode for several months but Chrome OS 86 makes this feature generally available.
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Chrome OS 86 bringing tab search to Chromebooks and it’s awesome
Are you one of those Chromebook users like me, sometimes with dozen or two open tabs? It gets tricky to navigate to the right tab but that appears to be changing with Chrome OS 86 and the new tab search feature.
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Chrome OS 81 Dev Channel adds Buster upgrade, Linux disk resizing and username choice to Chromebooks
Chrome OS 81 is shaping up to be a pretty hefty release when it arrives in late March. However, the latest Dev Channel upgrade adds a trio of Linux features now: Debian Buster, disk resizing and custom username.
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Chrome OS 80: How to sideload Android apps to a Chromebook
Android app sideloading is expected in Chrome OS 80 and the latest Dev Channel of the platform has the feature. Here’s how to install an Android app from outside of Google Play if you’re comfortable with the risk.
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Chrome OS 79 Dev Channel supports Gboard, other Android keyboards on Chromebooks
Want Gboard, SwiftKey or another Android virtual keyboard on your Chromebook? The Dev Channel of Chrome OS 79 will let you do that, but bear in mind, it’s a bit of a work in progress at the moment.
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Audio capture in Linux on Chromebooks testing about to begin in Chrome OS
At long last, progress is being made to enable audio capture support in Linux apps on Chromebooks. A new startup command will enable this feature for testing on Chrome OS soon.
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Chrome OS 76 adds “Send to self” feature for pushing web pages to your other devices
Need a handy way to send web pages from your Chromebook to phone or other computer running the Chrome browser? A new “send to self” feature in Chrome OS 76 will add it. Here’s how it works.
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Virtual Desks on Chromebooks lands earlier than expected, in Chrome OS 76
The virtual desks feature for Chromebooks looked to be arriving with Chrome OS 77. Surprise: It’s available now in the Chrome OS 76 Dev Channel. Here’s how to enable it.
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Chrome OS 76 brings volume button orientation to tablets, 2-in-1 Chromebooks
Have you hit the volume up button on a Chrome OS tablet or 2-in-1 Chromebook tablet mode only to have the volume levels decrease? Chrome OS 76 fixes that issue by adjusting the volume button functions based on the display orientation.
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Chrome OS getting a Quick Fix channel, likely for managed Chromebooks
First there were four Chrome OS channels and soon there will be a fifth called Quick Fix. It’s likely going to allow faster bug fixes for managed Chromebooks in the enterprise or schools.
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