Using a mouse? Here’s how to disable the trackpad on your Chromebook
Using a mouse with your Chromebook or Chrome tablet? You might accidentally graze that trackpad when typing. Here’s how to disable the trackpad so that doesn’t happen.
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Chrome OS 77 to add Bluetooth device battery level indicator to Chromebooks
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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Video: Pixel Slate gaming demo in Steam, with GPU and without on Chrome OS 76
The Dev Channel of Chrome OS is now up to version 76, bringing a simple flag to enable GPU hardware acceleration in Linux. Here’s a video of Portal in Steam on the Pixel Slate, with and without GPU acceleration.
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Chrome OS 72 Dev Channel adds tablet site option to view mobile versions of web pages
The mobile-friendly web page option for Chrome tablets is available in the Chrome OS 72 Dev Channel. Here’s how to enable and use it, although if you have a large-screened slate, you might not ever need it.
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How to get the old on-screen Chrome OS keyboard shortcuts back
Don’t like the new keyboard shortcut viewer on your Chromebook? This tip will bring back the old on-screen shortcut helper in less than a minute.
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