After a few hiccups with Chrome OS 91 last month, Google released the Chrome OS 92 Stable Channel update on Monday. Here’s what you need to know about this release for Chromebooks and other Chrome OS devices.
Linux Apps
There’s an experimental Chrome OS flag coming to sort apps on Chromebooks
After years of waiting, it appears that an upcoming version of Chrome OS will allow you to sort apps on Chromebooks. Huzzah!
Poll: Are you using Linux on your Chromebook?
While it’s not a perfect secondary app solution, Linux on your Chromebook can be useful. Scary to some, yes, but still useful. Are you using it?
Updated Chrome OS 91 Stable Channel fixes broken clipboard in Linux on Chromebooks
A Chrome OS 91 Stable Channel update was released this week that fixes the broken clipboard in Linux on Chromebooks. You can now copy and paste data between the two software platforms again.
Linux on Chromebooks: Underappreciated versatility as an app solution
Linux on Chromebooks is an oft-underappreciated option to extend the versatility of Chrome OS. Here’s a recent example of adding a music score composition app, complete with audio playback.
5 reasons you might want to run Linux on a Chromebook
Even if you’re not a Linux user, there are plenty of reasons to run Linux on a Chromebook. Here are 5 that offer a lot of bang for the buck.
10 years of Google Chromebooks bring increased capabilities
It’s always great to read a “What can you do on a Chromebook?” article. But these illustrate widespread misperceptions Google Chromebooks.
Could future Chromebooks with native Android and Linux apps run on Google’s Fuchsia OS?
Up until now, I didn’t see Fuchsia having much future impact to Chromebooks. A new design document for something called Starnix would bring support for Android and Linux apps to Fuchsia in a translation method similar to Apple’s Rosetta 2.
How my Chromebook is getting me through Computer Science college classes
I’ve been using a Chromebook for my college Computer Science classes since 2018. Even though we’re online this semester, the Chromebook gets the job done.
Microsoft brings official Visual Studio Code to ARM-powered Chromebooks
Coding on a Chromebook? If you have one with an ARM processor, you’ve got a new, official option to use for programming. Microsoft has added support for ARM-based Chromebooks in Visual Studio Code.
After a decade of Chromebooks, it’s time for Chrome OS to sort apps in the Launcher
I know Chrome OS is a “modern” system, but does that mean we have to sacrifice convenience? I’m talking about the app Launcher, which after 10 years of Chromebooks, still doesn’t have any kind of sorting feature.
