After watching a 2020 Microsoft Surface demo of Your Phone, I was convinced I wanted Android app streaming on Chromebooks. Now I’m not so sure.
Phone Hub
Wait, you can wirelessly transfer iPhone photos to the HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook?
How did I miss the HP QuickDrop app? It can wirelessly transfer iPhone photos, files and notes to and from the HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook.
Chromebooks get these 7 new Chrome OS 103 features
New Chrome OS 103 features are available in the Stable Channel. After you upgrade your Chromebook, here’s what you get.
Chrome OS Bluetooth Fast Pair, Android chat app streaming from Phone Hub coming to Chromebooks
For CES 2022, Google announced several handy features coming to Chromebooks. Chrome OS Bluetooth Fast Pair is on the way and you’ll be able to use Android chat apps without installing them on your Chromebook.
Pixel 6 launch hope: Run Android apps on a Chromebook from the phone
My hope though for today’s Pixel 6 launch event? Google shows off a feature to run Android apps on a Chromebook from the phone. Here’s why.
Google I/O 2021: 9 new Chromebook features on the way
Day 1 of Google I/O 2021 didn’t reference Chromebooks much. After watching a video presentation I found 9 new Chromebook features on the way.
Chrome OS 89 adds Android Phone Hub to Chromebooks, no experimental flag needed
Looks like we only have a few weeks left before Google’s Phone Hub appears on Chromebooks. The feature integrates some notifications and browser tabs between Android and a Chromebook. It’s automatically enabled in Chrome OS 89.
Here’s what Phone Hub for Chromebooks looks like in Chrome OS 87
The upcoming Phone Hub feature for Chromebooks is moving forward and you can see what it will offer, so far, in this early look video. My hope is that additional Android phone features are integrated but it’s too soon to say.
Google’s Phone Hub for Chromebooks has me considering a Microsoft Surface Duo
Microsoft’s Surface Duo and the Your Phone app integrates Android and Windows. Could Google’s Phone Hub for Chromebooks do the same? If so, count me in for a Surface Duo.