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 87 may move media playback controls to Quick Settings on Chromebooks
Maybe it’s just me, but I can’t stand the Chrome OS media playback controls showing at the top of my notification stack. Chrome OS 87 could change that, bringing media controls to the Quick Settings of Chromebooks.
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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 81 to improve pairing experience for your Bluetooth keyboard and mouse
In the works for Chrome OS 81 is a more traditional looking Bluetooth mouse and keyboard pairing experience on a Chromebook.
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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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It’s time for Chromebook users to have more control over Chrome OS automatic updates
Automatic Chromebook updates are a great thing, until they’re not, as shown by the recent issues with Chrome OS 75. Maybe it’s time for users to have a little more control around the update process, similar to how GSuite managed devices have.
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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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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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