Software Updates Archives - About Chromebooks

Chromebooks get these 8 new ChromeOS 104 features

By Kevin C. TofelPosted on August 6, 2022August 6, 2022Posted in News3 Comments

New Chrome OS 104 features are available in the Stable Channel. After you upgrade your Chromebook, here’s what you get.

Chrome OS Flex isn’t the solution for Chromebooks past their software support date

By Kevin C. TofelPosted on February 17, 2022February 17, 2022Posted in News40 Comments

If you thought Chrome OS Flex was going to be the official method to get software updates on a Chromebook past its support date, think again.

Google to push a fix to Chromebooks that locked users out after the last Chrome OS 91 update

By Kevin C. TofelPosted on July 20, 2021July 20, 2021Posted in News10 Comments

Google will be pushing out a fix to Chrome OS devices on Wednesday, according to its Customer Care Portal. That’s great, but how many people already factory reset their Chromebook and lost local data?

Google acquires Neverware, the company that brings Chrome OS to older laptops with CloudReady

By Kevin C. TofelPosted on December 15, 2020December 15, 2020Posted in News22 Comments

Neverware, the company behind CloudReady, is now part of Google. The company provides Chrome OS installation and support for older laptops. What does the purchase mean? Hopefully, future Chromebooks never lose software and security update support.