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- Google has released Chrome OS 88 with a screen saver that turns Chromebooks into smart displays.
- You can get personalized weather, music controls, and your choice of art.
- The update also lets you sign into websites with your fingerprint or PIN code.
You might not need to buy a device like the Nest Hub Max to put a smart display in your home — at least, not if you have a Chromebook. Google has released a Chrome OS 88 update that turns your Chromebook lock screen into a smart display — with some limitations.
Enable a screen saver (under Personalization) and your Chromebook lock screen can show customized weather, music controls, and other information. Like typical smart displays, you can also set the background to display a personal photo album (from Google Photos). If you’d rather not show your own photos, you can pick from “hundreds” of art gallery images.