Weekly Issue: 2023-27

I now have a working Virtual Desks button on my Chromebook Shelf with ChromeOS 116. Here’s how to add it, use it, and what it looks like on Chromebooks.

Google Photos is starting to roll out an interesting update to its suggested edits, which includes a collection of video filters which can be applied to your existing videos with a single click.

Google Drive Suggestions in Omnibox feature is no longer tied to Chrome sync. Google is removing the sync requirement and making Omnibox Drive Suggestions available “when all other requirements are met”.

During this year’s I/O conference, Google announced the upcoming release of Wear OS 4 for the Pixel Watch and other smartwatches.

In the past, Google Calendar added a feature that let you set a location for your work day so that you could plan ahead. For instance, I like to write from home, from a coffee shop or Panera Bread every now and again to get some fresh air.

If you’re a Minecraft addict who also just so happens to have a Chromebook but aren’t sure how to get started on your block-building adventures with your larger device, you’ve come to the right place.

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Google Calendar, along with nearly 50 other apps, were set to receive a complete redesign aimed at tablets and larger displays like Chromebooks.

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Soon, you can able to drag text, images and URLs into Omnibox in Google Chrome on Android to search. Drag and drop is the most common feature. Most of Google’s Android Apps such as Google Keep, and qqGmail Photos including Chrome supports Drag and drop.

YouTube Music recently got a significant UI change with the introduction of the left sidebar for playlists on its homescreen. It also added a sleep timer, episodes for later and more when podcasts came to the app to expand its horizons.

Earlier this week, we shared a deal on the Pixel Watch that can save our friends in the UK a serious chunk of change on Google’s first WearOS device.

The Beta channel has been updated to 115.0.5790.75 for Windows, Mac and Linux.A partial list of changes is available in the Git log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.

Editor’s note: This post was originally published on the Google Workspace blog.At Google, we are committed to the privacy and security of our customers and to fostering trust in our cloud technologies.

There’s no denying it: Chromebook naming conventions are utterly terrible.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 115 (115.0.5790.69) for Android. It’s now available on Google Play.You can see a partial list of the changes in the Git log. For details on new features, check out the Chromium blog, and for details on web platform updates, check here.

Chromebooks come equipped with a wide array of accessibility features. Some are design for those that are visually impaired while others are meant to assist those who may have limited hand mobility and dexterity.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 115 (115.0.5790.71) for iOS; it’ll become available on App Store in the next few days.You can see a partial list of the changes in the Git log. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.Krishna GovindGoogle Chrome

Well, we’ve been waiting for this deal to drop and it has been absolutely worth the wait. As the reigning king of trade-in offers on new phones, T-Mobile has shown up a bit late to the Pixel Fold party, but they’ve come bearing great gifts.

Facebook is a great way to stay connected with friends and family, but it’s not exactly all it used to be. Today, Instagram launched Threads, its new Twitter competitor, and other networks have long since surpassed Facebook in popularity.

YouTube is testing a new experiment called “Avoid accidental taps with Lock Screen“.

Back in March of this year, we discovered that ChromeOS was preparing rounded corners across the entire user experience. At the time, it only appeared on and in the Files app, as well as the open apps in overview mode.

When it comes to Google-made software products, it doesn’t get much better than Google Photos. Sure, Search, Gmail, Drive and Docs are pretty stellar, but Google Photos is one of those services that just gets so much right about photo storage, sharing, and manipulation.

Over the past couple of weeks, a new effort by Google has started coming into focus.

Staying updated on the latest news, reviews, videos and more from your favorite websites isn’t always the easiest, and there are a litany of ways to accomplish the task. From Google News to social media and everything in between, there’s one thing that’s withstood the test of time – RSS.

Eight months later, I stand by my sentiment that Google’s Pixel Watch is still one of the best WearOS devices you can buy.

When Google announced the first three Chromebooks designed for gamers, ASUS’ offering was the odd man out for a number of reasons. For starters, ASUS didn’t design an entirely new Chromebook to usher in ChromeOS gaming. Instead, the 15.

The latest iteration of HP’s popular Chromebook x360 14c brought some notable updates including a 16:10 WUXGA display and a better than average 5MP web cam.

How can Municipal IT departments support cities’ digital transformation? Ask Reto Hirt, lead IT architect at Zurich’s information technology center OIZ. In this guest blog post, Hirt takes us behind the scenes of his department, which supports the city’s digital acceleration.

So, you decided to get your hands on Google’s new Pixel Tablet. Chances are good that you may still be learning your way around and hopefully, your experience up until this point has been a good one. That said, there’s always a possibility for hiccups.

If rumors are to be believed, we should have 3 new folding phones in play by August here in the States: Google’s own Pixel Fold, the new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5, and the much-hyped OnePlus V Fold.

I’m no artist. Let me be perfectly clear on that point. If you’ve watched any number of Chromebook unboxing or reviews we’ve done, you can see pretty quickly that not only am I not a gifted sketch artist; I’m also pretty bad at plain old writing as well.

Google appears to be preparing a considerable update to ChromeOS which brings support for rounded corners to UI elements throughout the system.

As we are now firmly in the summer months, details and leaks surrounding Google’s Pixel lineup for the fall hardware event are basically inevitable.

Google Messages for desktop takes the same model as Whatsapp and other popular applications and provides a Google-owned version of the “scan the QR code and see your messages in a web app” model.