Weekly Issue: 2024-14

In what has become a frustrating new development, the YouTube app for Android TV (and Google TV by extension) will no longer let users adjust simple things like playback speed or video quality.

If it feels like we’ve been talking about the next wave of powerful Chromebook tablets for quite some time now, there’s a good reason. We have.

The Dev channel has been updated to 125.0.6396.3 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.

This week on The Chrome Cast podcast, we took a break from our normal news roundup and decided to explain some of how we got here, where we’re heading, and why we’ve decided to take a few weeks off from publishing on YouTube.

Google Cloud Next ‘24 is around the corner, and it’s the place to be if you’re serious about cloud development!

While we’re a solid year and a half into the current 12th and 13th-gen Intel-powered Chromebook story, the future is always looming.

Acer Chromebook Plus 514 MSRP – $449.99 “Like the other, new Chromebook Plus devicces, the Acer 514 delivers a solid experience all around without breaking the budget.

The Long Term Support Candidate has been promoted to ChromeOS LTS 120 and is rolling out to most ChromeOS devices. The current version is 120.0.6099.304 (Platform Version: 15662.100.0).

Data retention is crucial for customers especially in regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, and government.

I’d say it’s likely due to the fact that we just wrapped up the review on the last of the 8 new Chromebook Plus models that launched in the fall of 2023, but I’m really – REALLY – ready for some new blood in the Chromebook market.

Just yesterday, we reported on the release of ChromeOS 123 and the handful of useful customization features that rolled out along with it this time around.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Dev 125 (125.0.6395.3) 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.

Editor’s note: Today’s post is by Jason Mesenburg, Support and Endpoint Manager for Foundations Health Solutions (FHS), an Ohio-based long-term care company managing 60 nursing homes specializing in rehabilitation and skilled nursing care.

The disparity in the number of men and women in technology fields is widening — along with the pay gap between the sexes, according to a new report by online education tech company Skillsoft.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 124 (124.0.6367.26) 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.Erhu AkpobaroGoogle Chrome

Well, it’s official— the Google graveyard has a new resident. As of a few days ago, Google Podcasts is no longer available to consumers in the United States. We’ve known the day was coming but now the app is unusable.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 124 (124.0.6367.28) 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.

ChromeOS 124 is currently in beta, and it introduces a Settings app redesign that leverages Material You and looks a lot like the Android Settings app on tablets.

In an update we received late yesterday evening, we were made aware that HP has launched 4 new Chromebooks – 2 standard, 2 Plus – that have varying availability dates from right now until May 2024.

The Beta channel has been updated to 124.0.6367.29 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.

Autopilot mode for Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is our take on a fully managed, Pod-based Kubernetes platform.

According to a quick peek over at cros.tech, it looks like the vast majority of Chromebook users should now have the ability to update to the latest version of Chrome OS 123 on their devices.

Apple at the moment is facing a lot of regulatory pressure, both in Europe and in the US, which leads people to wonder why it wasn’t more flexible in the run-up to the current battles? Let’s be clear: there’s 100 billion reasons why it has put up such a fight.

Hello All,The Beta channel has been updated to ChromeOS version 15823.16.0 with Chrome Browser version 124.0.6367.24 for most ChromeOS devices.If you find new issues, please let us know one of the following ways:File a bug Visit our Chrome OS communitiesGeneral: Chromebook Help CommunityBeta Specific: ChromeOS Beta Help CommunityReport an issue or send feedback on ChromeInterested in switching channels?

Remember the HomeGroup on Windows 7? This feature made it easy and simple to share files among PCs on your home network. Then Microsoft axed it in Windows 10, making the sharing-files-between-PCs experience more complicated.

  Hello, Everyone! We’ve just released Chrome 123 (123.0.6312.99) for Android: it’ll become available on Google Play over the next few days.This release includes stability and performance improvements. You can see a full list of the changes in the Git log.

The Extended Stable channel has been updated to 122.0.6261.156 for Windows and Mac which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how here.

The Stable channel has been updated to 123.0.6312.105/.106/.107 for Windows and Mac and 123.0.6312.105 to Linux which will roll out over the coming days/weeks. A full list of changes in this build is available in the Log.

The Stable channel is being updated to OS version: 15786.41.0 Browser version: 123.0.6312.94 for most ChromeOS devices.

Microsoft is extending a move it’s already taken in the European Union (EU) to unbundle its Teams collaboration app from its Microsoft Office suite for global customers in a bid to avoid further antitrust scrutiny or litigation, both in Europe and abroad.

One of the new Chromebook Plus models from Acer has been an interesting device to say the least. Only available at Costco, the Acer Chromebook Plus 514 is one that many users may never come across unless they are members of a local Costco store.

Is ‘declutter’ even a real word? Regardless of whether it is or not, you know what we’re talking about, here. Declutter conjures up images of cleaning up, organizing, and introducing organization to an otherwise disorganized thing.

Declares victory in settlement of class action lawsuit, but individual claims remain possible In hopes of settling a lawsuit challenging its data collection practices, Google has agreed to destroy web browsing data it collected from users browsing in Chrome’s private modes – which weren’t as private as you might have thought.…

Remember that class-action lawsuit accusing Google of sneaky data collection in Incognito mode? Well, it’s finally settled, and your incognito browsing habits might be a little more private now.

Google LLC will delete or anonymize millions of data points collected about users to settle a class-action lawsuit filed over Chrome’s Incognito mode. The plan was detailed in court documents made public today.