Weekly Issue: 2025-16

Remove temporary data from your iPhone to fix loading issues or connection errors. Deleting stored files frees up space and strengthens browsing privacy. Follow these steps to clear your browser’s cache on an iPhone. Quick Steps: Safari Open the Settings on your device.

Using Google Chrome’s Autofill feature can save you a lot of time. It conveniently stores information like your name, email address, physical address, phone number, and even your payment methods. This way, you don’t have to retype the same details each time you fill out a form online.

We’ve been tracking the development of Google’s Android XR platform for a little while now. Designed for the next generation of smart glasses and mixed-reality headsets, we got the first conceptual glimpse late last year directly from Google.

Editor’s note: Ping Xie is a Valkey maintainer on the Valkey Technical Steering Committee (TSC). Memorystore, Google Cloud’s fully managed in-memory service for Valkey, Redis and Memcached, plays an increasingly important role in our customers’ deployments — in fact, over 90% of the top 100 Google Cloud customers use Memorystore.

It’s been 4+ weeks, so that means a new ChromeOS update is beginning its journey to the Stable Channel. Rolling out now, ChromeOS 135 (M135) brings a handful of useful additions and refinements to Chromebooks and, notably, ChromeOS Flex devices as well.

Google Chrome is one of the most used browsers on various devices, including Android phones, tablets, and desktop computers. Since many people spend a lot of time using Chrome, making it more personalized can improve the browsing experience.

Prices for laptops and other tech gear in the U.S. are expected to rise soon, so if you’ve been holding out for a budget-friendly option, now might be the right time to act. One standout deal is this Asus Chromebook CX15, available refurbished on eBay for just $109.

Most people associate Chromebooks with their lightweight design and basic features, which make them ideal for browsing and student work. The reality proves that Chromebooks serve as full-fledged multi-purpose devices that efficiently handle professional work involving productivity while maintaining personal entertainment functions.

If you’re a motorsports fanatic and your trusty device happens to be a Chromebook, you might be wondering if you’re missing out on some of the fast-paced fun. Good news – you’re not.

It’s hard to believe, but some activities in Dubai are free of charge. Moreover, many activities are too good to miss, even if you’re one of the richest people.

Are you confused about what President Donald J. Trump is doing with tariffs? Join the crowd; we all are. But if you’re in charge of buying PCs for your company (because Windows 10 officially reaches end-of-life status on Oct. 14) all this confusion is quickly turning into worry.

In a landmark decision, a US District Judge has ruled that Google illegally monopolized the ad tech market. A federal judge in Virginia has found that the tech giant established “monopoly power” for two online advertising markets: publisher ad servers and ad exchanges that sit between buyers and sellers.

 M-135, ChromeOS version 16209.50.0 (Browser version 135.0.7049.104), has rolled out to ChromeOS devices on the Stable channel.

A new LTS  version 126.0.6478.270 (Platform Version: 15886.95.0), is being rolled out for most ChromeOS devices. This version is specific for customers pinned to LTS-126. Otherwise you should be getting the latest LTS-132 version. This release has selected security fixes including:383772517 High  CVE-2024-11477  Fixes for CVE-2024-26921Want to know more about Long-term Support?

Google has just announced a compelling offer for college students across the United States. Timed perfectly as many students head into exam season, Google is offering its Google One AI Premium plan completely free of charge for an extended period.

The Dev channel has been updated to 137.0.7127.2 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.

When you access a webpage on your mobile device, the browser typically shows a version optimized for smaller screens. However, you can view the complete site layout. Adjust a few options to switch to the full-site mode in your device’s default browsing application.

Chrome Flags provide experimental features that enhance Chrome’s functionality. They allow users to modify settings that are unavailable in the default browser. While these options are mainly for developers, some are useful for everyday users. For example, enabling dark mode across all websites.

When Google launched the Google TV Streamer last year, it marked a big departure from the Chromecast lineup they’d been leveraging for years.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Dev 137 (137.0.7127.3) 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.

For those of you who don’t know, Robby Payne and I run another venture alongside Chrome Unboxed called Proof Golf, a golf simulator facility in our hometown of Elizabethtown, Ky.

Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for April 2025. Today, Google Cloud Security’s Peter Bailey reviews our top 27 security announcements from Next ‘25.As with all Cloud CISO Perspectives, the contents of this newsletter are posted to the Google Cloud blog.

It’s only been a week since the Pixel 9a officially hit the scene, and Google is already rolling out its first post-launch update for the Pixel Camera app. While seemingly minor, this update likely addresses a couple of bugs that users have encountered on the new mid-ranger Pixel.

Google Classroom has become an indispensable tool for educators and students across the globe, streamlining workflows and enabling collaboration within the Google ecosystem. Since its inception, the platform’s goal has been to transform teaching and learning worldwide.

Just last week, we saw Google begin the wider rollout of impressive new visual capabilities for Gemini Live; specifically allowing Gemini Advanced subscribers to use their camera or share their screen for real-time interaction.

After an extensive testing period that commenced last October, Google Chrome is finally initiating the stable channel release of the bottom address bar option for Android users.

This webinar will provide a deep dive into Chrome’s built-in AI APIs, including Gemini Nano and other tools to allow you to train your own custom models and leverage them client-side to build next-gen web applications. Apply to the origin trials if you are interested in Built-in AI APIs: https://goo.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 136 (136.0.7103.35) 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.

Walmart’s lineup of Onn-branded Google TV devices have always offered impressive value, from the capable $20 4K box to the beefier “Pro” model. But the absolute cheapest entry point is the simple 1080p HD Streaming Stick, already an impulse buy at its usual $15 price tag.

Reports are surfacing regarding a minor software bug that is affecting the front-facing camera on the Pixel 9a. According to user feedback within the Google Pixel Reddit community, a flickering effect may be observed in the selfie camera preview when attempting to capture images in darker environments.

JavaScript is a scripting language that is crucial in enabling interactive website features. If it is turned off on an iPhone, web pages may not display correctly in Safari, leading to missing elements or broken functionality. To ensure a seamless browsing experience, it is essential to keep JavaScript enabled.

Samsung returned its Chromebook lineup with a fresh model—the first one since 2011. Designed to run on Google’s lightweight Chrome OS, Chromebooks focus on web-based tasks and typically cost less than Windows or macOS laptops.

Google Search is undergoing a significant change aimed at streamlining the user experience globally. The company has announced that it will begin redirecting traffic from its various country code top-level domain names (ccTLDs) like google.co.uk or google.de and begin pointing them to the singular google.com domain.

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Beta 136 (136.0.7103.34) 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.

The Beta channel has been updated to 136.0.7103.33 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.