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Chromebooks hit the shelves a decade ago, quickly becoming some of the best professional and education devices available on the market. And, to celebrate its birthday, Google is releasing a bunch of shiny new features for improved quality of life, with the promise of more to come.
One of the smaller updates is a refresh for the icons of built-in applications, such as Canvas and Explore. Select-to-speak (Googleâs built-in screen reader) is also getting some new controls that will allow the user to slow down, speed up and pause the reading voice in real time.
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[HEADING=1]Happy Birthday Chrome OS[/HEADING]
A new feature called âPhone Hubâ is also being introduced to Chromebooks that will create a built-in control center for your Android phone and allow you to remotely access key capabilities such as responding to messages and checking battery life when your mobile is out of reach. Youâll also be able to open tabs on your Chromebook that you last opened on the phone, as well as locate the mobile device if it goes missing.
Weâre also going to see a similar service to Airdrop called âNearby Shareâ that will enable users to instantly share files between Chrome OS and Android devices, and an extended WiFi Sync to automatically connect your Chromebook to trusted networks that youâve already accessed via your Android devices such as tablets or phones, that prevents frustratingly having to re-enter password information.
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The clipboard will now allow you to save up to five copied items and prevent the need to keep tabbing to different pages when you have a lot of copy/paste work to do. Youâll be able to access this feature by pressing your Launcher Key. Finally, weâre getting Quick Answers, a feature that will automatically suggest helpful information when you right-click a word â like a definition, a translation or unit conversion.
A lot of people have migrated from Macbooks or Windows laptops over to using Chromebooks and it isnât hard to see why. What they lack in raw power, they make up in innovative systems that make tasks feel effortless and usually with a much lower price tag than beefier devices.
You can check out more about these new features over on the âwhatâs newâ section of Googleâs website.
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[li]These are the best Chromebooks out there[/li][/ul]
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One of the smaller updates is a refresh for the icons of built-in applications, such as Canvas and Explore. Select-to-speak (Googleâs built-in screen reader) is also getting some new controls that will allow the user to slow down, speed up and pause the reading voice in real time.
[ul]
[li]Should you buy a Chromebook?[/li][li]Weâve put together a list of the best laptops for students[/li][li]And weâve highlighted the best cheap Chromebook deals[/li][/ul]
[HEADING=1]Happy Birthday Chrome OS[/HEADING]
A new feature called âPhone Hubâ is also being introduced to Chromebooks that will create a built-in control center for your Android phone and allow you to remotely access key capabilities such as responding to messages and checking battery life when your mobile is out of reach. Youâll also be able to open tabs on your Chromebook that you last opened on the phone, as well as locate the mobile device if it goes missing.
Weâre also going to see a similar service to Airdrop called âNearby Shareâ that will enable users to instantly share files between Chrome OS and Android devices, and an extended WiFi Sync to automatically connect your Chromebook to trusted networks that youâve already accessed via your Android devices such as tablets or phones, that prevents frustratingly having to re-enter password information.
[IMG alt=âChromebook featuresâ]https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Eu...zhkUnJ9JQW.jpg
(Image credit: Google)
The clipboard will now allow you to save up to five copied items and prevent the need to keep tabbing to different pages when you have a lot of copy/paste work to do. Youâll be able to access this feature by pressing your Launcher Key. Finally, weâre getting Quick Answers, a feature that will automatically suggest helpful information when you right-click a word â like a definition, a translation or unit conversion.
A lot of people have migrated from Macbooks or Windows laptops over to using Chromebooks and it isnât hard to see why. What they lack in raw power, they make up in innovative systems that make tasks feel effortless and usually with a much lower price tag than beefier devices.
You can check out more about these new features over on the âwhatâs newâ section of Googleâs website.
[ul]
[li]These are the best Chromebooks out there[/li][/ul]
Continue readingâŚ