It ’s surd to think Chrome OS has already been around for a tenner , but to celebrate the Chromebook ’s 10th birthday , Google is releasing a bunch of novel feature to amend productiveness , connectivity , and more .
exchangeable to the way Handoff works on macOS , Google is upgrading the synergy between Chromebooks and Android phones with the young Phone Hub . With Phone Hub , you ’ll be capable to geminate your Android phone with a Chromebook to create a new window with several ready to hand cutoff that allows you to see to it your phone remotely . That means you ’ll be able to do thing like turn on your hotspot , quieten your headphone ’s ringer , or reverse on the locate phone feature without needing to get up .
On top of that , you ’ll also be able to answer to messages from the Phone Hub , check your phone ’s battery life and cellphone signaling , and open up the last two Chrome tabs you were bet at on your phone , give up to more well plunk up where you left off when throw between equipment .
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Google has also upgraded its Wi - Fi Sync feature so Chromebooks can mechanically enter to wireless local area connection connection you ’ve antecedently signed into on your Android telephone or other Chrome OS gadget . And sometime in the next few calendar month , Google is also bringing theNearby Sharefeature to Chromebooks , so you may more easily transfer files wirelessly ( over Bluetooth or WLAN ) between compatible devices .
Meanwhile , to help oneself you get employment done just a bit faster , Google has added a new Screen Capture shaft to the Chrome OS Quick options menu , which can take screenshots or screen recordings simply by pick out content on the screen . The Quick options menu now has sensitive controls built right in , and to make screenshots and pinned files easier to access , Google created the Modern Tote space , which is available from the Chrome OS Shelf .
Even the Chrome OS Clipboard is sustain a boost , as it can now deliver the last five token you ’ve copy , which can be well viewed by adjure the Everything Button + V.
The Phone Hub window should make it easier for your Android phone and Chromebook to work together.Image: Google
The Desk feature of speech has also gotten a revamp that lets you rearrange tabs and windows across various workspaces to help keep info for dissimilar labor sorted better , and now there ’s a fresh Quick Answers department to anything you right click in your web web browser that will put up short definitions or unit conversions .
For parent try on to oversee their children ’s twist considerably , Google also reworkedFamily Linkso it ’s sluttish for them to manage permissions and personal vs. schooltime accounts on the same twist .
Finally , in addition to fresh icons for apps like Canvas and Explore , Google also reduced the amount of clicks it accept to share content , and added newfangled command to theSelect - to - Speakfeature allowing users to retard down , speed up , or pause text - to - language playback .
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Aside from Nearby Share , most of the raw Chromebook feature should begin rolling out today , so if you do n’t have them already , hold in back shortly for updates .
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Here’s a demo of the Quick Answers feature in action.Gif: Google
