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Another month another ChromeOS release. For August 2025, Google highlights a couple of new features with ChromeOS desk sync and Touchscreen calibration tool. Check out what the features bring to your ChromeOS devices below and let me know how the update is treating your laptops or desktops. ChromeOS desk sync Starting from ChromeOS 139, ChromeOS desk sync helps users quickly pick up from where they left off when switching to another device. Desk sync restores all windows, tabs, and even cookies from the previous session to allow for a seamless transition. Touchscreen calibration tool With ChromeOS 139, you can now calibrate boundaries of external touch screen displays. Chromebook users can now calibrate boundaries of external touch screen displays connected to a Chromebook. This setting helps with aligning external display boundaries, so that touch inputs correspond correctly to the displayed content. ChromeOS M139 announcement 

  Yesterday, Google released ChromeOS M138 to stable and is now available to download. Contrary to previous ChromeOS updates there were a couple of features I found to be fairly exciting. Now, this may be the case since I am still rocking a non Chromebook Plus device. With that being said, Select to search and Text capture is that standout feature for me. Select to search and Text capture allows you to select an image or text to get more information about it without leaving where you are. Think Circle to Search on Android devices. To invoke the Select to search and Text capture feature tap and hold on the launcher icon or select the launcher icon and tap on the Google Lens icon on the top right next to the Gemini icon. From there, whatever you select to search will appear on the opposite side of your search. You can also copy text if selected. Pretty useful feature. Check out what else is new in this ChromeOS release. ChromeOS freeform wallpapers As early as ChromeOS 138, freeform ...

Google had quite the week with updates the last few days. Along with Android 16 being released to stable, Google also released an update to Chromebook devices with ChromeOS 137. Like recent updates there does not seem to be anything particularly exciting in this update. I don't foresee this changing in the near future due to continued work being done on the transition to the Android kernel. Check out what's new in this update and let me know how it is treating your device. FaceGazeEnabled Policy: A new policy, FaceGazeEnabled , gives administrators more control over access to the Face Control feature (which allows users to control their Chromebook with facial gestures and head movements) at an organizational level. Crosstalk Cancellation: This feature enhances the internal speaker audio experience by making it sound as if audio is surrounding the user's head, rather than coming directly from the speaker. It aims to provide an immersive, headset-like spatial audio experie...

  Google continues to support the Pixelbook Go and recently updated the near 5 year old laptop to Android 13 with the newly released ChromeOS 123. The update is not user facing as one may expect but I did notice more apps with animated splash screens and sweet app open effects. Also, I believe the per app language feature may be tied to the Android 13 update. Performance of the laptop since the update has been very similar to the previous Android version. This is a win in my book. With ChromeOS 123 other features were released. Check out what's new below along with a screenshot of the new Android version. Customizing keyboard shortcuts Using shortcuts boosts productivity, and we all have our favorites. In ChromeOS 123, with shortcut customization, you will be able to assign your preferred key combination to personalize your shortcuts. Whether you want them to be easier to do with one hand, simpler to remember, or identical to the ones you're familiar with, this feature will si...

  Not quite the announcement I was hoping for but Google announced today that Chrome OS will adopt a 4-week update cycle like Chrome. This is a bold move, in my opinion, however, it's a move I really like. This allows for Google to iterate even faster and push the bounds of what's possible on its desktop/mobile OS.  More on the release from Google below… To deliver new features more rapidly to consumers while also continuing to prioritize the key pillars of Chrome OS – security, stability, speed and simplicity – Chrome OS will move to a 4-week stable channel starting with M96 in Q4. For enterprise and education users, Chrome OS will also introduce a new channel with a 6-month update cadence by M96. More details to be announced soon. With the change taking effect with Chrome OS 96 the Chrome OS team decided to skip M95. My guess, skipping M95 will give Google time to get things nice and tight before forging down this new path of OS update rhythm.. Again... Although this was not...

I look forward to Chrome OS updates as they tend to come fast and furious. Maybe not so furious but more helpful and this release is no different. The feature I’ve been looking forward to for a while now is available in Nearby Share. Nearby Share is a handy feature that allows you to share files between devices. It's been available on Android for a minute now and I'm glad to see it finally available on Chrome OS making the feature even more useful for us users. Check out more on the update below. Share files fast with Nearby Share With Nearby Share, quickly and securely share files between your Chromebook and other Chrome OS or Android devices. You’ll be able to send and receive without giving your contact details, so your information and files stay private. Get started by going to your Settings Search key icon and toggling “Nearby Share” on. Get notified with app badges Check which of your apps need your attention with a glance. If you see a small circular badge on an app icon...