• Google believes in a future where web apps look and work just like native apps. Progressive Web Apps is a concept in this direction, championed by Google. Push Notifications is one of the main components of the Progressive Web. However, it is not always fun to see almost all the websites you visit ask your…

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  • Google has added an Import and Export options for Google Chrome. Here is how it is done. Export or Import Passwords With Google Chrome To get started, you will need to enable a flag. This will be required until this feature graduates out of the status of the flag. Go to chrome://flags and look for Password…

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  • The first account that logs into a Chromebook becomes to primary account or Owner. To change the primary account on your Chromebook, reset and log in using the new account. Change Primary User of Chromebook To change the Owner of your Chromebook: Log into your Chromebook using the current owner account. Open Settings > Advanced…

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  • This article actually handles two separate issues. One, your regular Chromecast is not playing the audio in sync with the video. Two, your Chromecast Audio multi-room setup is not in sync. Read on to find out how to fix both these out of sync issues with Chromecast. Chromecast Video and Audio Out Of Sync I…

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  • Unable to cast Netflix to Chromecast? These troubleshooting steps will come handy the next time your Chromecast says it cannot cast videos. The most popular app on my Chromecast is Netflix. I am sure this is true for a lot of you here. These troubleshooting steps for Netflix on Chromecast will come handy the next time…

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  • At the 2016 Google I/O, Google announced that it would be bringing Android apps to Chromebooks. And they did, sort of. Right now, officially, there are three models of Chromebook that have access to Android apps via the Google Play Store: The Google Pixel (second generation), Asus Flip, and Acer R11. There are other models…

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  • Do you find your Chromebook consuming more battery than you expected it to? Chrome does show you reports on the remaining battery available and an estimate of battery life but does not contain detailed information on battery usage as you find in Android. If your Chromebook is not giving the expected 9 to 11 hours of battery…

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  • To change the default app or program on a Chromebook, right-click the file and choose Open with > Change default. That is the short version. Want me to show you how to do this? Read on. What is a default app? Let’s imagine that you downloaded a picture from the web. You double-click the file…

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  • You can use the screen brightness keys to adjust screen brightness on a Chromebook. Change Screen Brightness from Taskbar To change screen brightness: Click the time or battery icon on the bottom-right corner to open the notification area. You will now see the screen brightness slider. Click and drag it to the left to lower…

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  • Google Chrome recently disabled the option to navigate tab history using the backspace key. Most of us welcome this change, but for those who miss this keyboard shortcut, here is the new shortcut: ALT + LEFT ARROW According to Google, out of all the backspace hits on Chrome,  0.04% was for actually going back to the…

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