Chromebooks are computers that run Google’s Chrome OS operating system. As a result, they are easy to set up and maintain. In addition, the modern Chromebook can support a wide range of apps.
With a Chromebook, you can browse the web using the Chrome browser, and install web apps, PWAs, Android apps, and even Linux apps.
Chrome Story is a website for Chrome and Chromebook users. We help you stay up to date on all the latest Chrome and Chromebook news.
We also regularly publish how-to guides that help you make the best out of your Chrome OS device.
Chrome Story also takes pride in bringing you all the breaking news from the Chrome OS world. We use the bleeding edge version of Chrome and Chrome OS, called Canary. We also go through all the code changes that the team makes to bring you news about upcoming features of the browser and the operating system.
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Reader Mode removes everything except text and images from a web page. This makes it easy to read articles and websites. To use Reader Mode on Chrome, click the article icon. The best part is, you no longer need an extension to use Reader Mode. Enable Reader Mode If you do not have this new…
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Today, 15th February 2019, Chrome Story turns 10. This blog post is mostly to say thank you and to announce a couple of new things. I started this blog in February of 2009, a few days after I got married. So this year marks our 10th wedding anniversary as well. So, let me start by saying…
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Update: Google has released an official Chrome extension to create direct links easily. Download and install the Link to Text Fragment extension from here. After installing the extension, right-click on any text and choose Copy link to the selected text. You can now paste or share this direct link. Here is a video demo of…
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There is a hidden web browser on Google Home Hub. Even better, Home Hub has Chrome built-in. Google Home Hub uses a custom operating system similar to Chromecast. It also comes with a Chrome browser built in. It is not available as an app that you can launch. However, you can access it quite easily.…
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Can you think about watching YouTube without the “Skip Ad” button? We skip ads on YouTube app and while watching YouTube on TV using Chromecast. We skip ads on YouTube while watching videos on Chrome. We cannot however skip ads while watching YouTube or other videos in Chrome’s Picture in Picture mode. That is changing.…
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Remember this post about an upcoming Chrome OS feature that will block new USB devices on the lock screen? Looks like you will have an option to add trusted devices to a whitelist. Update: The latest Chrome OS Canary version has this flag: Block new USB devices at the lock screen. Prevents newly connected USB…
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This flag has been around for a while, but I never got a chance to test it. I enabled it today and gave it a try. Here is what I found. First, let me introduce you to the flag: Name: Enable app data search in launcher Description: Allow launcher search to access data available through Firebase App…
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Now that the headphone jacks are almost gone, it is time to improve Bluetooth headphones and the way we use them. Most of the initial work was around making it easy to connect and set them up. Now Google is set out to do something that I find very interesting. You will soon be able…
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Google Chrome for Android will get a new navigation that will help you easily go forward or backward on any browsing tab. The idea is to swipe left or right on the screen to go backward or forward I am sure this will go well with the new Android navigation gestures. This is a very…
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Back in August, I told you all that Google will integrate Android Messages or text messages into Chrome OS as a Progressive Web App (PWA). This feature is now live. This article explains how to install the Android Messages PWA on your Chromebook. Android Messages on Chrome OS I will start with the steps to…
