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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Google Chrome team is working on a new feature for its mobile version called “Self Share”. This may not be the final name for this feature, but let us take a look at what it is. Update: This feature is now live. Here is how to use Chrome’s Send to Self feature. Self Share Here…
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This article explains how to customize Google Chrome’s home page. You can customize existing links or add new ones to your Chrome start page. Customize Chrome Homepage After enabling the flag, restart Chrome. Now, you should see the “Add shortcut” link on the new tab page, with a “+” icon. Click the “Add shortcut” icon.…
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In a rather unexpected move, Google is renaming the famous “Incognito” mode to “Private Mode” on Chrome for Android, at least for users in “select countries” Which are those “select countries”, I do not know yet. The Code Here is the code that talks about this change. We should soon see this flag in chrome…
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Update: This flag has been removed. As part of the new design, Google might change the position of the “+” icon that you use to open a new tab. Today, I found a flag that can change the position of the new tab plus icon. In case Google changes the position of the icon you…
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Google Recently added article recommendations to Chrome’s New Tab Page (NTP) on Android. This article explains how to hide them. I personally prefer my Google Now feed for article suggestions. After telling Google what I like or rather do not like, the feed is not tuned to show articles that I would read. The article…
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Chrome OS is considered to be secure without much effort from users. It verifies the OS every time you boot your Chromebook. It auto-updates the operating system and your extensions. But this does not mean that there is nothing that you can do to make your Chromebook secure. Here is a list of 6 things…
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If your Chromebook supports Play Store apps, you can access Android files using the Chrome OS Files app. In this article, we will explore these options in detail. View Android Files on Chromebook To access Android files on Chromebook: Open the Files app. Click and expand My Files from the left-pane. Click Play files. You…
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It is a Chrome Story tradition to publish “How To” articles well before a feature is available to everyone. Today we are going to take a look at how to enable Linux apps on Chrome OS. Note: This is currently available in Chrome OS Canary channel, with Dev mode on, and the flag “#enable-experimental-crostini-ui” enabled.…
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Google is preparing an emoji feast for Chrome users. They are adding an emoji keyboard to Chrome. You can use this emoji keyboard to insert emojis into anything on the web, Google searches, your Twitter and Facebook posts, and more. Here is how to use this new emoji keyboard. How to Access Chrome’s Emoji Keyboard…
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If you switch tabs on Google Chrome for Android, the tab switcher is displayed in the horizontal or vertical mode based on your phone’s orientation. This might change. According to a code change request that I found today, Google is getting ready with an experimental flag to make the Android tab switcher always use horizontal…
