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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…
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This article explains how to reset or Powerwash your Chromebook. We will also explain different types of resets and how and when to use them. When Should You Reset? Chrome OS encourages its users to store all their data in the cloud. This has a lot of benefits and one of them is that you…
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The Chrome OS keyboard shortcut viewer is getting a new design. The update and gives us the ability to search for keyboard shortcuts directly from it. I am quite busy these days with some personal task and that’s why the blog has gone very silent. However, this update from François Beaufort was impossible to ignore. The…
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Google had promised us a built-in ad blocker that will block intrusive ads. This feature is now available in Chrome Canary, an experimental version of Google Chrome. This feature will not block all advertisement on pages that you visit using Google Chrome. Instead, Google will help you remove those ads which they call “intrusive”. Instrusive…
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Update: This flag is no longer available. Update: Google Chrome now allows you to change the default download location in Android. Here is how you can enable this feature. Change Download Location Go to chrome://flags Locate the flag “Enable downloads location change” Restart Chrome Go to Settings > Downloads You should be able to change…
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If you use an external monitor with your Chromebook, here is a keyboard shortcut to help you move windows between two monitors easily. Update: The new keyboard shortcut to quickly move windows or apps from one screen to another is: SEARCH + ALT + M Here is Google’s Happiness Evangelist François Beaufort giving you a video…
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Your Pixelbook is one of the few Chromebooks that can Android apps, with full Google Play Store access. Google pulled this off by running a version of Android within Chrome OS using containers. Google updates this built-in Android for Chrome OS from time to time. I am hoping that Google will update the Android version…
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Chromebook supports traditional scrolling and Australian scrolling. You can change the scrolling direction for your mouse or trackpad from the Settings app. How to Change to Reverse or Australian Scrolling To change the scrolling direction on your Chromebook: Open the Settings App. Go to Device > Touchpad. Under Scrolling, select Traditional or Australian. How Australian…
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Instant tethering is currently working on my Chromebook. It might take few more weeks before this feature is rolled out to the Stable channel. When it does, this is where you should come to find out how to use it. What Is Instant Tethering? Instant tethering is a quick way to connect to your Android…