Google is adding a host of new features to Chromebooks with the release of Chrome OS v90, which is now rolling out via the stable channel. The first one is the arrival of automatic live captions for media playing on your device. The feature was recently rolled out via an update for Chrome browser after being one of the coolest features of Pixel smartphones for a while.
Automatic live captions on Chromebooks give a big boost to the accessibility aspect, especially in the education sector where these cheap Chrome OS-running machines are fairly popular. To enable Live Captions on your Chromebook, follow this path:
Chrome OS 90 brings a diagnostics app and document scanning
Ewdison Then - Apr 21, 2021, 8:21pm CDT
Perhaps more than PCs and Macs, Chromebooks have always had the image of being all about productivity. Perhaps it’s the lack of games and other entertainment apps that brought about that image, though that is starting to change with game streaming and maybe even Steam. That said, there are still a lot of things that can be improved to make Chromebooks even better productivity machines and the latest Chrome OS 90 update puts those tools under your fingertips.
Many might think we live in a mostly digital world but you still can’t escape paper. Chromebooks have traditionally had problems with printing and scanning physical documents but Google has fortunately fixed the former long ago. Now it’s scanning’s turn to become a part of the Chrome OS experience.
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Your Chromebook can answer simple questions without the browser
Google has released a Chrome OS update that can answer questions from the Launcher.
There’s also a troubleshooting app to check your battery, CPU, and memory.
You can scan documents directly to your Chromebook, too.
Google is rolling out a Chrome OS update that could make life much easier when you have a quick question for your Chromebook.
A centerpiece feature in the update provides answers to simple questions directly from the Launcher on your Chromebook you don’t have to open a browser tab or run an app. You can ask your question by tapping the Everything Button and typing in a query, whether it’s a calculation, the weather, or a word definition.