Google has just released chrome os update Version 78.0.3904.92, with some cool new features and some improvements for the operating system.
Google has introduced some device settings separate from the browser, that you can have access to both platforms.
Remember, you can always check current os version on your Chromebook from- Setting — about chrome os.
So what’s new with this update
Automatic Clicks
With update 78 google introducing new automatic controls, you can now hover over an item and it shows you options :
- left-click,
- right-click,
- double-click,
- drag and scroll.
You can enable this feature from Accessibility settings on your Chromebook.
Google Assistant
Finally, google assistant is now available on your Chromebook. Now you can on your Chromebook:
- Ask a question to perform a search
- set a reminder
- play music
- control smart home devices.
Just need to enable ¨Google Assistant ¨ and click the logo to tell your command.
Easy Media Mangement
Often, it becomes very frustrating to figures out which tab is playing a media file out of so many opened browsing windows. But now you can control and stop these videos or audio files directly on your device as well.
so instead of wasting time to search the audio playing Tab just click on your time bar on the right corner and check all media playing files to kill or pause them.
Enhanced Camera Functionality
The camera app has been updated Now, you can access more modes really easily direct from camera App and do a crop a round, or square shape with a click, that will store in your Downloads folder. Just like screenshots can access from the download folder.
You can read more on google´s blog.