by dbadmin | Feb 17, 2026 | Chromebooks, Google, Google Pixel, Google Pixel 11, News
TL;DR Google is developing a new advanced face unlock system called “Project Toscana” for Pixel phones and Chromebooks. Toscana is designed to perform better in challenging lighting conditions than Google’s current face unlock feature on Pixels. This aligns with...
by dbadmin | Feb 10, 2026 | Chromebooks, Features, Google
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority I’ve been a hardcore PC gamer for about as long as I can remember. Yet in 2026, my only computing device is a Chromebook. Of course, I didn’t get here overnight. It began in 2020, when I decided to replace my aging custom...
by dbadmin | Feb 2, 2026 | Authority Insights, Chromebooks, Google, Google Aluminium OS, News
Credit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Google has listed a Desktop Camera app on the Google Play Store. The app is described as a ‘camera app for desktop’ and takes some cues from the Pixel Camera app for phones. This app seems to be built for upcoming...
by dbadmin | Jan 6, 2026 | Chromebooks, Google, Google Chrome OS, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The vice president of product management for Chrome OS says Google isn’t giving up on the operating system. The executive also confirmed that the company will continue to honor its commitment to support Chromebooks...
by dbadmin | Dec 6, 2025 | Chromebooks, Features, Google, Google Chrome OS
The Android side of the internet is abuzz with rumors around Google’s Aluminum OS, which is expected to replace ChromeOS on low-power laptops. That sounds like an incredible idea since Google hasn’t had its own real computer software in forever — no, ChromeOS doesn’t...
by dbadmin | Nov 28, 2025 | Android, Chromebooks, Google, Google Chrome OS, News, Polls, Survey Results
Google’s long-rumoured shift toward merging ChromeOS and Android into a single platform is finally beginning to take shape with the “Aluminium OS” project. But how do users feel about ChromeOS potentially being sunset in favor of this new unified operating system? We...
