Google Chrome is coming to Arm-powered Linux devices later this year
Google Chrome is coming to Arm-powered Linux devices later this year You can download Chrome for Linux, and you can download Chrome for Arm devices – but if you’ve got a computer running Linux on Arm, not so much! Now, Google says it’s finally bringing Chrome to ARM64 Linux machines in Q2 2026, following Chrome […]
Google accelerates Chrome release cycle
Google accelerates Chrome release cycle Google is moving its Chrome browser to a two-week release cycle, instead of the current four, or the six-week cycle that existed for the decade before that. The change starts in September. “Building on our history of adapting our release process to match the demands of a modern web, Chrome […]
Aluminium: Why Google’s Android for PC launch may be messy and controversial
Aluminium: Why Google's Android for PC launch may be messy and controversial “Finally.” That was my first reaction when I heard Google would combine Android and ChromeOS into a single operating system. Android has long struggled on tablets, and ChromeOS always felt like too much of a stripped-down alternative to tempt me away from Windows […]
Google just leaked a first look at Android for PC in action
Google just leaked a first look at Android for PC in action Aluminium OS looks like exactly what it is: a hybrid of Android and ChromeOS. We’ve been waiting months for our first look at Android running on a PC in Google’s upcoming ChromeOS / Android hybrid platform, codenamed Aluminium OS. Now we’ve seen it […]
Chrome can now autofill details from your Google account
Chrome can now autofill details from your Google account Google has announced several autofill improvements being rolled out to the mobile and desktop versions of Chrome. The updates will give autofill access to more of your data from places like Google Wallet and make it easier to select the right info a form is asking […]
Aluminium OS will be Google’s take on Android for PC
Aluminium OS will be Google's take on Android for PC We know a little more about Google’s long-gestating plans to combine the best parts of Android and ChromeOS into a single OS thanks to a job listing for a product manager to work on “Aluminium OS.” The job ad describes it as “a new operating […]
Chrome will automatically disable web notifications you don’t care about
Chrome will automatically disable web notifications you don't care about Google is introducing a new Chrome browser feature for Android and desktop users that automatically turns off notifications for websites that you’re already ignoring. Chrome’s Safety Check feature already provides similar functionality for camera access and location tracking permissions. This new auto-revocation feature builds on […]
Google’s Android for PC: ‘I’ve seen it, it is incredible’
Google's Android for PC: 'I've seen it, it is incredible' Google is continuing to slowly tease its rumored plans to bring Android to PCs, merging it with ChromeOS, and now Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon is getting in on the action. He says he’s seen a version of the software, and that he “can’t wait to […]
Perplexity offers to buy Google Chrome for $34.5 billion
Perplexity offers to buy Google Chrome for $34.5 billion Perplexity has just offered to buy Google Chrome for $34.5 billion — a bid that’s far more than the AI search startup itself is valued at, according to reports from The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg. The startup sent the unsolicited bid on Tuesday, just months […]
Chrome will let you switch between personal and work accounts on iOS
Chrome will let you switch between personal and work accounts on iOS Google is introducing the option to easily switch between personal and work profiles in its Chrome browser on iOS, with data kept separate between the two. The new option is part of Google’s enterprise software package, and doesn’t allow non-enterprise users to switch […]