Chromebooks include simple sharing of pictures, Wi-Fi passwords, and more

Google has actually started presenting functions to Chromebooks that it revealed previously in the year, particularly Nearby Share, much easier Bluetooth connection, and the Screencast app.

None of the functions concerning Chromebooks are brand-new, per se; nevertheless, they just close the book on functions that the business had actually formerly revealed. The upgrades will present as part of Chrome OS 103, likewise referred to as Chrome OS M103

In March 2021, Google revealed Phone Hub, a little control panel that might be utilized to manage your phone from your Chromebook, with functions that consisted of the capability to find your phone and silence it, to name a few. Now, Google is including the capability to see current images that your Android phone took, immediately. This function resembles the very same image ability that’s in Microsoft’s Your Phone application for Windows 10 and 11.

Google likewise revealed Nearby Share at the exact same occasion, which can beam pictures and other files to neighboring Chromebooks or Android phones. Now Google is including the ability to get those gadgets online, also; if you so select, you can beam the SSID and password of your at home Wi-Fi to close-by visitor gadgets.

Google will likewise start presenting the Screencast app to Chromebooks today. Reported previously this month as part of a Google education launch, Screencast resembles the capability of Android and Chrome OS gadgets to share their screens on supported display screens. Screencast, nevertheless, consists of some minimal modifying abilities to tape-record and share what trainees have actually found out.

Finally, Google stated that it will present Fast Pair later on this summer season. The innovation auto-magically links Bluetooth gadgets like earbuds to a phone or Chromebook, and passes along that details to other Chromebooks or Android phones you might own in the future.

Author: Mark Hachman, Senior Editor