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4 hidden Chromebook features to supercharge your productivity on Chrome OS 93
Features that will take your productivity to the next level

Kent Duke Kent Duke
4 hidden Chromebook features to supercharge your productivity on Chrome OS 93

Chrome OS 93 arrived for most Chromebooks last week, and it refines the core experience with polish (like adding a stylus battery indicator) to help make your device more enjoyable to use. It's not the most exciting release out-of-the-box, but with a little tweaking on your end, you'll be able to take advantage of some even-more-useful but experimental features that aren't part of the default Chrome OS experience yet. Here are a few of them we've found that will help take your productivity to the next level.

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Chrome OS 93 is heading to your Chromebook today, and it's all about the details
Tweaks that strengthen, mature, and enhance the overall Chrome experience

Kent Duke Kent Duke
Chrome OS 93 is heading to your Chromebook today, and it's all about the details

Today Google is launching Chrome OS 93 to Chromebooks, just a week after it released Chrome 93 to mobile and desktop platforms. Chromebooks have seen wild success over the last couple of years thanks to Chrome OS being reliable, secure, and easy to use, and Chrome OS 93 adds polish here and there to help you enjoy your Chromebook even more. Here are all the important features and tweaks coming with this update.

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Google Sheets can now auto-suggest the formulas you always forget
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Jules Wang Jules Wang
Google Sheets can now auto-suggest the formulas you always forget

Spreadsheets: you build them up with data points, make the rules by dropping down formulae, then watch them not make sense when an exception occurs. We can't help you with that, but maybe Google Sheets can make the interminable process more tolerable with its new context-aware formula suggestions.

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Get the most out of your Chromebook with noise cancellation and these other hidden Chrome OS 92 features
Improve your Chrome OS experience by enabling all this extra functionality

Kent Duke Kent Duke
Get the most out of your Chromebook with noise cancellation and these other hidden Chrome OS 92 features

Chrome OS 92 has finally rolled out to Chromebooks following a week's delay, and it's packed with goodies like a brand new emoji picker and a clipboard manager for tablets. We've been digging into the new update and pulling up even more features that should help you get the most out of your Chromebook. Here are a few advantageous but experimental features we've found that you can take advantage of today.

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Wrangling tabs in Google Sheets will soon be a lot less frustrating
No more juggling one at a time

Jules Wang Jules Wang
Wrangling tabs in Google Sheets will soon be a lot less frustrating

Here's a nice (if not overdue) quality-of-life update if you're head-first into Google Sheets: you'll be able to commit actions on multiple tabs of a spreadsheet.

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Google really wants you to use virtual desktops on your Chromebook
It plans on showing your virtual desktops all the time

Kent Duke Kent Duke
Google really wants you to use virtual desktops on your Chromebook

Most of us probably feel overwhelmed by the endless slew of browser tabs and and all the software windows cluttering up our PCs. Thanks to virtual desktops for Chromebooks, managing your tasks is way easier: you can create a workspace for each of your classes, or have a dedicated desk for gaming. Your organization possibilities are virtually endless — yet very few users take full advantage of this feature. It seems Google really wants you to realize how useful it is, as it's experimenting with putting virtual desks front-and-center to the Chrome OS experience.

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Three hidden Chrome OS 91 features you should enable right now
Quality of life improvements to your Chromebook

Kent Duke Kent Duke
Three hidden Chrome OS 91 features you should enable right now

It's been a few days since Chrome OS 91 landed on Chromebooks, which introduced helpful features like Nearby Share and a competent media player. Following its release, we've been digging into the new update and uncovering even more that could improve your Chromebook experience. Here are three experimental but helpful features we've found that you can try right now.

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Chrome OS is testing a new launcher with old vibes
Compact and easy to use with a mouse

Kent Duke Kent Duke
Chrome OS is testing a new launcher with old vibes

It's been several years since Google overhauled the app drawer for Chromebooks. It replaced the aging "card" launcher with a touch-focused one, bearing a striking resemblance to Apple's Launchpad for macOS. While it brought usability improvements to touchscreen Chromebooks, the experience is largely unintuitive with a mouse. Worse, the launcher feels slippery and unpolished, even on a tablet — Google is testing some improvements to fix this. Your mouse woes may soon be over, though, as Google is testing a completely redesigned launcher that's much more mouse friendly.

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10 hidden One UI features you should be using on your Galaxy S21
Or any other device with One UI 3.1

Zachary Kew-Denniss Zachary Kew-Denniss
10 hidden One UI features you should be using on your Galaxy S21

This story was originally published and last updated . 

Every year there seems to be plenty of articles discussing how to make your new Samsung phone feel like a Pixel. Last year I even wrote one for those of you who do want a Pixel-like experience. I don't necessarily think it's a good idea, however — if you want your phone to be like a Pixel, you should have bought a Pixel in the first place. It also gives the impression that One UI is terrible, or at least worse than stock Android. While some might agree with that, I certainly don't. In my opinion, One UI is the best flavor of Android out there, and it has lots of features and tricks that deserve more attention.

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More Chromebook models can now run Windows apps in Parallels
Still only for enterprise users, but it's something to get excited about

Jules Wang Jules Wang
More Chromebook models can now run Windows apps in Parallels

Parallels, a Windows virtual machine app for Chrome OS, is now available on more Chromebooks with the inclusion of AMD Ryzen processor support. VM users are also getting further access to USB and other peripherals as well.

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