The newest ChromeOS 120 launch provides a number of new options together with a Digital Desks button, pinch and zoom PiP resizing and extra. This model is now rolling out to many of the supported ChromeOS gadgets. In case your Chromebook hasn’t obtained the ChromeOS 120 launch, you possibly can examine the standing of your gadget right here.
Higher Digital Desks entry in ChromeOS 120
I’ve been testing the new Digital Desks button on my Chromebook for a lot of months now. And I feel it’s a unbelievable addition to ChromeOS 120. That assumes you employ the Digital Desks characteristic, in fact. Perhaps this can get you to attempt it in the event you don’t.
Above you possibly can see that I’m on “Desk 2”, as proven on the brand new button. I even have a preview of my two present desks; it seems when clicking the Digital Desks button.
I’m utilizing the default desk names on this instance however you possibly can rename your desks. Simply click on the identify of a desk within the preview to allow modifying of the identify. Including a desk could be performed by clicking the tall “+” within the preview as nicely.
ChromeOS 120 launch provides pinch to resize PiP
People that use PiP, or Image in Image, when watching movies will admire the brand new pinch to resize characteristic for Chromebooks.
Utilizing your touchscreen (if in case you have one, that’s), you need to use a two-finger gesture to resize PiP home windows in measurement. In my testing, it’s very fluid and seamless, though your expertise could range based mostly in your Chromebook {hardware}.
Extra granular mouse settings for Chromebooks
I’m not a mouse person on my Chromebook however if you’re, you’ll just like the added mouse settings in ChromeOS 120. Word that it’s essential to have a mouse linked to a Chromebook to see these choices.
The principle additions seem like the power to disable mouse scroll acceleration, modify scrolling velocity, and button customization. Once more, I don’t use a mouse so I’ll have missed different additions right here.
Easing into the personalized keyboard settings with ChromeOS 120
One other characteristic I’ve been testing for months is keyboard customization settings. It seems Google is slowly including elements of this characteristic with this launch:
You may configure right-click conduct utilizing the keyboard and touchpad. You may also configure settings for actions akin to Dwelling, Finish, and Web page Up, within the Customise keyboard keys subpage.
I’m working ChromeOS 121 and have some flags enabled so I could also be forward of the curve right here. I can customise many extra keyboard actions, as proven under.
It’s possible you’ll not have the identical choices as I do. However you need to nonetheless see a number of selections if you wish to modify keyboard actions or the right-click button motion in your Chromebook.
Close by Self Share involves Chromebooks
Lastly, ChromeOS 120 provides the identical Close by Shelf Share to Chromebooks that Android gadgets have had for fairly a while. This makes is less complicated to share recordsdata to different ChromeOS gadgets even when their screens are off.
Close by Share Self Share permits seamless sharing between a person’s gadgets. Now, transfers will routinely be accepted when Close by Sharing with any Android or ChromeOS gadget that’s logged into the identical Google account, even when the opposite gadget’s display is off.
What’s completely different between the Close by Share characteristic launched in 2020 and Close by Self Share? The important thing right here is that it really works for gadgets logged in with the identical Google account, as famous. So if in case you have two ChromeOS gadgets or one Chromebook and Android telephone, you possibly can “self share” recordsdata between them.
