#chromebooks — Public Fediverse posts

#Apple says #MacBookNeo is pulling #schools away from #Windows and #Chromebooks

https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/01/apple-says-macbook-neo-is-pulling-schools-away-from-windows-and-chromebooks/

#privacy #MacBook #Microsoft #Google #education #school

#Accessibility hive mind, I have some questions about #ChromeVox as well as #Chromebook accessibility & #usability in general. I'm working with a #PixelBook that has never been used. ChromeVox is telling me to use commands involving the search key as a modifier, but these seem not to work as any use of the search key invokes #Google #Gemini. What's going on here? Additionally, how are #blind people using #Chromebooks? In what tasks do they excel. In what tasks do they fall short? Any input and/or information would be greatly appreciated.

#Blind #BlindMasto #BlindMastodon #BlindFedi #a11y @mastoblind

A bunch of budget Chromebooks will receive updates for at least 12 years (through 2035)

One of the selling points for Chromebooks is that they receive automatic software updates delivered by Google on a regular basis, adding new features and performance enhancements over time. At least, until Google stops delivering updates.

And that was a big problem for a while, because originally Google only promised to deliver updates for 5 years. Extending it to 8 years felt like a step in […]

https://liliputing.com/?p=171974

#aue #aup #chromebooks #chromeos #google #lenovoFlex3i

3. #ChromiumOS

The Dark Horse

Pros:
- #Chromebooks are pretty common now
- Most of the #security, less of the #Google
- It's just the web

Cons:
- It's just the web
- Not hackable / locked down beyond the point of curiosity
- Google
- Hardware restrictions?
- Weak ecosystem

Google extends Chromebook software update policy to 10 years #Aue, #Aup, #AutomaticUpdates, #Chromebooks, #Chromeos, #Google, #Pirg

https://liliputing.com/google-extends-chromebook-software-update-policy-to-10-years/