https://www.howtogeek.com Google's ChromeOS has quietly gained huge market share thanks to inexpensive Chromebooks becoming really compelling laptop options. Here's our complete coverage of everything happening with ChromeOS. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:30:16 GMT en-US hourly 60 https://www.howtogeek.com/unique-apps-that-google-made-for-chromebooks/Chromebooks are unique since they can run web apps, Android apps from the Google Play Store, or Linux apps through the Terminal. To improve the Chromebook user experience, Google has created apps specifically aimed at Chromebook users.

]]>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 21:30:16 GMThttps://www.howtogeek.com/unique-apps-that-google-made-for-chromebooks/ https://www.howtogeek.com/chromebook-power-user-tricks-you-should-be-using/Your Chromebook is far more capable than you give it credit for. In fact, Chromebooks can do just about anything that other modern laptops can thanks to a few recent updates to ChromeOS.

]]>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 18:15:19 GMThttps://www.howtogeek.com/chromebook-power-user-tricks-you-should-be-using/ https://www.howtogeek.com/heres-the-best-linux-apps-to-use-on-chromeos/Are you looking for some Linux apps to install on your Chromebook? Since ChromeOS gained native Linux app support a while ago, Chromebooks have been completely revolutionized with their capabilities.

]]>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:30:16 GMThttps://www.howtogeek.com/heres-the-best-linux-apps-to-use-on-chromeos/ https://www.howtogeek.com/the-x-best-steam-games-for-your-chromebook-plus/If you have a Chromebook Plus, then you also have access to the Steam client beta. That means there's a whole universe of video games that could potentially run on your little laptop thanks to the Proton compatibility layer for Linux.

]]>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:00:16 GMThttps://www.howtogeek.com/the-x-best-steam-games-for-your-chromebook-plus/ https://www.howtogeek.com/how-the-chromebox-missed-the-mini-pc-revolution/There are tiny computers all over the show these days, but despite doing remarkably well in the laptop market, there's a distinct lack of ChromeOS mini PCs.

]]>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:01:15 GMThttps://www.howtogeek.com/how-the-chromebox-missed-the-mini-pc-revolution/ https://www.howtogeek.com/the-ultimate-chromebook-troubleshooting-guide/For the most part, Chromebooks (and other ChromeOS devices) are pretty robust. They almost never go wrong during normal use, and there's very little that someone can do by accident that can truly cause issues.

]]>Sat, 28 Jun 2025 20:15:16 GMThttps://www.howtogeek.com/the-ultimate-chromebook-troubleshooting-guide/ https://www.howtogeek.com/why-your-chromebook-battery-drains-fast-and-how-to-fix-it/One of the key selling points of a Chromebook is that it will get you through a school or work day without needing a recharge. In general, that's no issue and modern Chromebooks in particular have excellent battery endurance.

]]>Sat, 28 Jun 2025 14:15:15 GMThttps://www.howtogeek.com/why-your-chromebook-battery-drains-fast-and-how-to-fix-it/ https://www.howtogeek.com/this-chromebook-doesnt-have-an-intel-or-amd-cpu/You'd think they'd be more common, but Chromebooks running ARM chips are a relatively rare sight. When we do get one, it's noteworthy. On that same vein, we have a new ARM Chromebook, and it's pretty nice.

]]>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 18:50:05 GMThttps://www.howtogeek.com/this-chromebook-doesnt-have-an-intel-or-amd-cpu/ https://www.howtogeek.com/one-of-acer-best-chromebooks-is-over-200-off-right-now/Chromebooks are not everyone's cup of tea, but if your bulk of work is primarily web-based, it can be a good alternative to a Windows or Apple laptop. One of Acer's best Chromebooks, typically costing a lot of money, is currently heavily discounted.

]]>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:43:11 GMThttps://www.howtogeek.com/one-of-acer-best-chromebooks-is-over-200-off-right-now/ https://www.howtogeek.com/how-to-use-offline-features-on-a-chromebook-effectively/Are you getting ready to head out on vacation and need to get some work done on your Chromebook? While ChromeOS devices used to rely heavily on an active internet connection, modern Chromebooks actually work offline quite well now.

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