This is an accessibility feature specially designed for people with disabilities without arms. Google plans to launch it in ChromeOS version 120 (currently version 117). It is unclear whether this feature is limited to some Chromebooks.

Google has already provided a number of accessibility features in ChromeOS, including real-time subtitles, high-contrast mode, reading mode, screen readers, and more, and the upcoming facial tracking is expected to further complement the interaction methods of people with disabilities.

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This experimental Flag allows users to set the radius of rounded corners at 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, or 18 pixels, thus adjusting the visual effect according to user preferences.

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Google is currently revamping Chrome on Win10, Win11, macOS and other platforms, and the most significant interface change is the enablement of rounded corners.

Microsoft and Apple have also improved the design of rounded corners in the system in recent years, with new versions of macOS and Win11 incorporating this design.

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This reading mode is similar to the one introduced on Android last year, but it is accessed through the desktop browser’s sidebar, which can be found in the drop-down menu of existing reading lists and bookmarks. The goal is to reduce distracting elements on the screen, such as images and videos, and allow users to focus on the main content of the web page.

Reading mode is displayed side-by-side with the original web page, and the user can adjust the width of the panel at any time. It also offers a variety of fonts, as well as the ability to adjust text size, background color (light, dark, yellow, blue), line spacing and margins.

Reading mode will be available later this year with support for Chrome (Mac, Windows, Linux) and ChromeOS (version 114).

In addition, Google announced some other updates, such as the Screencast app, which will allow any teacher to record and label their Chromebook screen with their face in the corner. Google will also transcribe the recorded voice and upload the footage to Google Drive for easy sharing with the class.

Google will soon add recording and transcription support for multiple languages such as Spanish, Japanese, Swedish, and Italian for Screencast, as well as animated click/touch and highlighting keyboard shortcuts. Finally, Google will also introduce a new web player that will allow students and teachers to “watch videos in any browser on any device. These updates will roll out with ChromeOS version 112 starting in April.

Cast Moderator is another feature that will allow teachers and students to cast their Chromebook screens or desktop versions of Chrome to Google TV-enabled devices. This feature will soon be available in Dutch, Spanish and Japanese, and “Cast Moderator hardware” will be available in Europe and Asia later this year. In addition, soon any presenter will be able to pause the screen they are projecting so they can continue working on their laptop (for example, taking notes during the presentation). Teachers will also be able to switch between the tabs being displayed without ending the screen casting session.

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According to a report, at sunrise, users’ Chromebooks will display a softer, more pleasing wallpaper, while at sunset, the wallpaper will change the mood to indicate the end of the workday. ChromeOS is working on new wallpapers with four different designs to suit different times of the day.

ChromeOS will schedule wallpaper changes based on the time of sunrise and sunset in a user’s location. As of now, it’s not clear which ChromeOS wallpapers will be given the sunrise/sunset treatment, or if Google plans to introduce this feature to a new set of wallpapers. It also appears that Google will offer screensavers that match ChromeOS, judging by the several “time of day” flags on wallpapers and screensavers.

"Time of Day Wallpaper

Enables Time of Day Wallpaper feature on supported devices.

#time-of-day-wallpaper

Time of Day Screen Saver

Enables Time of Day Screen Saver feature on supported devices. Requires Time Of Day Wallpaper feature to be enabled.

#time-of-day-screen-saver"

Both flags simply mention that they will work on “supported devices” without mentioning supported Chromebook models. Additionally, Chromebooks will receive two new video-based screensavers. A simple MP4 video file will be played in a loop. The first video screensaver is called “New Mexico” and the other is called “Clouds”.

All of these new sunrise and sunset wallpapers and new video screensavers for ChromeOS devices are expected to run in ChromeOS version 113 (released the week of May 4).

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It is reported that Google has introduced three experimental Flags in ChromeOS 111, but the media tested and found that they did not take effect. But at least it shows that Google is advancing this new feature. The 3 experimental flags are:

chrome://flags#improved-keyboard-shortcuts

chrome://flags#enable-shortcut-customization-app

chrome://flags#enable-shortcut-customization

The stable version of ChromeOS 111 will be released this spring. It’s unclear whether Google will introduce the feature by then.

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The media believes that Google will invite users to test ChromeOS in the future by means of an experimental flag, which is translated as follows.

"Launcher experiment: conversational search.

Evaluate the feasibility of conversational search as part of the launcher search."

ChromeOS, with this experimental Flag enabled, will ditch the launcher’s built-in search functionality (searching for files, apps, and the web) and instead offer Bard’s chat interface. Things are still a work in progress, so it’s possible that this design will change before release.

Bard on Chromebooks will appear as a separate page from the ChromeOS bubble launcher — just like Google Assistant does today — with a scrollable conversation history and search bar.

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Google believes that Microsoft is deliberately degrading the quality of its Game Pass subscription service on ChromeOS devices, and with the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Google fears that the games on its ChromeOS platform will suffer.

Google has previously decided to abandon its cloud gaming platform, Stadia, which is Google’s biggest current attempt to enter the gaming market.

Google’s main argument revolves around its method of playing games via XGP/PGP on Google’s ChromeOS system, which Google says Microsoft has intentionally slowed down. This is an interesting argument, because Microsoft is also actively deploying its cloud gaming service at this stage, and Xbox cloud gaming already supports Linux and ChromeOS devices.

At present, Activision Blizzard’s transaction case has been investigated by regulators in 8 different countries around the world. With Google now also coming forward to voice its own concerns about the acquisition, it might be interesting to see where this goes in the long run.

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Most of the core ChromeOS experience runs very smoothly at 120Hz, and some online games run faster, but due to the lack of adaptations for Android apps, Steam games, and Linux virtual machines, these apps can only run locked at 60Hz.

This is because Android applications, Steam games, Linux virtual machines and other such “other” applications are running in the virtual machine. Foreign tech media 9to5Google hopes that the Google ChromeOS team will find a solution that will allow these apps to run smoothly at 120Hz as well.

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