Chrome Unboxed

06/23/2026

Google updates Chrome for iOS and Android with advanced Google Wallet autofill, letting the browser automatically fill passport and driver's license details.

Filling out online forms on a smartphone is easily one of the most tedious parts of the mobile web experience. Whether you are trying to check in for a flight on a cramped digital layout or rushing to secure a parking reservation, manually typing out passport numbers, vehicle identification numbers....

06/23/2026

Google supercharges Google Vids with parallel AI clip generation and advanced Veo extensions to build longer videos with consistent characters. https://chromeunboxed.com/google-vids-get-a-massive-multi-clip-video-generation-upgrade-powered-by-veo/

06/23/2026

Google Calendar has fully ditched its old 11-color limit, introducing a full RGB color picker with up to 200 custom color choices for events.

If you are a power user who balances multiple calendars with specific colors to help you navigate your schedule, you know that keeping things organized requires some serious color-coding. Whether you use different shades to separate internal team syncs from client pitches, or just want your personal...

06/23/2026

ChromeOS 149 is officially rolling out to stable channels, bringing an inverted color cursor tool, network troubleshooting, and a record-breaking security patch.

The stable channel update for ChromeOS 149 is officially rolling out for most eligible Chromebooks. Like we've seen for quite some time with Googlebook on the horizon, this isn’t a massive, feature packed update; but it does bring some incredibly handy utility upgrades to the desktop alongside wha...

06/22/2026

One of the things I'm most looking forward to with Google's upcoming Googlebook is a far more seamless Android-to-laptop integration and a truly integrated Better Together experience.

If you spend enough time working out of a backpack, you quickly learn to rely heavily on cross-device continuity. Features in Google’s Better Together suite are supposed to really help users when it comes to mobile productivity. In theory, your Chromebook and your Android smartphone should operate...

06/22/2026

The best Chromebook ever made just got a massive $400 discount, bringing the 16GB RAM/256GB OLED Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 down to just $599.

Just a few weeks ago, I was lamenting a pretty frustrating reality in the Chromebook ecosystem. The Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14, a device I have unapologetically called the best Chromebook ever made, saw a staggering price hike up to $999. At just under a grand, it became a pretty tough sell for the a...

06/20/2026

Google's John Maletis discusses how building Googlebooks on the native Android tech stack will create the ultimate flagship companion laptop for Android phone users while not leaving iPhone out in the cold.

If you use a premium Android phone but rely on a MacBook or Windows laptop for your daily workflow, you already know the regular frustration of living outside of one digital ecosystem. While the iPhone enjoys fluid, seamless cross-device communication with MacBook, Android users on MacOS are far fro...

06/15/2026

Google's Chief Product Officer for Home and Nest emailed Gemini for Home testers last week, strongly hinting that "a certain speaker" will finally arrive this week!

The wait for Google’s next-generation smart speaker appears to be coming to an end very soon. In an email sent out last week to participants of the Gemini for Home early access program, Google strongly hinted that a Google Home Speaker announcement is just days away. The email, authored by Anish K...

06/13/2026

Google rolls out deep Gemini integration for Google TV, letting users control physical picture modes, audio settings, and troubleshooting menus via voice.

Google’s ongoing push to integrate Gemini into the Google TV ecosystem is moving past basic movie recommendations and into actual hardware management. While we’ve seen generative AI features start to clean up content discovery on premium streaming boxes like the Google TV Streamer, a new update ...

06/13/2026

ChromeOS will begin skipping version numbers starting with release 154 to keep pace with the Google Chrome browser’s new rapid two-week update cycle.

For years, the Chrome browser and ChromeOS have moved lockstep in their version numbering. When Chrome 148 arrived, for instance, ChromeOS 148 followed right behind it. But a major structural change is on the horizon. According to the newly published Chrome Enterprise and Education release notes, Go...