How to Manage Per-App Notifications on a Chromebook
If your Chromebook keeps interrupting you with alerts from one specific app, you don’t have to mute every notification on the device to get…
3 min readAuthor: Chriss Rakoot
Chriss Rakoot writes and maintains the repair guides on ChromebookFixes. He trained as an engineer, specialized in IT and computer-systems maintenance, and worked for years as an in-person trainer in that field before moving his teaching online. Guides are reviewed and updated when ChromeOS changes.
How to Install Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) on a Chromebook
A lot of “apps” you wish existed on your Chromebook — a distraction-free version of a web tool, a site you visit daily —…
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How to Enable SSH and Use an Advanced Linux Terminal on a Chromebook
The basic Linux terminal on a Chromebook is fine for installing a package or two. If you actually want to SSH into remote servers,…
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How to Use the ChromeOS Recorder App to Record and Transcribe Audio
Every Chromebook released with the Recorder app (or updated to a recent enough ChromeOS version) can record audio and turn it into searchable, editable…
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Quick Insert and Help Me Write: ChromeOS’s Built-In AI Toolkit
If your Chromebook keyboard has a small sparkle-and-star key where Caps Lock used to be — or a search key that used to just…
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How to Organize Chrome Tabs with Tab Groups on a Chromebook
Twenty open tabs doesn't have to mean twenty tiny unreadable icons. Tab Groups let you color-code, name, collapse, and even save sets of tabs on your Chromebook.
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How to Customize the Chromebook App Launcher
A messy app launcher makes finding anything slower. Here's how to reorder apps, build folders, and sort your Chromebook's app grid so it actually works for you.
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How to Use Google Lens on a Chromebook
Google Lens on a Chromebook lets you search anything on your screen, copy text from an image, or look up a photo without leaving what you're doing. Here are all the ways to launch it.
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Chromebook Won’t Hold a Charge Anymore: Replace or Repair?
If your Chromebook dies within minutes of being unplugged, the battery has likely reached the end of its usable life. Here's how to confirm it and decide between a replacement battery and a new device.
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How to Extend Chromebook Battery Life: Best Practices and Settings
Small settings changes add up to real extra hours of runtime on a Chromebook. Here's what actually moves the needle, from display brightness to Battery Saver to sync settings.
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