If you’ve been longing for the days when you could debug your Android phone using the Linux terminal on your Chromebook (my God, what a sentence), the time is nigh. It looks like the initial rollout may be limited to specific Chromeboxes, but this should pave the way for support to roll out to all Chrome OS devices with Linux support soon after. Similar to audio support for Linux apps, Chrome OS 74 should also bring GPU acceleration-at least to some baseboards. You know, if that’s something you’ve been waiting for. This means that Linux music and video players will work a lot better moving forward. Starting in Chrome OS 74, that should change. Up to this point, Linux apps haven’t supported audio playback. RELATED: How to Set Up and Use Linux Apps on Chromebooks Audio Support for Linux Apps In Chrome 74, these PiP windows will be getting additional functionality with support for keyboard media player controls.Ī new back up and restore feature for Linux containers will make its way into Chrome OS 74, allowing users to, well, back up and restore their full Linux container-including all files and installed applications-easily. In Chrome 70, Google enabled support for PiP (Picture-in-Picture) video, allowing users to pop videos out of their tab and float on top of other things. It will likely move beyond the flag and be available to everyone in Chrome 75. It’s also worth noting that this feature may not be available in the main system settings initially, but it should be available behind a flag. Starting in Chrome 74, it will be impossible for sites to detect Incognito Mode, so you can truly browse in peace. Some websites use a trick to detect when a user is viewing using Incognito Mode for improved tracking and advertising. RELATED: How to Enable Google Chrome's Dark Mode on Windows 10 Incognito Detection Blocking It may not follow the Windows app mode setting yet. Update: Here’s how to enable Google Chrome’s dark mode on Windows. What’s even cooler is that Chrome will follow system settings-if you have dark mode enabled in Windows, Chrome will respect that. With Chrome 74, it will officially be available for Windows. Dark Mode for WindowsĬhrome 73 was a huge release and included a dark mode for Mac. Still, we do expect to see at least most of this stuff in 74, even if still behind a flag. It’s worth noting that while these are all planned features in Chrome 74, there’s always the chance they don’t end up making it into the final release and get pushed to 75 (or beyond). It will include a dark mode on Windows, Incognito detection blocking, support for media keys in PiP, various Chrome OS improvements, and a lot more. The stable version of Chrome 74 is set to land on April 23rd.
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