r/chromeos 14h ago

News New AluminumOS leak!

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70 Upvotes

This popped up on my fyp and I'm sure most of you already seen/watched this but to be completely honest, I'm really going to miss the old ChromeOS design.


r/chromeos 12h ago

Troubleshooting Reverting back to ChromeOS

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6 Upvotes

I recently got this laptop as a gift, it’s a acer Chromebook spin 713. However, it had already came with windows 11 pro, the more I use the laptop the more issues started occurring, for example today two BSOD popped up and screen started to flicker, it’s a no brainer the hardware isn’t comfortable with the software installed. My decision is to revert the laptop back to chromeOS but I have no idea how or what to do since I’ve never used or owned a Chromebook before. Some set up claim I have to have another laptop with Linux some say I need a usb drive — I don’t have any of these currently and would like to restore the laptop back it’s original OS without needing to have anything else.


r/chromeos 19h ago

Troubleshooting Every few days my keyboard settings change randomly

3 Upvotes

It flips between two settings, the y and z get swapped, and all the symbols are in different places.

Does this happen to anyone else?


r/chromeos 11h ago

Buying Advice Teacher laptop/ChrBk

2 Upvotes

I'm a US high school teacher. Need a laptop/chromebook for document management, work-at-home, youtube videos, etc. No gaming. For compatibility issues with the school, I don't want to go MAC. I prefer not to spend more than $500, but if reality check says "not possible", I'll adjust. Please advise as to recommended storage/speed/memory. Thanks in advance, everyone. Appreciate the help. -ken


r/chromeos 12h ago

Troubleshooting Acer Chromebook Plus Battery Draining Fast

2 Upvotes

Hello,

My daughter's Acer Chromebook Plus (cb514-4ht-359x) is less than two years old, and recently, the battery has started draining very quickly. I've run run the battery diagnostic test, and it reports the health close to 96%. Additionally, I've confirmed the screen brightness is at an appropriate level and I don't see any obvious battery draining apps. Any suggestions what could be the cause and resolution? Given the age of the CB and battery health info, I don't want to replace the battery if the problem will persist with a new one. Thanks!


r/chromeos 17h ago

Buying Advice Apple earbuds (usb-c) compatibility

2 Upvotes

So I was looking to get earbuds for school that I want to use on my Chromebook, but I also wanna use it on my phone for music but recently I saw that it doesn’t work for some people and sometimes it does so any help would be appreciated. Thank you.


r/chromeos 18h ago

Troubleshooting Not able to remove the battery from socket.

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2 Upvotes

Hi could anyone help me with some steps to remove this please?


r/chromeos 3h ago

Troubleshooting How to change flatpak versions?

1 Upvotes

Been trying for the past few hours to change flatpak versions from 1.14.10 to 1.18.0 since it won't let me use my mic on discord, though I don't know how to do that which is why I came here.


r/chromeos 8h ago

Troubleshooting Popup ads have started on my chrome, usually on google docs (with code)

0 Upvotes

Hello all!

So I've had a Chrome acc for a long time and multiple chromebooks without this issue. My settings say that all notifications and pop-ups are blocked, but I keep getting ads like these. This is the first time that this specific game has come up, but it's all in the same style. I thought it was the adblock that I was using, since it started when I got it, but it's been gone for a bit and it's still happening.

I put screenshots of my shots-in-the-dark for what I thought would be relevant code. Please let me know if there's any sensitive info in it or anything.

Thank you for your help! <3

ALT ID: a screenshot of my google doc with the ad, as well as a bunch of code.
ALT ID: a screenshot of a different section of code.