Hi! Yesterday I posted a question asking for reccomendations of chromebooks - that is compact and portable; has touchscreen; and at least 128 GB of storage - in this subreddit as well as the discord server and other chromeos lover communities.

The most reccomendations I get is a Chromebook Duet 5, it's portable; has 8 GB of RAM; and it's beautiful. However I do have a question that I had a little hard time researching it and I thought it might be helpful to ask here.

Does the Chromebook Duet 5 supports Linux apps such as .deb, .rpm, or .tar.gz?

Thanks!

I turned thirteen and I was very excited. I created a YouTube channel, and everything was great. I’m pretty sure family link turns off after you turn 13. But I turned on my Chromebook a month later, and it still says @Account managed by family link” but everything is normal. I try to open YouTube to manage my channel, and it says “ Sorry, you can’t access YouTube with your Google account” it’s the same account that I use everywhere, on my phone and TV, it all still works. But not my Chromebook. Can you guys please help me? I need to access my YouTube channel to edit more stuff!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!!

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Just had an Ideapad 5i arrive and I am disappointed to find that a usi 2.0 that I bought off amazon doesn't work with it. Anyone else found a solution for this? Are their any stylus options that will work with the Ideapad 5i?

Below is the link to the stylus that I bought.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BYJBF8YT?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Thanks for your help.

When watching a video

When scrolling to the next video

On my OG Duet, I sideload tiktok because the app experience is a lot better than the web experience. However, a couple of updates ago, all the red tones became blue so people all look like smurfs. However, when I swipe to the next video, I briefly see the colors appearing correctly. Further, you can still see the correct red tones on UI elements, just not the video that's playing.

Does anyone else sideload tiktok or encounter this issue in sideloaded video apps? Does anyone know if this is a chrome flag or android setting? I didn't see anything about color correction in Android or Chrome settings, in either Accessibility sections. I don't even know what flag could cause this, and I enforced the sRGB flags and but no change to tiktok after 2 reboots.

I defaulted all the video decoding flags but also no avail.

tl;dr is there any way to save local files before a powerwash when my chromebook is basically bricked?

I somehow managed to completely run out of storage on my chromebook without warning after downloading a couple large files, and I can't seem to fix it. It literally won't even let me open the files app to delete anything, or open the settings to do storage management, or uninstall any apps. I've tried clearing browser data but it just lags forever. Before the files app crashed, it wouldn't even allow me to delete files to free up space.

I've resigned myself to the fact that I'll have to powerwash, BUT there are local files that I'd really really like to save, if at all possible (lesson learned, I know...).

Is there some backdoor way to back up those files to a thumb drive or to google drive? I'm able to access the file directories through Chrome (the only thing that works) and even open the files in Chrome, but it won't let me right-click and save them to a thumb drive (the operation fails). Are there any other options I'm not thinking of? It did let me offload some files to a thumb drive at first, but then it crashed and won't let me open any apps anymore. For smaller files I can email them to myself, at least.

Or is there a backdoor way to actually fix this and delete SOME but not all local files? I see that there's the "clear local data" option in chrome://drive-internals/ (I saw a previous thread that suggested using that) -- but is there a way to just clear the downloads folder, for example, without being able to access the files app?

Thanks for any help you can provide, reddit! I promise to start using Google Drive more after this...

So basically, I have a large collection of music in mp3 and I want a way to listen to those using my laptop which iis running chrome os flex. I know a handful of music player but they are all pretty ugly, and I need an app which can be installed without using playstore since chrome os flex doesn't have playstore. It'll be really great if you guys could help me find some music players :)

Looking to find a chromebook that can be used by my staff to update google docs, check the schedule, and sometimes google things. Does not need to be too fancy, but ideally not slow like the current old Chromebook we are using.

I'm looking for something to replace my Pixelbook Go, but with all day battery. What I like about the Pixelbook Go is speed, screen, metal form factor and lightweight, and just a great overall experience. The only thing I don't like is that I want a battery that can last me all day (even if I need to get something a little bigger). What does the community recommend I check out? I like the HP Dragonfly, but the battery really is no better than my Pixelbook Go.... Is anything coming out that I should wait for?

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Good day all. Apologies if posted in wrong sub but am in need of assistance regarding a possible purchase of a Chromebook and any software issues I might have. Please point in right direction if needed.

My teen daughter is in need of her own laptop for use in school and for homework/own personal use, rather than keep asking to use my machines. (I’m a Mac and PC user. Boo, hiss you cry! Though I could become a convert too).

We’ve been looking at a Chromebook instead of the traditional Windows/Mac laptops, for ease of use/battery life/affordability etc. Consideration is the ASUS CX34 Chromebook Plus 14in i3 8GB 256GB, but open to suggestions!

My uncertainty revolves around accounts and logins.

1 - She has her own gmail account as owns an android phone and therefore is logged into that account on her phone. This account is under Google Family Link on the phone. Question(s): If we setup the new Chromebook using this account, will it also be under the same Family Link restrictions and supervision? Is the account linked to her cloud storage on GDrive?

2 - The school uses Microsoft 365 (specifically Teams) for communicating and setting homework etc so this is one app/program that needs to work on the Chromebook without issue. My question here is: as she would already be logged into her own personal Google account on the Chromebook on startup, would she then still be able to log into Teams and Microsoft 365 using her different school email/login and use those apps?

I'm really asking are apps on ChromeOS specific to the startup login, or can you then further login to the app with an app account login?

Please forgive my lack of knowledge on this subject. Any advice you can give is appreciated!

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I want to know what are some must-have apps (through the Play Store) or extensions (through Web Store) I should get for my Chromebook.

Hey ChromeOS Fans,

since using ChromeOS as an everyday system I wondered why there is no "easy" solution to backup your chromebook/chromeOS machine.

I know, ...this started as an "online only" system, so you did't need to backup since everything you used already was available online. But things have changed since then. ChromeOS has become a full grown system you can use offline with ease, and even if you use it online/connected there are some things you might want to sync to a server, a cloud or whatever.

Google has built in a backup solution into android, ...why don't they do this in ChromeOS? I would be so easy...!? (and yes, I know you can use this for the android-parts of the system) I mean, ...the other "big" OS (aka Windows and MacOS) both do have good integrated Backup solutions and even more customizable ones to buy as an app/program.

So my question to you is: What do you use for your ChromeOS/ChromiumOS machines? How do you (automatically!) backup your Chromebook/ChromeOS-System?

Since you can sync the ChromeOS settings already, i'd be happy happy to have an (automatic) all-in-one solution to backup these things:

• ChromeOS User Files saved on the Disk
• Linux-Data
• Android-Data/Apps/Config

Which ways/apps do you use?

Thanks in advance! Best, Frank

I have a Chromebook (got it around 2020 or 2021, I think) and this has been a problem for a week. I know nothing and I'm scared. At first it was just my cursor and as of today, it was my entire screen and text.

I don't even know what I did, but it's on Youtube, Drive, Photos, and Play Store. I couldn't screenshot it but I took a few pictures. I cleared everything, reset settings, disabled hardware acceleration, adjusted resolution.

Is it because my computer is old or did I do something? I can't read anything and need help.

https://preview.redd.it/6nt9umr1s1sc1.jpg?width=3264&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=16ef8de6984d8f4ee3da7db86616dc8ff510b80a

A friend recently showed me his Lenovo Flex 3 Chromebook. I thought Chromebook is ridiculous and has very limited capabilties, and oh boy I was wrong. I immediately knew I have to get one. But there's just too much options too choose, I would like to hear your reccomendation.

Here's the specs I need:

1. Has touchscreen display.
2. Has an SD card slot.
3. Has at least 128 GB of storage
4. Compact and portable.

10 inch display are okay, as well as 4 GB ram. I only need it for long everyday use and video editing. Thanks!

Hello all,

I stopped using my Linux desktop with i3wm (i3 window manager) and was missing some advanced window management features that were provided by it.

To fix the issue for me I built the J2N Window Manager extension. It arranges Chrome windows automatically based on a JSON configuration:

• Prioritize displays: Set preferred arrangements for different monitor setups.
• Position restoration: Windows snap back to their saved positions when monitors connect/disconnect.
• Flexible JSON configuration: Define rules based on display, window type, URL, and more.
• Shortcuts & popup menu: Quickly rearrange your windows.
• Open source

Links:

• chrome web store
• github
• presentation

Note: Per 9. Self-promotion rule I talked to mod to get the approval for sending this post.

Can't make up my mind between these two - the two best chromebooks out there, albeit both a year old. Very similar in many respects. Please help me make a decision!

It looks SOOOOOO good and matches the OS style (everything in ChromeOS is rounded actually: the apps menu, the taskbar, the shortcut settings panel, the icons, etc).

https://preview.redd.it/dyztbgnmhyrc1.png?width=1366&format=png&auto=webp&s=5be714f997c519a4891f78d1e9819a07b54a25f8

I have a wireless mouse which WORKS on the Chromebook... but I want to be able to change what each button does on the mouse like I was able to do when I had a windows PC. how do I do this?

I've gone into settings > devices > mouse ... but no option to change any buttons, just the curser speed

My mother in law just had her chromebook die. She doesn't do much. Facebook, news, hardly uses it.

Looking for sub $200 models. Not touch screen. Easy keys. She doesn't save much, so storage isn't a concern. Just don't want to buy a piece of hot garbage, but I've seen some refurbs for $70-150 I was considering.

Ok I'm posting here out of desperation at this point because this problem has only gotten progressively over time after each recent update so pls I'm begging for some patience and help I just wanna play my cozy games lol

So I got this mediatek MT8173 Lenovo Chromebook (not an idea pad) a little after 2020 I believe and ik that now getting ol in terms of modern tech but it has worked fine more than fine with very minor hiccups and easy to solve basic trouble shooting issues over said time..... Until recently

The last 3-5 updates I'd say if not more my chrome book will randomly just crash completely restart itself for no reason what so ever initially it only happened blue moon but now I can't even open chrome without something breaking, not registering or crashing.

At first it was occasional inability to close tabs then that magically fixed it self after updates and just simple resets, then it was struggling to consistently boot up GeForce which was fixed but now it's doing that again as well only much worse because I can't even get into a Single game before it crashes. Same goes for YouTube was just fine m o problems to now I can't get through a full 10-20 min of a vid without it black screening and crashing on its self over nothing. And now I can't even run chrome without it crashing or something like not registering right click on my USB mouse or not closing tabs etc. then a crash.

I've tried resetting settings, I've tried power washing I've tried, logging out and back in, and everything in-between it feels like at this point and I'm at a loss

It's annoying I'm frustrated and yesterday the band aide fix was to boot up GeForce on incognito mode and it worked fine but now it's the next morning and that doesn't work anymore so please if anyone has the time to help me find a way to fix it other then "wait for next update" like most of the Google forums and help searches suggest id appreciate it

this has completely destroyed my pov of chromebooks it wasn't that great to begin with but I liked the convenience of them and now all convenient things have gone out the window

TLDR: entire laptop crashes and restarts cant even boot up chrome sometimes without it crashing after a search or trying to run something in browser or incognito

I get this error when I try to start it on on crosh,

https://preview.redd.it/cp575asu5wrc1.png?width=380&format=png&auto=webp&s=b500953af906694fc5c75c9bd6bd37eafed0bed7

And when I open the linux terminal application I get this, its just constantly loading and never progresses.

https://preview.redd.it/0ap9y3qy5wrc1.png?width=498&format=png&auto=webp&s=5257fbbe4808bc6f692614186868aa69e3f791bc

I've restarted my computer, and I have power cycled a couple times. An update may have happened over night, but I haven't edited any setting. Can anyone help me here? What can I do to trouble shoot this error.

hi yeah so i grabbed a dell latitude 5400 enterprise Chromebook, 2020 edition. It's a refurbished model from a best-buy reseller. Originally my battery health in diagnostics was 96% and i thought hell with only 59 cycles, that's awesome. but here i am at 64 cycles and i'm showing a battery health of dropping all the way to 78%, says it has a 3685 mAh battery in it, and i'm getting like 4-6 hours screen on time using it, including back-lit keyboard so i'm confused why the health is saying its so low? now this is my first Chromebook ever, like even picking one up. let alone my first laptop in probably almost 10 years. and my windows machines never really made the battery information very obvious. so yeah should i just ignore it or what?

Does anyone know what this icon is?

It's been sat in the app tray for ages and I can't find what it is or how to get rid of it. Been there through ChromeOS and Play Store updates and a few complete shutdowns.

https://preview.redd.it/muzjp1iycurc1.png?width=124&format=png&auto=webp&s=5fb6cb21cc5216caa1d0bda4b83486b82ca2d500

I'm trying to connect my Samsung Galaxy S20 to my new Chromebook. I go into the Chromebook settings and go to: Network > Connected Devices > Android Phone > Set Up > Connect

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it then asks me for my password which I put in, but nothing happens after that. I press enter or next, it just deletes my password? when I purposely put in a fake password to see if its working, it says incorrect password. So it KNOWS I'm putting the correct password in, but it just does nothing.

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it then asks me for my password which I put in, but nothing happens after that. I press enter or next, and it just deletes my password. when I purposely put in a fake password to see if it's working, it says incorrect password. So it KNOWS I'm putting the correct password in, but it just does nothing.

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laptop: Samsung Chromebook 4.... USB reader (2.0 i think) and 64 gb memory card... Every time I put the USB in, this pops up.. I've tried restarting my Chromebook but that doesn't help.. I tried looking up a tutorial but I'm lost... I have another USB different from this one (memorex 128 GB USB 3.1) that works perfectly fine so I know it's not my Chromebook. This has never happened to me before so if I need to give yall more info to help me, reply and tell me..

So just got a Chromebook few weeks ago.got Linux and Android on it. What other cool things have you guys done and what are some of your favorite apps to put on it music and .movie wise.

I need something in $300-400 range for surfing the web and watching YouTube for most part. I need something really fast and reliable. Any suggestions?

Hello! I have been learning a lot browsing this sub for the last couple days. My Asus Chromebook died the other week and I need to replace it. It was given to me and I honestly don’t know much about it other than it was touchscreen and it could flip all the way around like a tablet. Neither of those things are very important to me. I have been browsing refurbished Acers to use for work. I am on the road a lot for work so I need something travel friendly. I have another computer that I use for work at the office.

Option 1: Acer 515, 16 inch, i5 intel, 1.7ghz, 8GB Ram, 256GB ssd, $299

Option 2: Acer Plus 515 Plus, 15.6 in, i3 intel, 8GB, 128 GB Flash, $199

Is the i5 worth the extra $100? I’m also open to any other options. It will be a work computer that will be thrown in a back pack and used on the road for Google docs and filling out forms. Thank you for any and all help!

Hi, I bought a 2013 HP Pavilion 14-c001sa Chromebook on ebay for £20. It came with a charger, 4gb ram, boots up okay, battery holds up, and overall looks like its hardly been used. Before I get too attached to it - and given that it's more than a decade old - will it be any good for some light Internet browsing and printing? Any tips for getting the best out of it? Any point upgrading thr ram to 8gb? Thank you!