{"id":13471,"date":"2023-08-02T20:02:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T18:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2023\/08\/02\/chromeos-could-be-losing-chrome\/"},"modified":"2023-08-02T22:24:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T20:24:28","slug":"chromeos-could-be-losing-chrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2023\/08\/02\/chromeos-could-be-losing-chrome\/","title":{"rendered":"ChromeOS could be losing\u2026 Chrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, this is a pretty surprising bit of news. According to About Chromebooks, Google might actually decouple ChromeOS and the Chrome browser, which is pretty shocking. We\u2019re not sure when this is going to happen, but the report states that it could happen sometime in the near future.<br \/>\nIf there was any program that Google was going to yank out of ChromeOS, we\u2019re pretty dumbfounded that Google decided on Chrome. However, at the same time, it might not be that surprising.<br \/>\nGoogle could decouple Chrome from ChromeOS<br \/>\nLet\u2019s start off with the news. About Chromebooks (via Engadget) states that Google was actually working on doing this for a couple of years. Why is the company doing this? It all has to do with the Chrome-specific updates that happen on ChromeOS- there are none.<br \/>\nUpdating the Chrome browser on ChromeOS requires an entire system update. This means that updates aren\u2019t seamless. This is a pretty clunky way of doing this. It\u2019s inconvenient having to do it, and it also means that older devices are less secure.<br \/>\nOlder Chromebooks have lost future software updates from Google. When that happens, they also lose updates to the Chrome browser. They\u2019re missing out on new features and further security updates.<br \/>\nHowever, Google could decouple Chrome and ChromeOS very soon. This means that those older devices could get software updates to just the Chrome browser even when the software is out of date. We don\u2019t think that devices that are currently out of date will be affected by this, but future devices that will lose support will benefit from this.<br \/>\nThere\u2019s a new browser coming<br \/>\nGoogle isn\u2019t only breaking up this marriage, it\u2019s introducing another browser, making this seem like a tech soap opera. The company could introduce a new browser called Lacros. We don\u2019t really know anything about this program, but it could be a Linux-based browser. We\u2019re not sure if Google is going to get rid of Chrome or if it\u2019s just going to introduce Lacros as an optional alternative.<br \/>\nHowever, we may soon find out. The rumor has it that Google will introduce this new browser as soon as ChromeOS version 116. That\u2019s the very next version of the software to come out. We expect it to land as soon as late August or early September.<br \/>\nThis shouldn\u2019t come as a surprise<br \/>\nIt makes sense that ChromeOS was based on the Chrome browser when it was first introduced. ChromeOS was not much more than a bloated Chrome browser in those early days. Chromebooks were mostly meant to be for browsing and using Google\u2019s online services.<br \/>\nHowever, over the years, the platform has become much more than that. It\u2019s become a platform where you can do some serious work. You have the utility of Android apps along with added power and features. It established an identity among the Macbooks and Windows computers of the world. So, it should come as no shock that ChromeOS will cease being based on the Chrome browser.The post ChromeOS could be losing\u2026 Chrome appeared first on Android Headlines.&#013;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Chromeos-and-Chrome-logo-AH-jpg.webp\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\">&#013;<br \/>\nSource: ndroidheadlines.com&#013;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, this is a pretty surprising bit of news. 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