Google this past week announced the release of Chrome OS 66, which adds improvements to the system’s instant tethering support, Android app capabilities, and more.
“The Stable channel has been updated to 66.0.3359.137 (Platform version: 10452.74.0) for most Chrome OS devices,” the Google announcement notes. “This build contains a number of bug fixes and security updates.”
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A few functional changes stand out.
First, Chrome OS’s instant tethering feature—called Magic Tether, I assume so Apple can’t use the name—has been extended to support more devices. This feature debuted first on Android. It lets a Chromebook or other Chrome OS device activate and then connect to a phone’s hotspot automatically. There’s no word on which devices are now supported, but this previously worked with Google-branded Pixel and Nexus handsets.
On the Android front, Chrome OS 66 adds screen sharing support for mobile apps, improvements to how maximized app windows work, and native printing support. There is also an opt-out choice on first login windows in apps and support for GDPR.
Here’s Google’s full list of the improvements in this release.
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