#chrome os

Google's ChromeOS Flex — a lightweight, cloud-based operating system designed to run on old Macs and PC Windows systems — just went mainstream today, and it primarily caters education and enterprise customers. Upgrading devices to ChromeOS Flex rather than replacing them altogether is an impactful way to reduce waste and prevent this growing problem," Google said in their blog post. Google cited that "Flex consume 19% less energy on average than other devices." Businesses and schools won't have to dump their existing hardware, instead they can adopt ChromeOS Flex and make these old devices more functional than ever. Considering that Windows 11 had very strict requirements for upgrade — leaving a myriad of PCs (even those with very capable hardware) in the dust — ChromeOS Flex is ready to save them from being dumped to oblivion. You may install the ChromeOS Flex on your old hardware through their website here. During the latest CES and Google's I/O Developer Conference, it was announced that new features would be coming to ChromeOS to have working across devices much easier. It was recently announced in their Official Blog that those features will now start rolling out to Chromebooks for users with Chrome OS 103. Recent Photos on Phone Hub Google announced Phone Hub last year, a built-in control center on Chromebooks to help you respond to texts, check your battery, turn on tethering, and more. Read more in our articles including "Google officially releases ChromeOS Flex: Turn your old PCs or Macs into a Chromebook for FREE" and "Google updates Chrome OS to better integrate with other devices".