More 'friendly' Chrome with multimedia control features on the keyboard

Being able to control the volume when listening to music and watching videos right on the keyboard is a useful time-saving way, when you need to listen to what someone is saying to you or when the computer suddenly makes a strange sound. somehow. The next version of Chrome will be available to help with these features.

From next month, the full release of Chrome 73 will support multimedia keys right on the keyboard, whether users are using Windows, macOS or Chrome OS. Linux will also be supported as soon as possible.

This feature works whether or not the related tab is the tab the user is manipulating, so users can stop YouTube or the web version of Spotify even if they are "buried" in one of the Many tabs are active.

Google offers a test page (refer to https://googlechrome.github.io/samples/media-session/). Users can see the new features are active here and make sure that this feature will work with the keys set on the keyboard.

More tweaks for Chrome OS

Google always has many tweaks for Chrome OS (this time in version 72).

Google Assistant and Android 9 Pie are better integrated. Basically, that means the Assistant will be easier to access from Chromebooks than Chrome 71.

Google Assistant will be available through a tablet bar at the bottom of the screen, ready for web queries or user questions about the day's weather (users can also say "hey Google" to access the Similar features).

Other updates add security to the Chrome OS and introduce picture-in-picture mode for videos turned on by default. If Chrome OS 72 is not available on your Chromebook, you should download this new version soon.

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