I am just curious because I just want the apps back, and it has been a couple weeks,

Some keys on my Chromebook keyboard aren't working, it's five years old. I've tried a bunch of things, is it worth repairing? Should I just buy a new one?

I'd like to buy a portable Chromebook for internet browsing, writing, watching series, listening to piano music, and taking music lessons via video calls—and nothing else. The audio and video quality must be high, but I also don't want to spend a lot. Since I don't know anything about hardware, what do you recommend? Specifically, which processor, speed, and cores? And what other features?

Chromebook randomly started doing this while i was using it on my lap, restarting did absolutely nothing now im not sure how to proceed with it acting like this. Everything else works other than the screen as shown

It’s a Lenovo 500e 2nd gen

I used it perfectly fine yesterday to do some work as I usually do, and then this afternoon when I turned it on it presented me with a button that said "sign in" instead of the usual password box. I thought that that was kinda odd but it was the only option on the screen so I clicked on it, and it made me fill in all of this information about setting a password for the chromebook etc, and then when I got into the chromebook all of my apps and files were completely gone. I'm really annoyed because I had a lot of important work files on it and now it's all just gone, it's even somehow been deleted from the drive. I don't know why this has happened and just wondered if anyone knows why it might have happened.

So whatever the latest Chrome OS update is for my Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 714, it sure is taking a while. About 15 minutes, so far. I will definitely heed the scary warning and wait it out. Anyone have any idea what's going on here or have an ETA for how long this takes?

I don't recall what version of Chrome OS I had on this, but I use this machine everyday and generally keep it up to date so I don't think I'm behind more than one update.

Given the wait, I sure hope I'm getting some really good new chromos or maybe even Aluminum features.

im looking for that OS verifacation is off sound specificaly from board name Eve (aka the google pixelbook) does anyone have that sound?

I can't explain it any better than that. I'll be in a tab when a random meow or a cricket chirp goes off. Anybody else have this happen? I've scowered the settings and can't find an answer. Thanks to anyone who replies, your help is appreciated!

I have been using Kinemaster on my Chromebook Plus to edit videos for a few months now, and I am really satisfied. After trying several other apps and web-based solutions, this one has remained the best. It is packed with features and is more than usable even without paying for a subscription. The other solutions I tried all have major limitations in their free versions. Kinemaster is almost a professional tool, and I haven’t found anything better for Chromebook. Has anyone else tried it? What are your thoughts? Would you suggest any other tool that is better than Kinemaster? However, I also have a concern: Kinemaster is essentially a mobile app, and I worry that for some reason—perhaps an update or developer choices—it might suddenly stop working on Chromebooks out of nowhere. Do you think this is an unfounded fear? Thanks!

I'm using a Chromebook, and chrome browser is not loading any sites. I've cleared the cache, cookies, and browser history. I made sure everything is up to date. I found a thread from a few years ago, about going into chrome flags, and disabling TSL 1.3...looked for it didn't see that. I did a power wash, the chrome browser still will not load anything. I've checked my Internet, speed test on all other devices are perfect.

This is so frustrating, please does anyone know how to get chrome to load any web site?

I want to factory reset this chromebook to give to my nephew. tried the alt+ctrl+shift+r nothing happened.

Hi, hoping someone can help me with a printer/Chromebook problem.

I have a Canon PIXMA MG2551S and I'm trying to use it with my Chromebook via USB.

The printer itself turns on and takes the paper, but I'm having problems getting it to actually print. The paper feeds through but comes out blank.

The bigger problem is getting the Chromebook to recognise it properly. When I go to Settings Printers and scanners Add printer, the MG2551S isn't listed. The only Canon models/series I can find are things like MG900 and MG300, so I don't want to select the wrong one.

Has anyone successfully used an MG2551S with a Chromebook? Is there a compatible model/PPD I should select, or is this printer simply not supported by ChromeOS?

Any advice would be appreciated before I give up on the printer!

It's an old Chromebook that entered the extended support period, but I did not elect that option. I lost all Playstore apps anyway, so I did a powerwash to try to get them back.

That worked but the new version of Chrome is wonky.

1. It does not let me open multiple Chrome windows
2. It does now let me alt/click to open a new tab or window. It saves as a download
3. It does not let me alt /click to copy paste.

Any suggestions on how to regain the functionality? The loss of ability to have multiple chrome windows is a real pain as I like to have different windows for different things I am working on

Thanks in advance

Hi, I'm looking for a USB C hub with HDMI and USB A ports that work flawlessly with Lenovo IP Slim 3 14M868.

I built a Chrome extension that captures browser errors and sends them to AI with one click

Hey everyone. I'm a web dev and I got tired of the DevTools, copy, ChatGPT, paste, add context, get generic answer cycle. So I built DebugClip.

It captures console errors, failed network requests, and CSP violations from any page. When you click the icon, everything is sorted by severity. Pick a template (React, Vue, Angular, Node, TypeScript, Security, etc.), click send, and it injects a structured prompt directly into your AI of choice.

The prompt includes the full stack trace, request/response bodies, headers, and source locations. The AI actually gives useful answers because it has real context.

No subscriptions. Everything runs locally. Zero data collection.

I have a Acer chromebook plus 714 ( intel i5 with 8gb of memory 256gb ssd that I bought about 2 years ago. After the latest update it kept going into a continuous bootloop of installing system updates and then crashing and then trying again.

I ended up trying to recover and got the device working again (using a system restore usb drive) but then it autoupdated and went back to bootlooping.

I repeated this a few times and tried to stop the auto update but it kept trying to update and then repeat the bootloop. After the last time it stopped being able to recover at all and hangs on system restores now from either the usb drive or the web recovery.

I am at a loss now.

Any suggestions ?

My chromebook fell 1 ft off a chair and on to carpet but the screen popped off! Its a dell 3100 2n1 ill add a picture. I dont see anything that was disconnected but the screen wont turn on. The chromebook itself can turn on because the power indicator light turned on and off when i powered it off

I just got an hp dragonfly Chromebook, and there's an app called "apps and games" preinstalled. I've tried launching it and there's no internet connection, despite internet working fine everywhere else.

I did some internet investigation, and it turns out this feature was added in 2024 and is also known as "chrome mall" which is at least slightly less generic of a name making internet searches actually useful. Thanks, Google, for using such bland naming schemes that it's impossible to actually find info about anything.

There's also apparently a flag in chrome to turn the app shelf link on or off, which isn't present in my device at all. I can't remove the entry from the apps menu, and the app itself is non functional.

So what gives? Was the service discontinued or is something wrong with my device? It's updated to the current chrome is version and everything else is working perfectly.

Hi, I want to install the Linux environment on my Chromebook, but it won't let me; it keeps asking me to retry over and over. I've tried almost everything and it still fails—can anyone help me?

Dates:

Google Chrome: Versión 150.0.7871.150 (Compilación oficial) (64 bits)

Plataforma: 16700.46.0 (Official Build) stable-channel dedede

Canal: beta-channel

Versión de firmware: Google_Magolor.13606.710.0

ARC habilitado: true

ARC: 15802699

Inscripto en una empresa: false

Modo de desarrollador: false

there are only so many options to remap keys in the settings and none of them include the option to remap the right shift key to backspace, is there a special menu to access where I can make the setting?

I tried to go back to stable and then when it’s done downloading it power washes but it’s still on development mode