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Hosted by: John R. Sowash

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Introducing the LaCrOS browser for Chromebooks

For more than 2 years, Google has been working on a secret project called “LaCrOS.”

Thanks to some solid detective work from Chrome Story, Chrome Unboxed, and About Chromebooks, we have a decent idea of why Google has been working so hard on this new feature.

In this episode of the podcast, we take a look at what this big change means for the future of ChromeOS.

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Lots of speculation!

The underlying goal of the this update is to seperate the Chrome operating system (ChromeOS) from the Chrome browser.

This gives Google a lot more update flexibility, and **could** allow them to continue pushing out security updates to expired devices.

There are a lot of things we don’t know:

  • When will LaCrOS officially launch?
  • Will old devices receive this update?
  • Will expired LaCrOS devices continue to receive browser updates?
  • How long will expired updates continue to receive security updates?
  • What other features are hiding in the LaCrOS browser?

These questions will become clear over time, but for now, we sit and wait for the official release of LaCrOS. ​

Additional resources:

  • LaCrOS: new life for expired Chromebooks?
  • Official LaCrOS development page
  • How to enable LaCrOS (via Chromeunboxed)
  • Chromebook Testing Tip: stop automatic updates
  • The Future of Chromebooks with Cyrus Mistry
  • Google Admin training

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John R. Sowash

  • Former HS science teacher and principal
  • Author The Chromebook Classroom
  • Twitter: @jrsowash
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  • Facebook page

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