Application Chrome Remote Desktop Google dedicated to its Chrome web browser, allows you to remotely control another PC from the browser. But until recently, you were only able to use it to remotely control a Windows or Mac computer.
A few days after the launch of Chrome Remote Desktop for iOS, Google is testing the support for its Chromebooks . Indeed, today, you can also connect remotely to a computer with Chrome OS as the primary operating system.
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Obviously, you have always been able to use a Chromebook to connect to another computer. What is new is that now you can connect from a Chromebook to another Chromebook or a Mac or Windows PC, or other mobile device with the Chrome Remote Desktop app for Android or iOS.
At launch, you'll need a Chromebook or Chromebox running the Chrome OS developer preview to allow remote connections. But the many features of this kind that appear on the dev channel, can optionally pass the beta and stable channel thereafter.
In case you are not familiar with the "channels", know that Google uses to Chrome OS (and Chrome) thereof, to allow users to test the latest features and fixes that are not quite ready . Obviously, a new Chromebook arrives with the stable channel on, but if that does not bother you encounter some bugs, you can try to go for the beta channel, although less stable, but functional, or the development of Canal, it will be much less stable.
I do not have a Chromebook at hand at the time of writing in order to test the new remote desktop feature, but Mark Dodsworth has shared a video of the feature on Chrome Story for those interested.
A few days after the launch of Chrome Remote Desktop for iOS, Google is testing the support for its Chromebooks . Indeed, today, you can also connect remotely to a computer with Chrome OS as the primary operating system.
See also : Microsoft plans an automatic silent mode for smartphones
Obviously, you have always been able to use a Chromebook to connect to another computer. What is new is that now you can connect from a Chromebook to another Chromebook or a Mac or Windows PC, or other mobile device with the Chrome Remote Desktop app for Android or iOS.
At launch, you'll need a Chromebook or Chromebox running the Chrome OS developer preview to allow remote connections. But the many features of this kind that appear on the dev channel, can optionally pass the beta and stable channel thereafter.
I do not have a Chromebook at hand at the time of writing in order to test the new remote desktop feature, but Mark Dodsworth has shared a video of the feature on Chrome Story for those interested.