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Questions tagged [google-chrome-os]

This tag is dedicated to questions about Chrome OS.

Chromium OS is an open-source project that aims to build an operating system that provides a fast, simple, and more secure computing experience for people who spend most of their time on the web.

One of the popular usage is on Chromebook - http://www.google.com/chromebook/

For more details: http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os

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Where To Start With Chrome OS Development

I was seeing about the release of Google Chrome OS, then I have some questions: Where I can start to develop for it? In which languages? Which platform is good to develop? Is possible to develop inside Chrome OS? In which languages? Is…
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chromium as a dekstop application container

I would like to develop a desktop application but I want to use web technologies for the presentation layer. I don't want to use Adobe AIR for some reasons. So, I thought why not to include chromium with my web application installed. The final…
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Chrome OS + VirtualBox Guest Additions

I can't install the VirtualBox Guest Additions in the latest build of Google Chrome OS. When I run the installer, I get the following error: Verifying archive integrity... All good. Uncompressing VirtualBox 4.1.8 Guest Additions for…
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What is the meaning of 'sender=:1.478' in dbus-monitor?

Nowadays I am analyzing d-bus in Chromium OS (Chrome OS). I captured meaningful d-bus method calls (below), when I press ''guest' button on login UI. my-cros # dbus-monitor --system "path=/org/chromium/Session Manager" method call…
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Android Studio emulators not able to connect to adb

I have am Acer Spin 713 Chromebook with an 11th gen Intel I5. When running on 10th or higher gen Intel CPUs, Android Studio on Chromebooks now supports emulators. In Android Studio, I can bring up the AVD Manager, and start an emulator. The emulator…
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How can you programmatically lock a Chromebook?

I have a Chrome OS device, and I want to programmatically lock the screen when a timer has expired (when a child has used up their available screen time). The Chromebook supports Android apps, but I can't find much information about how to do this…
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Forcing VS Code to install an extension without compatibility checking

I am using a custom build version of the Visual Studio Code. It seems some extensions are checking the exact build name and version of the vscode before installation and if it doesn't match, vscode throws an error: Unable to install because, the…
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Can extensions be run on Chrome OS in kiosk mode?

Google is deprecating Chrome apps in favor of Progressive Web Apps (PWA) or Chrome extensions. This leaves extensions as the only way to access Chrome device APIs. I'm looking for a way for my PWA to run along with a Chrome extension in kiosk mode…
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Snap is Unable to mount it's squashfs image on Debian Buster Crostini

I need help with a big problem with Snap Package Manager on Debian Buster Crostini. Whenever I try to install Anbox with Snap package manager, it gives me the error: error: system does not fully support snapd: cannot mount squashfs image using …
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Crostini - Node server doesn't work on localhost

I have a Pixelbook on Chrome 79. In my terminal (Crostini), I run a simple Express app: const express = require('express'); const app = express(); app.get('/', (req, res) => { res.send('Hello!'); }); const PORT = 8080; app.listen(PORT, () =>…
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Android intent to open link in Chrome on ChromeOS

Is it possible to programmatically open a web url in the main Chrome browser (not the Android "sandboxed" one) on a ChromeOS device, from an Android app (sending an intent or whatsoever)?
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How to find ChromeOS version on which android app running?

Need to find out the ChromeOS version on which the android apps is running. Build.VERSION.RELEASE gives you the Android container version but the not the underlying ChromeOS version. Is there a way to find it out programmatically? Thanks
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How to find if android app is started by AndroidOS or ChromeOS's android container?

ChromeOS has started supporting Android apps. https://developer.android.com/topic/arc/optimizing Android apps when running within ChromeOS requires a bunch of optimizations and these optimizations apply only to the app when running in chrome…
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Drag and Drop Folders no working in Chrome browser for Chromebook

Setup: Chrome Browser Version 65.0.3325.9 (Official Build) dev (32-bit) on Acer Chromebook I am trying to support drag and drop of folders for my app from within Chrome browser. I use DataTransferItem API listed here:…
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How can I open a new tab in Chrome from the Cr-48 shell?

I have a Cr-48 (Google Chrome notebook) in developer mode and can get to a bash shell by running the "shell" command in crosh. What I would like to do is open a new tab to a specific URL by entering a command in that shell. For example, I'd like to…
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